Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 28.460 6x2-2 vs Volvo FM, 308 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2019 · 308 kW
38.3l/100 km
median; 34–47.9 across 47 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2.1%). 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 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 13.9 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 28.460 6x2-245,000 litres
£63,000 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry45,960 litres
£64,344 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.