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

MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)

Generated illustration, not a photograph: MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025), a 4×2 tractor unit

MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025)

2014–2025 · 324 kW
31.3l/100 km
median; 28.3–33.7 across 28 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)

2022–2024 · 330 kW
29.3l/100 km
median; 26.8–38.9 across 3,733 declared configurations
MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025) and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025)Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2014–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power324 kWDeclared330 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared12.8 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO 6, EURO VI A, EURO VI B, EURO VI ERegisteredEURO VI, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–21,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 15 type-approval versions and 10 records without one18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 94 type-approval versions and 561 records without one
Kerb weight6,738–10,015 kgRegisteredmedian 7,422 kg, over 63 registrations7,112–8,568 kgRegisteredmedian 8,029 kg, over 1,475 registrations
Wheelbase3,580–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 63 registrations3,700–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 1,475 registrations
Overall length5,780–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 63 registrations5,860–6,460 mmRegisteredmedian 6,250 mm, over 1,475 registrations
Overall height3,150–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,840 mm, over 49 registrations3,490–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,940 mm, over 1,396 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul31.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.3–33.7 l/100 km across 28 declared configurations29.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26.8–38.9 l/100 km across 3,733 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km42.42 g Declaredmedian; 38.43–45.71 g39.75 g Declaredmedian; 36.3–52.7 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2 l/100 km between these two (6.8%). 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 2,400 litres a year (£3,360). The declared figures for one of them alone span 12.1 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025) full specificationActros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025)37,560 litres
£52,584 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)35,160 litres
£49,224 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.