Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2019–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Lower declared fuel
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
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 350 kW
37.4l/100 km
median; 33.4–44 across 55 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, rigid lorry (2019–2023) declared 4.1 l/100 km less (12.3%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 4,920 litres a year, or £6,888. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
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
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,880 litres
£62,832 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.