Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGS 28.320 6x2-4 vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

MAN TGS 28.320 6x2-4

2019–2020 · 235 kW
36.3l/100 km
median; 36.3–36.7 across 2 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2020–2022 · 235 kW
36.4l/100 km
median; 36.4–36.5 across 2 declared configurations
MAN TGS 28.320 6x2-4 and Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 28.320 6x2-4Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power235 kWDeclared235 kWDeclared
Engine displacement10.5 litresDeclared7.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEEVRegisteredEURO VI CRegistered
Gross vehicle weight28,000 kgRegistered26,000 kgRegistered
Kerb weight10,750–14,390 kgRegisteredmedian 10,750 kg, over 3 registrations11,135 kgRegistered
Wheelbase5,250 mmRegistered7,150 mmRegistered
Overall length8,300–8,880 mmRegisteredmedian 8,880 mm, over 3 registrations11,500 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul36.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.3–36.7 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations36.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.4–36.5 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km49.2 g Declaredmedian; 49.2–49.7 g49.4 g Declaredmedian; 49.4–49.5 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.1 l/100 km between these two (0.2%). 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 120 litres a year (£168). The declared figures for one of them alone span 0.4 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 price
MAN TGS 28.320 6x2-443,560 litres
£60,984 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry43,680 litres
£61,152 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.