Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.430 6x4, 6x2 (2020–2023) vs Volvo FM, 315 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 26.430 6x4, 6x2 (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 316 kW
35.2l/100 km
median; 33.9–36.7 across 36 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 0.9 l/100 km between these two (2.6%). 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 1,080 litres a year (£1,512). 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 6x4, 6x2 (2020–2023)42,240 litres
£59,136 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.