Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 28.430 6x4-4 vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 28.430 6x4-4
2022–2023 · 316 kW
37.8l/100 km
median; 35.3–39.4 across 15 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 315 kW
40.4l/100 km
median; 37.1–45.8 across 9 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.6 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 3,120 litres a year (£4,368). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.7 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 28.430 6x4-445,360 litres
£63,504 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry48,480 litres
£67,872 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.