Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 460 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 471 kW
38.9l/100 km
median; 36.3–44.4 across 30 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 460 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
2020–2023 · 460 kW
42.4l/100 km
median; 39.2–46.7 across 20 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.5 l/100 km between these two (8.9%). 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 4,200 litres a year (£5,880). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.1 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 33.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)46,680 litres
£65,352 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 460 kW, 6x4 tractor unit50,880 litres
£71,232 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.