Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) vs Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry

MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)

2019 · 368 kW

33.4l/100 km

median; 31.5–36 across 45 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

MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) and Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry side by side
Specification	MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)	Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	4×2Declared	4×2Declared
Registered new	2019Registeredcentral 90% of records	2019Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	368 kWDeclared	308 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	12.4 litresDeclared	10.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, manualDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	EURO VI CRegistered	Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight	21,000 kgRegistered	21,000–22,000 kgDeclaredmedian 22,000 kg, across 15 declared configurations
Kerb weight	10,761 kgRegistered	Not recorded
Wheelbase	3,900 mmRegistered	Not recorded
Overall length	7,750 mmRegistered	Not recorded
Overall height	3,920 mmRegistered	Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul	33.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.5–36 l/100 km across 45 declared configurations	33.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.7–35.2 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	62.5 g Declaredmedian; 58.9–67.4 g	62.8 g Declaredmedian; 59.3–65.7 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2019 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.5%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.5 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) full specification FM, 308 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry full specification The fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)40,080 litres

£56,112 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.