Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.470 6x4, 6x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 26.470 6x4, 6x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 346 kW
35l/100 km
median; 32.4–41.4 across 61 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
There is 2.4 l/100 km between these two (6.8%). 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 2,880 litres a year (£4,032). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10.6 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 26.470 6x4, 6x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)42,000 litres
£58,800 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.