Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.330 6x2-4, lorry (2020–2023) vs Volvo FE, 263 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 26.330 6x2-4, lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 243 kW
34.6l/100 km
median; 32–40.2 across 86 declared configurations
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2019–2023 · 263 kW
37.7l/100 km
median; 34.6–56.4 across 93 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.1 l/100 km between these two (8.9%). 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 3,720 litres a year (£5,208). The declared figures for one of them alone span 21.8 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 26.330 6x2-4, lorry (2020–2023)41,520 litres
£58,128 at the assumed price
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry45,240 litres
£63,336 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.