median; 31.3–40.9 across 29 declared configurations
MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025) and Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025)
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2014–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
324 kWDeclared
330 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
12.4 litresDeclared
12.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO 6, EURO VI A, EURO VI B, EURO VI ERegistered
EURO VI ARegistered
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–21,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 15 type-approval versions and 10 records without one
18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 18,000 kg, across 2 type-approval versions
Kerb weight
6,738–10,015 kgRegisteredmedian 7,422 kg, over 63 registrations
7,699–7,823 kgRegisteredmedian 7,699 kg, over 2 registrations
Wheelbase
3,580–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 63 registrations
3,600–3,750 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall length
5,780–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 63 registrations
6,070–6,220 mmRegisteredmedian 6,070 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall height
3,150–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,840 mm, over 49 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
31.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.3–33.7 l/100 km across 28 declared configurations
37.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.3–40.9 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
42.42 g Declaredmedian; 38.43–45.71 g
50.29 g Declaredmedian; 42.39–55.4 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 18.440 4x2, 12.4 L, tractor unit (2014–2025) declared 5.8 l/100 km less (18.5%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 6,960 litres a year, or £9,744. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
