median; 32.1–39.5 across 31 declared configurations
MAN TGS 18.480 4x2, tractor unit (2016–2025) and Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
MAN TGS 18.480 4x2, tractor unit (2016–2025)
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2016–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
353 kWDeclared
350 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
12.4 litresDeclared
12.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automated, manualDeclared
automated, manualDeclared
Emission class
EURO 6, EURO V, EURO VI A, EURO VI ERegistered
Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–21,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 8 type-approval versions and 6 records without one
18,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 18,000 kg, across 114 declared configurations
Kerb weight
2,718–12,035 kgRegisteredmedian 7,420 kg, over 43 registrations
Not recorded
Wheelbase
3,500–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,900 mm, over 43 registrations
Not recorded
Overall length
5,700–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 6,280 mm, over 43 registrations
Not recorded
Overall height
3,120–3,910 mmRegisteredmedian 3,910 mm, over 38 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
30.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.6–34 l/100 km across 35 declared configurations
35.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.1–39.5 l/100 km across 31 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
41.49 g Declaredmedian; 37.37–46.13 g
48.2 g Declaredmedian; 43.55–53.6 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 18.480 4x2, tractor unit (2016–2025) declared 5 l/100 km less (16.3%) 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 6,000 litres a year, or £8,400. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
