Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)
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
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)
2014–2021 · 310 kW
31.6l/100 km
median; 29.4–37.9 across 370 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.5%). 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 600 litres a year (£840). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.5 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, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)38,520 litres
£53,928 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)37,920 litres
£53,088 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.