Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020) vs Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020)

MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)

2019–2020 · 375 kW
32.3l/100 km
median; 32–33.1 across 9 declared configurations

Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020)

2019–2020 · 368 kW
31.6l/100 km
median; 31–31.9 across 22 declared configurations
MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020) and Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 24.510 6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power375 kWDeclared368 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight23,000 kgDeclared24,300–26,000 kgDeclaredmedian 24,300 kg, across 22 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul32.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32–33.1 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations31.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31–31.9 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km43.8 g Declaredmedian; 43.5–44.9 g42.9 g Declaredmedian; 42–43.2 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.7 l/100 km between these two (2.2%). 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 840 litres a year (£1,176). The declared figures for one of them alone span 1.1 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 TGX 24.510 6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)38,760 litres
£54,264 at the assumed price
Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020)37,920 litres
£53,088 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.