Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2022)
Lower declared fuel
MAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 346 kW
31l/100 km
median; 30.6–32.3 across 10 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 345 kW
39.4l/100 km
median; 33.1–39.4 across 4 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGS 26.470 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023) declared 8.4 l/100 km less (27%) 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 10,080 litres a year, or £14,112. 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, tractor unit (2019–2023)37,200 litres
£52,080 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2022)47,280 litres
£66,192 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.