Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.430 6x2-2 vs Volvo FM, 315 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 26.430 6x2-2
2020–2023 · 316 kW
34.1l/100 km
median; 31.1–36.7 across 56 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 315 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2019–2023 · 315 kW
34.3l/100 km
median; 30.3–45.7 across 158 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.5%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 15.4 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 priceMAN TGS 26.430 6x2-240,920 litres
£57,288 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 315 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry41,160 litres
£57,624 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.