Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 33.430 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Volvo FM, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
MAN TGS 33.430 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 316 kW
37.1l/100 km
median; 36.3–39.3 across 4 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 315 kW
36.9l/100 km
median; 34.7–43.2 across 11 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.5%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.5 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 33.430 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)44,520 litres
£62,328 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry44,280 litres
£61,992 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.