Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.510 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Volvo FH, 375 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2020–2025)
MAN TGS 26.510 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 375 kW
34.5l/100 km
median; 31.7–36.6 across 14 declared configurations
Lower declared fuel
Volvo FH, 375 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2020–2025)
2020–2025 · 375 kW
29.7l/100 km
median; 27.5–36.5 across 778 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The Volvo FH, 375 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2020–2025) declared 4.8 l/100 km less (16.1%) 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 5,760 litres a year, or £8,064. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGS 26.510 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023)41,400 litres
£57,960 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 375 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2020–2025)35,640 litres
£49,896 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.