MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) and Volvo FE, 240 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)
Volvo FE, 240 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2013–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
243 kWDeclared
240 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
9 litresDeclared
7.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automated, manualDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO 6, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
EURO VI B, EURO VI CRegistered
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–21,000 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, across 4 type-approval versions and 3 records without one
19,000–19,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, across 3 type-approval versions and 2 records without one
Kerb weight
6,716–10,730 kgRegisteredmedian 7,025 kg, over 22 registrations
5,522–6,829 kgRegisteredmedian 6,620 kg, over 9 registrations
Wheelbase
3,600–3,920 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 22 registrations
3,500–3,700 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 9 registrations
Overall length
5,880–6,200 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 22 registrations
5,650–5,900 mmRegisteredmedian 5,850 mm, over 9 registrations
Overall height
3,570–3,840 mmRegisteredmedian 3,570 mm, over 20 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
30.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.7–33.7 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations
34.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
41.62 g Declaredmedian; 40.21–45.7 g
46.2 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) declared 3.4 l/100 km less (11%) 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 4,080 litres a year, or £5,712. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
