Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020) vs MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/4

MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020)

2019–2020 · 338 kW
35.7l/100 km
median; 33.2–35.7 across 9 declared configurations

MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/4

2019 · 338 kW
34.9l/100 km
median; 33.4–40.3 across 56 declared configurations
MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020) and MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/4 side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 26.460 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020)MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/4
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records2019Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power338 kWDeclared338 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared12.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000 kgRegistered26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,500 kg, across 70 declared configurations
Kerb weight8,472 kgRegisteredNot recorded
Wheelbase3,950 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall length6,540 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul35.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33.2–35.7 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations34.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33.4–40.3 l/100 km across 56 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km48.3 g Declaredmedian; 45–48.4 g47.4 g Declaredmedian; 45.3–54.6 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2020 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2.2%). 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 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.9 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 price
MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020)42,840 litres
£59,976 at the assumed price
MAN TGX 26.460 6x2/441,880 litres
£58,632 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.