Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 26.500 6x2-2, rigid lorry (2019) vs Scania R 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2022)
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 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 368 kW
30l/100 km
median; 30–31.6 across 2 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The Scania R 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2022) declared 6.3 l/100 km less (20.9%) 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 7,560 litres a year, or £10,584. 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 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2022)36,000 litres
£50,400 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.