Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.510 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)
MAN TGX 26.510 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 375 kW
31.4l/100 km
median; 29–34.6 across 152 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 375 kW
32.1l/100 km
median; 28.5–37.8 across 94 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.7 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 840 litres a year (£1,176). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.3 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 26.510 6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023)37,680 litres
£52,752 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)38,520 litres
£53,928 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.