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

MAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Volvo FM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)

Generated illustration, not a photograph: MAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023), a 4×2 tractor unit

MAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 316–346 kW (median 316)
31.5l/100 km
median; 28.1–34.7 across 178 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 323 kW
30.6l/100 km
median; 27.4–37.6 across 71 declared configurations
MAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) and Volvo FM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)Volvo FM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power316–346 kWDeclaredmedian 316 kW, across 772 declared configurations323 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared10.8 litresDeclared
Gearboxautomated, manualDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO 6, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegisteredEURO 6, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–21,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 10 type-approval versions and 3 records without one18,600–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 21,000 kg, across 23 type-approval versions and 4 records without one
Kerb weight6,600–7,664 kgRegisteredmedian 7,320 kg, over 35 registrations6,639–7,979 kgRegisteredmedian 7,222 kg, over 109 registrations
Wheelbase3,600–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 35 registrations3,600–3,800 mmRegisteredmedian 3,800 mm, over 109 registrations
Overall length5,880–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 35 registrations5,790–6,210 mmRegisteredmedian 5,990 mm, over 109 registrations
Overall height3,070–3,920 mmRegisteredmedian 3,840 mm, over 33 registrations2,950–3,910 mmRegisteredmedian 3,590 mm, over 40 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul31.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.1–34.7 l/100 km across 178 declared configurations30.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.4–37.6 l/100 km across 71 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km42.66 g Declaredmedian; 38.11–47.07 g41.48 g Declaredmedian; 37.2–51 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.9 l/100 km between these two (2.9%). 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 1,080 litres a year (£1,512). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) full specificationFM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
MAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)37,800 litres
£52,920 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)36,720 litres
£51,408 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.