Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) vs Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)
MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)
2019 · 368 kW
33.4l/100 km
median; 31.5–36 across 45 declared configurations
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 368 kW
33.7l/100 km
median; 29.9–34.1 across 5 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.8%). 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 360 litres a year (£504). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.5 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 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)40,080 litres
£56,112 at the assumed price
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)40,440 litres
£56,616 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.