Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
MAN TGS 18.510 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 18.510 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 375 kW
30.5l/100 km
median; 28.5–39.2 across 18 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 390 kW
32.7l/100 km
median; 29.9–38.2 across 26 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.2 l/100 km between these two (7.2%). 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 2,640 litres a year (£3,696). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10.7 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 18.510 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)36,600 litres
£51,240 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry39,240 litres
£54,936 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.