Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

MAN TGS 35.510 8x4-4 vs Scania R 520 B8x4*4

MAN TGS 35.510 8x4-4

2020–2023 · 375 kW
41.7l/100 km
median; 39.4–48.7 across 125 declared configurations

Scania R 520 B8x4*4

2020–2021 · 382 kW
45.4l/100 km
median; 42–49.8 across 24 declared configurations
MAN TGS 35.510 8x4-4 and Scania R 520 B8x4*4 side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 35.510 8x4-4Scania R 520 B8x4*4
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power375 kWDeclared382 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
Gearboxautomated, manualDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Gross vehicle weight32,000–37,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 517 declared configurations33,000–43,000 kgDeclaredmedian 33,000 kg, across 94 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction41.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39.4–48.7 l/100 km across 125 declared configurations45.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 42–49.8 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km84.66 g Declaredmedian; 79.92–98.79 g92.1 g Declaredmedian; 85.3–101 g

Fuel and CO₂: construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 3.7 l/100 km between these two (8.8%). 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 4,440 litres a year (£6,216). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.3 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 TGS 35.510 8x4-450,040 litres
£70,056 at the assumed price
Scania R 520 B8x4*454,480 litres
£76,272 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.