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Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021)

Generated illustration, not a photograph: MAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023), a 4×2 tractor unit

MAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 427 kW
31.2l/100 km
median; 29.1–37.6 across 139 declared configurations
Generated illustration, not a photograph: Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021), a 4×2 tractor unit

Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021)

2019–2021 · 427 kW
33l/100 km
median; 31.2–37.8 across 26 declared configurations
MAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) and Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021)
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power427 kWDeclared427 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.3 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Emission classEURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegisteredEURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–21,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 12 type-approval versions and 3 records without one19,000–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 17 type-approval versions and 9 records without one
Kerb weight7,954–9,063 kgRegisteredmedian 8,322 kg, over 16 registrations8,005–9,406 kgRegisteredmedian 8,829 kg, over 47 registrations
Wheelbase3,600–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,600 mm, over 16 registrations3,600–3,950 mmRegisteredmedian 3,750 mm, over 47 registrations
Overall length5,930–6,280 mmRegisteredmedian 5,980 mm, over 16 registrations5,850–6,320 mmRegisteredmedian 5,960 mm, over 46 registrations
Overall height3,880–3,950 mmRegisteredmedian 3,900 mm, over 9 registrations3,480–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,780 mm, over 10 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul31.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.1–37.6 l/100 km across 139 declared configurations33 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.2–37.8 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km42.33 g Declaredmedian; 39.42–51.01 g44.7 g Declaredmedian; 42.3–51.2 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.8 l/100 km between these two (5.7%). 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 2,160 litres a year (£3,024). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.5 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023) full specificationR 580 A4x2 (2019–2021) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
MAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)37,440 litres
£52,416 at the assumed price
Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021)39,600 litres
£55,440 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.