Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
Lower declared fuel
MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 471 kW
35.5l/100 km
median; 35.5–38.7 across 4 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
2020–2023 · 460 kW
39.4l/100 km
median; 35.8–44.8 across 81 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) declared 3.9 l/100 km less (10.9%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 4,680 litres a year, or £6,552. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGX 26.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)42,600 litres
£59,640 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 tractor unit47,280 litres
£66,192 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.