median; 35.3–38.3 across 13 declared configurations
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid truck and MAN TGS 26.400 6x4, 6x2 (2020–2023) side by side
Specification
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid truck
MAN TGS 26.400 6x4, 6x2 (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
26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 34 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul
40.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
36 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.3–38.3 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
54.3 g Declaredmedian
48.8 g Declaredmedian; 47.9–52 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 26.400 6x4, 6x2 (2020–2023) declared 4.1 l/100 km less (11.3%) 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 4,920 litres a year, or £6,888. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
