Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.510 6x4, 6x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023)
MAN TGS 26.510 6x4, 6x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 375 kW
35.2l/100 km
median; 32.9–38 across 101 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 375 kW
34.8l/100 km
median; 30.6–39.1 across 171 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.4 l/100 km between these two (1.1%). 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 480 litres a year (£672). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.5 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 26.510 6x4, 6x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)42,240 litres
£59,136 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023)41,760 litres
£58,464 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.