Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2020)
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
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2020)
2015–2020 · 315 kW
32.7l/100 km
median; 29.7–39.5 across 203 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.6%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.8 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 priceMAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2013–2019)39,480 litres
£55,272 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2020)39,240 litres
£54,936 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.