Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGS 33.510 6x4, tractor unit (2021–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
MAN TGS 33.510 6x4, tractor unit (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 375 kW
38.1l/100 km
median; 37.5–42.8 across 8 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
2016–2023 · 380 kW
40.3l/100 km
median; 35.7–41.5 across 3 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.2 l/100 km between these two (5.7%). 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 2,640 litres a year (£3,696). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.8 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 33.510 6x4, tractor unit (2021–2023)45,720 litres
£64,008 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x4 tractor unit48,360 litres
£67,704 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.