Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
MAN TGX 18.460 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) vs Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGX 18.460 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)
2019 · 338 kW
33.1l/100 km
median; 31.2–37.4 across 62 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2019 · 308 kW
33.6l/100 km
median; 31.7–35.2 across 14 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.5%). 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 600 litres a year (£840). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.2 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 TGX 18.460 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)39,720 litres
£55,608 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry40,320 litres
£56,448 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.