Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 26.510 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2022) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
MAN TGS 26.510 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2022)
2020–2022 · 375 kW
39.6l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
2020–2023 · 375 kW
39.3l/100 km
median; 33.8–43 across 25 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.7%). 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 360 litres a year (£504). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.2 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, tractor unit (2020–2022)47,520 litres
£66,528 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x4 tractor unit47,160 litres
£66,024 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.