Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t
MAN TGS 35.430 8x4 vs Volvo FM, 323 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
Volvo FM, 323 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 323 kW
42.6l/100 km
median; 38.7–44.8 across 28 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1 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 1,200 litres a year (£1,680). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.1 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 35.430 8x449,920 litres
£69,888 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 323 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry51,120 litres
£71,568 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.