Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 26.640 6x2-4 vs Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

MAN TGX 26.640 6x2-4

2019–2023 · 471 kW
35.5l/100 km
median; 34.2–37.2 across 13 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2019–2023 · 478 kW
37.2l/100 km
median; 35.1–40.1 across 19 declared configurations
MAN TGX 26.640 6x2-4 and Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 26.640 6x2-4Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power471 kWDeclared478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.3 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 27,000 kg, across 46 declared configurations27,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 106 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul35.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34.2–37.2 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations37.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.1–40.1 l/100 km across 19 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km48.15 g Declaredmedian; 46.4–50.4 g50.43 g Declaredmedian; 47.52–54.4 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.7 l/100 km between these two (4.7%). 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 2,040 litres a year (£2,856). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5 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 26.640 6x2-442,600 litres
£59,640 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,640 litres
£62,496 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.