Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
MAN TGS 18.460 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2020) vs Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 18.460 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 338 kW
33.2l/100 km
median; 31.8–39.4 across 44 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2019 · 308 kW
33.6l/100 km
median; 31.7–35.2 across 14 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.4 l/100 km between these two (1.2%). 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 480 litres a year (£672). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.6 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 18.460 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2020)39,840 litres
£55,776 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry40,320 litres
£56,448 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.