Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2022)
Lower declared fuel
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
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 345 kW
39.4l/100 km
median; 33.1–39.4 across 4 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023) declared 9.5 l/100 km less (31.7%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,400 litres a year, or £15,960. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGX 26.470 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2023)35,880 litres
£50,232 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2022)47,280 litres
£66,192 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.