Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022) vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 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 Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2017–2022 · 240 kW
39.6l/100 km
median; 39.6–40 across 2 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2 l/100 km between these two (5.3%). 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 2,400 litres a year (£3,360).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGS 26.360 6x4, 9 L, 6x4 (2020–2022)45,120 litres
£63,168 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry47,520 litres
£66,528 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.