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

MAN TGS 28.460 6x2-2 vs Volvo FM, 308 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

MAN TGS 28.460 6x2-2

2019 · 338 kW
37.5l/100 km
median; 35.3–39 across 34 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 308 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2019 · 308 kW
38.3l/100 km
median; 34–47.9 across 47 declared configurations
MAN TGS 28.460 6x2-2 and Volvo FM, 308 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 28.460 6x2-2Volvo FM, 308 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019Registeredcentral 90% of records2019Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power338 kWDeclared308 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared10.8 litresDeclared
Gearboxautomated, manualDeclaredautomated, automaticDeclared
Gross vehicle weight28,000 kgDeclared24,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 53 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul37.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.3–39 l/100 km across 34 declared configurations38.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34–47.9 l/100 km across 47 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km50.8 g Declaredmedian; 47.8–52.9 g51.9 g Declaredmedian; 46.1–65 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations.

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 price
MAN 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.