Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 33.470 6x4, tractor unit (2021–2023) vs Volvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
MAN TGS 33.470 6x4, tractor unit (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 346 kW
38.1l/100 km
median; 38.1–38.8 across 4 declared configurations
Volvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
2013–2023 · 345 kW
36l/100 km
median; 32.7–40.6 across 5 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.1 l/100 km between these two (5.8%). 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 2,520 litres a year (£3,528). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.9 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 33.470 6x4, tractor unit (2021–2023)45,720 litres
£64,008 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 tractor unit43,200 litres
£60,480 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.