Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGS 26.420 6x2-4 vs MAN TGS 26.420 6x2/4

MAN TGS 26.420 6x2-4

2019–2020 · 309 kW
36.7l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations

MAN TGS 26.420 6x2/4

2019–2020 · 309 kW
37l/100 km
median; 35.9–41.6 across 45 declared configurations
MAN TGS 26.420 6x2-4 and MAN TGS 26.420 6x2/4 side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 26.420 6x2-4MAN TGS 26.420 6x2/4
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power309 kWDeclared309 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared12.4 litresDeclared
Gearboxautomated, manualDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO VI CRegistered
Gross vehicle weight28,000 kgRegistered26,000 kgRegistered
Kerb weightNot recorded17,400 kgRegistered
WheelbaseNot recorded5,100 mmRegistered
Overall length8,600–10,475 mmRegisteredmedian 10,310 mm, over 3 registrations9,530 mmRegistered
Overall height3,078 mmRegistered3,600 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul36.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration37 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.9–41.6 l/100 km across 45 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km49.8 g Declaredmedian50.2 g Declaredmedian; 48.6–56.4 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.8%). 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 360 litres a year (£504). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.7 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 price
MAN TGS 26.420 6x2-444,040 litres
£61,656 at the assumed price
MAN TGS 26.420 6x2/444,400 litres
£62,160 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.