Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.330 6x2/4 vs Mercedes-Benz Antos, 240 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 26.330 6x2/4
2019–2023 · 243 kW
34.3l/100 km
median; 32.9–34.6 across 3 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 240 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2013–2020 · 240 kW
37.3l/100 km
median; 36.6–38.4 across 4 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3 l/100 km between these two (8.7%). 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 3,600 litres a year (£5,040).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGS 26.330 6x2/441,160 litres
£57,624 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 240 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,760 litres
£62,664 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.