Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 33.470 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)
MAN TGS 33.470 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 346 kW
37.4l/100 km
median; 36.5–42.5 across 19 declared configurations
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 345 kW
36.5l/100 km
median; 35.4–39.6 across 9 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.9 l/100 km between these two (2.4%). 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 1,080 litres a year (£1,512). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6 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 33.470 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)44,880 litres
£62,832 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)43,800 litres
£61,320 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.