MAN TGS 24.420 6x2/2 and MAN TGS 28.420 6x2-4 side by side
Specification
MAN TGS 24.420 6x2/2
MAN TGS 28.420 6x2-4
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
6×2Declared
6×2Declared
Registered new
2019Registeredcentral 90% of records
2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
309 kWDeclared
309 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
12.4 litresDeclared
12.4 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automated, manualDeclared
Gross vehicle weight
23,000 kgDeclared
28,000 kgRegistered
Overall length
Not recorded
9,475 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul
37 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33.7–37.4 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations
41 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
50.1 g Declaredmedian; 45.7–50.7 g
55.5 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 24.420 6x2/2 declared 4 l/100 km less (10.8%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 4,800 litres a year, or £6,720. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
