Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.430 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Volvo FMX, 315 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 26.430 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 316 kW
33.7l/100 km
median; 32.1–35.7 across 28 declared configurations
Volvo FMX, 315 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 315 kW
35.8l/100 km
median; 31.3–39.3 across 35 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.1 l/100 km between these two (6.2%). 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 2,520 litres a year (£3,528). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8 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 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)40,440 litres
£56,616 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 315 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry42,960 litres
£60,144 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.