Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

MAN TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022)

2020–2022 · 265 kW

37.6l/100 km

median; across 1 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2012–2022 · 265 kW

38.3l/100 km

median; 38.3–41.2 across 2 declared configurations

MAN TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022) and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry side by side
Specification	MAN TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022)	Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×4Declared	6×4Declared
Registered new	2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records	2012–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	265 kWDeclared	265 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	9 litresDeclared	10.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, manualDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	Not recorded	EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight	26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 11 declared configurations	26,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 26,000 kg, over 2 registrations
Kerb weight	Not recorded	13,173–21,087 kgRegisteredmedian 13,173 kg, over 2 registrations
Wheelbase	Not recorded	4,940–5,650 mmRegisteredmedian 4,940 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall length	Not recorded	8,350–9,170 mmRegisteredmedian 8,350 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall height	Not recorded	3,850 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul	37.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration	38.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 38.3–41.2 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	51.04 g Declaredmedian	51.9 g Declaredmedian; 51.9–55.9 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.7 l/100 km between these two (1.8%). 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 840 litres a year (£1,176). The declared figures for one of them alone span 2.9 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022) full specification Actros, 265 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

MAN TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022)45,120 litres

£63,168 at the assumed price

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry45,960 litres

£64,344 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.