Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 18.640 4x2 vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
2020–2023 · 460 kW
32.7l/100 km
median; 30.8–39.6 across 193 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.6 l/100 km between these two (5.1%). 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 1,920 litres a year (£2,688). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.8 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 18.640 4x237,320 litres
£52,248 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 tractor unit39,240 litres
£54,936 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.