Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/4 vs Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2021)

MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/4

2020–2022 · 375 kW
31.7l/100 km
median; 31–35 across 12 declared configurations

Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2021)

2019–2021 · 427 kW
33l/100 km
median; 31.8–35.7 across 7 declared configurations
MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/4 and Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2021) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 24.510 6x2/4Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2021)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power375 kWDeclared427 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.4 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO VIRegistered
Gross vehicle weight24,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 19 declared configurations26,500–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, over 3 registrations
Kerb weightNot recorded10,169–10,475 kgRegisteredmedian 10,180 kg, over 3 registrations
WheelbaseNot recorded4,250–4,470 mmRegisteredmedian 4,300 mm, over 3 registrations
Overall lengthNot recorded6,500–6,800 mmRegisteredmedian 6,600 mm, over 3 registrations
Overall heightNot recorded3,950 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul31.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31–35 l/100 km across 12 declared configurations33 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.8–35.7 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km43 g Declaredmedian; 42.1–47.4 g44.7 g Declaredmedian; 43.2–48.5 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.3 l/100 km between these two (4.1%). 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 1,560 litres a year (£2,184). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4 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 6x2/438,040 litres
£53,256 at the assumed price
Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (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.