Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 26.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) vs MAN TGX 33.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)

MAN TGX 26.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 427 kW
38.3l/100 km
median; 35.2–39.7 across 16 declared configurations

MAN TGX 33.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 427 kW
38.6l/100 km
median; 35.6–46.8 across 42 declared configurations
MAN TGX 26.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) and MAN TGX 33.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 26.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)MAN TGX 33.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power427 kWDeclared427 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.3 litresDeclared15.3 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 57 declared configurations28,000–33,000 kgRegisteredmedian 28,000 kg, over 2 registrations
Overall lengthNot recorded6,875–7,007 mmRegisteredmedian 6,875 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall heightNot recorded3,750–4,021 mmRegisteredmedian 3,750 mm, over 2 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul38.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.2–39.7 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations38.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.6–46.8 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km51.92 g Declaredmedian; 47.68–53.77 g52.37 g Declaredmedian; 48.28–63.42 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.7%). 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 11.2 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 26.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)45,960 litres
£64,344 at the assumed price
MAN TGX 33.580 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)46,320 litres
£64,848 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.