Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.500 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020) vs Volvo FH, 405 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2016–2020)
MAN TGX 26.500 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 368 kW
34.8l/100 km
median; 33.2–38.4 across 51 declared configurations
Volvo FH, 405 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2016–2020)
2016–2020 · 405 kW
35.8l/100 km
median; 33.1–41.4 across 193 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1 l/100 km between these two (2.8%). 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 1,200 litres a year (£1,680). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.3 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 26.500 6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2020)41,760 litres
£58,464 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 405 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2016–2020)42,960 litres
£60,144 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.