Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.360 6x2-4, 9 L (2019–2023) vs Volvo FE, 263 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Lower declared fuel
MAN TGS 26.360 6x2-4, 9 L (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 265 kW
34.2l/100 km
median; 32–39.3 across 83 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
The MAN TGS 26.360 6x2-4, 9 L (2019–2023) declared 3.5 l/100 km less (10.2%) 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 4,200 litres a year, or £5,880. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGS 26.360 6x2-4, 9 L (2019–2023)41,040 litres
£57,456 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.