median; 28.5–29.4 across 2 declared configurations
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit and MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) side by side
Specification
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
265 kWDeclared
265 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
8.7 litresDeclared
9 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automated, manualDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
Not recorded
EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight
19,000–20,000 kgDeclaredmedian 20,000 kg, across 22 declared configurations
20,500 kgRegistered
Kerb weight
Not recorded
6,968 kgRegistered
Wheelbase
Not recorded
3,600 mmRegistered
Overall length
Not recorded
5,980 mmRegistered
Overall height
Not recorded
3,890 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul
37.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.9–38.2 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
28.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.5–29.4 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
51.4 g Declaredmedian; 51.4–51.7 g
38.57 g Declaredmedian; 38.57–39.82 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) declared 9.4 l/100 km less (32.9%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,280 litres a year, or £15,792. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
