median; 31.9–36.3 across 12 declared configurations
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid truck and MAN TGS 26.400 6x2-2, 9 L (2020–2023) side by side
Specification
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid truck
MAN TGS 26.400 6x2-2, 9 L (2020–2023)
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
6×2Declared
6×2Declared
Registered new
2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
294 kWDeclared
294 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
8.7 litresDeclared
9 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automated, manualDeclared
automated, manualDeclared
Gross vehicle weight
26,000–27,000 kgDeclaredmedian 27,000 kg, across 265 declared configurations
25,700–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 47 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul
40.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
35.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.9–36.3 l/100 km across 12 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
54.3 g Declaredmedian
47.7 g Declaredmedian; 43.21–49.2 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 26.400 6x2-2, 9 L (2020–2023) declared 4.9 l/100 km less (13.9%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 5,880 litres a year, or £8,232. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.