Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.470 6x4 vs Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 tractor unit, 12.8 L (2020–2023)
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 tractor unit, 12.8 L (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 345 kW
36.5l/100 km
median; 36.1–37.5 across 4 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.8%). 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 360 litres a year (£504). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4 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 26.470 6x443,440 litres
£60,816 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 tractor unit, 12.8 L (2020–2023)43,800 litres
£61,320 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.