Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t
MAN TGS 35.400 8x4 vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 290 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 290 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
2018–2023 · 290 kW
44.3l/100 km
median; 43.3–45.2 across 23 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.9 l/100 km between these two (4.4%). 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 2,280 litres a year (£3,192).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGS 35.400 8x450,880 litres
£71,232 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 290 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry53,160 litres
£74,424 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.