median; 32.7–41.2 across 78 declared configurations
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid truck and MAN TGS 26.400 6x2-4, 9 L (2019–2023) side by side
Specification
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid truck
MAN TGS 26.400 6x2-4, 9 L (2019–2023)
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
6×2Declared
6×2Declared
Registered new
2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
294 kWDeclared
265–294 kWDeclaredmedian 294 kW, across 484 declared configurations
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
26,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 28,000 kg, over 4 registrations
Overall length
Not recorded
8,025–11,845 mmRegisteredmedian 8,025 mm, over 4 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul
40.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
34.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.7–41.2 l/100 km across 78 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
54.3 g Declaredmedian
46.57 g Declaredmedian; 44.31–55.86 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 26.400 6x2-4, 9 L (2019–2023) declared 5.8 l/100 km less (16.9%) 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 6,960 litres a year, or £9,744. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.