Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2019–2023) vs MAN TGS 28.470 6x2-4
MAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 346 kW
33.3l/100 km
median; 31.9–34.8 across 49 declared configurations
MAN TGS 28.470 6x2-4
2020–2022 · 346 kW
36.4l/100 km
median; 35.5–37.8 across 5 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.1 l/100 km between these two (9.3%). 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 3,720 litres a year (£5,208).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2019–2023)39,960 litres
£55,944 at the assumed price
MAN TGS 28.470 6x2-443,680 litres
£61,152 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.