Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 471 kW
40.7l/100 km
median; 39–42.3 across 6 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 460 kW
42.9l/100 km
median; 40.6–44.8 across 7 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.2 l/100 km between these two (5.4%). 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 2,640 litres a year (£3,696). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.2 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 priceMAN TGX 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)48,840 litres
£68,376 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry51,480 litres
£72,072 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.