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

MAN TGX 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs MAN TGX 28.470 6x2, tractor unit (2021–2023)

MAN TGX 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 346 kW
29.9l/100 km
median; 29.4–31.6 across 43 declared configurations

MAN TGX 28.470 6x2, tractor unit (2021–2023)

2021–2023 · 346 kW
31.6l/100 km
median; 30.8–31.6 across 8 declared configurations
MAN TGX 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023) and MAN TGX 28.470 6x2, tractor unit (2021–2023) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023)MAN TGX 28.470 6x2, tractor unit (2021–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power346 kWDeclared346 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared12.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight25,700–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,000 kg, across 372 declared configurations28,000 kgDeclared
Declared fuel, long haul29.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.4–31.6 l/100 km across 43 declared configurations31.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.8–31.6 l/100 km across 8 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km40.48 g Declaredmedian; 39.81–42.9 g42.84 g Declaredmedian; 41.7–42.86 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.7 l/100 km between these two (5.6%). 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 2,040 litres a year (£2,856). The declared figures for one of them alone span 2.2 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 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023)35,880 litres
£50,232 at the assumed price
MAN TGX 28.470 6x2, tractor unit (2021–2023)37,920 litres
£53,088 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.