Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 18.470 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)
MAN TGS 18.470 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 346 kW
31.8l/100 km
median; 26.9–35.7 across 382 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)
2022–2025 · 350 kW
29.6l/100 km
median; 27.1–39.1 across 2,878 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.2 l/100 km between these two (7.4%). 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 2,640 litres a year (£3,696). The declared figures for one of them alone span 12 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, tractor unit (2019–2023)38,160 litres
£53,424 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)35,520 litres
£49,728 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.