Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.500 6x2-2, rigid lorry (2019) vs Scania R 500 A6x2, lorry (2019–2020)
MAN TGX 26.500 6x2-2, rigid lorry (2019)
2019 · 368 kW
36.3l/100 km
median; 34.8–39.9 across 200 declared configurations
Lower declared fuel
Scania R 500 A6x2, lorry (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 368 kW
32.1l/100 km
median; 32.1–34.2 across 2 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The Scania R 500 A6x2, lorry (2019–2020) declared 4.2 l/100 km less (13%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 5,040 litres a year, or £7,056. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGX 26.500 6x2-2, rigid lorry (2019)43,560 litres
£60,984 at the assumed price
Scania R 500 A6x2, lorry (2019–2020)38,520 litres
£53,928 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.