Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019) vs MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)

Generated illustration, not a photograph: MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019), a 4×2 tractor unit

MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019)

2013–2019 · 265 kW
32.9l/100 km
median; 32–38.2 across 13 declared configurations
Generated illustration, not a photograph: MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021), a 4×2 tractor unit

MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)

2019–2021 · 265 kW
32.1l/100 km
median; 31.2–35.5 across 22 declared configurations
MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019) and MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019)MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2013–2019Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power265 kWDeclared265 kWDeclared
Engine displacement10.5 litresDeclared9 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEEV K, EURO 6, EURO V, EURO VI A, EURO VI B, EURO VI CRegisteredEURO 6, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 23 type-approval versions19,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 3 type-approval versions and 1 record without one
Kerb weight6,822–7,815 kgRegisteredmedian 7,231 kg, over 105 registrations6,606–13,170 kgRegisteredmedian 6,941 kg, over 25 registrations
Wheelbase3,600–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 105 registrations3,600–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 25 registrations
Overall length5,880–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 105 registrations5,980–6,350 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 25 registrations
Overall height3,060–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,840 mm, over 74 registrations3,220–3,860 mmRegisteredmedian 3,840 mm, over 24 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul32.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32–38.2 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations32.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.2–35.5 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km44.6 g Declaredmedian; 43.4–51.8 g43.6 g Declaredmedian; 42.3–48.1 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2.4%). That is inside the 10% tolerance of declared figures, so on fuel alone neither is the better choice: at 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre the gap would be about 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019)39,480 litres
£55,272 at the assumed price
MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)38,520 litres
£53,928 at the assumed price
At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre; the price is an assumption, not one we track.