Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2009–2019) vs Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)
Lower declared fuel
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2009–2019)
2009–2019 · 265 kW
33.2l/100 km
median; 33.1–38.6 across 6 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)
2013–2020 · 265 kW
38.6l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2009–2019) declared 5.4 l/100 km less (16.2%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 6,480 litres a year, or £9,072. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2009–2019)39,840 litres
£55,776 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)46,320 litres
£64,848 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.