Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
MAN TGS 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023) vs Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)
MAN TGS 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 346 kW
30.5l/100 km
median; 29.3–35.9 across 37 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 345 kW
33.2l/100 km
median; 28.7–42.2 across 14 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.7 l/100 km between these two (8.8%). 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 3,240 litres a year (£4,536). The declared figures for one of them alone span 13.5 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 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023)36,600 litres
£51,240 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)39,840 litres
£55,776 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.