Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

MAN TGS 35.510 8x4 vs Scania R 520 B8x4

MAN TGS 35.510 8x4

2020–2023 · 375 kW
42.2l/100 km
median; 40.2–45.7 across 13 declared configurations

Scania R 520 B8x4

2020–2021 · 382 kW
45.4l/100 km
median; 44.5–50.9 across 6 declared configurations
MAN TGS 35.510 8x4 and Scania R 520 B8x4 side by side
SpecificationMAN TGS 35.510 8x4Scania R 520 B8x4
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
Emission classEURO VI DRegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight36,000 kgRegistered35,000–44,000 kgDeclaredmedian 39,000 kg, across 28 declared configurations
Kerb weight28,104 kgRegisteredNot recorded
Wheelbase6,130 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall length11,170 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Declared fuel, construction42.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 40.2–45.7 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations45.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 44.5–50.9 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km85.61 g Declaredmedian; 81.62–92.7 g92.1 g Declaredmedian; 90.3–103.3 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 3.2 l/100 km between these two (7.5%). 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 3,840 litres a year (£5,376). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.4 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 8x450,640 litres
£70,896 at the assumed price
Scania R 520 B8x454,480 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.