MAN TGX 18.540 4x2, 15.3 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) and Scania G 540 A4x2 side by side
Specification
MAN TGX 18.540 4x2, 15.3 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)
Scania G 540 A4x2
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
397 kWDeclared
397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
15.3 litresDeclared
12.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight
20,500–21,000 kgRegisteredmedian 21,000 kg, across 5 type-approval versions and 1 record without one
19,000–23,000 kgDeclaredmedian 19,000 kg, across 17 declared configurations
Kerb weight
7,888–8,814 kgRegisteredmedian 8,143 kg, over 7 registrations
Not recorded
Wheelbase
3,600–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,900 mm, over 7 registrations
Not recorded
Overall length
5,900–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 6,280 mm, over 7 registrations
Not recorded
Overall height
3,880–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,910 mm, over 6 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
30.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.9–38.2 l/100 km across 90 declared configurations
36.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
41.69 g Declaredmedian; 39.19–51.74 g
49.68 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The MAN TGX 18.540 4x2, 15.3 L, tractor unit (2019–2023) declared 5.9 l/100 km less (19.2%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 7,080 litres a year, or £9,912. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
