Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.400 6x2-4, 9 L (2020–2023) vs Volvo FMX, 285 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
MAN TGX 26.400 6x2-4, 9 L (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 294 kW
34l/100 km
median; 33.3–36.2 across 10 declared configurations
Volvo FMX, 285 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 285 kW
34.2l/100 km
median; 31.2–42.5 across 40 declared configurations
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 11.3 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 26.400 6x2-4, 9 L (2020–2023)40,800 litres
£57,120 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 285 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry41,040 litres
£57,456 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.