Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
MAN TGX 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)
Lower declared fuel
MAN TGX 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 346 kW
28.9l/100 km
median; 27.9–31.6 across 80 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 345 kW
33.2l/100 km
median; 28.7–42.2 across 14 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023) declared 4.3 l/100 km less (14.8%) on the long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 5,160 litres a year, or £7,224. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGX 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)34,680 litres
£48,552 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)39,840 litres
£55,776 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.