MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) and Mercedes-Benz Antos, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 290 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
2013–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
294 kWDeclared
290 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
9 litresDeclared
10.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO 6, EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
EURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 9 type-approval versions
18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 7 type-approval versions and 3 records without one
Kerb weight
7,043–7,678 kgRegisteredmedian 7,173 kg, over 12 registrations
6,810–7,282 kgRegisteredmedian 7,000 kg, over 18 registrations
Wheelbase
3,600–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 12 registrations
3,700–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 18 registrations
Overall length
5,880–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 12 registrations
5,900–6,220 mmRegisteredmedian 5,920 mm, over 18 registrations
Overall height
3,540–3,920 mmRegisteredmedian 3,920 mm, over 12 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
29.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.9–32.4 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations
38.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
40.3 g Declaredmedian; 39.21–43.93 g
52.4 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) declared 9 l/100 km less (30.3%) 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 10,800 litres a year, or £15,120. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
