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Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) vs Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)

MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)

2019 · 368 kW
33.4l/100 km
median; 31.5–36 across 45 declared configurations

Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)

2019–2021 · 368 kW
31.4l/100 km
median; 29.8–31.4 across 2 declared configurations
MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) and Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2019Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power368 kWDeclared368 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
Gearboxautomated, manualDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI CRegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight21,000 kgRegistered19,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 20,500 kg, across 12 declared configurations
Kerb weight10,761 kgRegisteredNot recorded
Wheelbase3,900 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall length7,750 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall height3,920 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul33.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.5–36 l/100 km across 45 declared configurations31.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.8–31.4 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km62.5 g Declaredmedian; 58.9–67.4 g42.5 g Declaredmedian; 40.5–42.5 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2019 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 2 l/100 km between these two (6.3%). 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 2,400 litres a year (£3,360). 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.

TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019) full specificationS 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
MAN TGX 18.500 4x2, rigid lorry (2019)40,080 litres
£56,112 at the assumed price
Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)37,680 litres
£52,752 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.