MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) and Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2019–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
265 kWDeclared
263 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
9 litresDeclared
7.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI DRegistered
EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight
20,500 kgRegistered
18,700–19,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, across 1 type-approval version and 2 records without one
Kerb weight
6,968 kgRegistered
6,239–6,640 kgRegisteredmedian 6,640 kg, over 7 registrations
Wheelbase
3,600 mmRegistered
3,500–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,900 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall length
5,980 mmRegistered
5,650–6,140 mmRegisteredmedian 6,040 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall height
3,890 mmRegistered
2,940–3,470 mmRegisteredmedian 2,940 mm, over 2 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul
28.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.5–29.4 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
34.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
38.57 g Declaredmedian; 38.57–39.82 g
46.72 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) declared 6 l/100 km less (21%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 7,200 litres a year, or £10,080. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
