Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Scania R 650 B6x4, lorry (2020–2021)

MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 471 kW
40.7l/100 km
median; 39–42.3 across 6 declared configurations

Scania R 650 B6x4, lorry (2020–2021)

2020–2021 · 478 kW
40.6l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
MAN TGX 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) and Scania R 650 B6x4, lorry (2020–2021) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)Scania R 650 B6x4, lorry (2020–2021)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power471 kWDeclared478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.3 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO 6, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight26,000–30,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 26 declared configurations28,000–35,000 kgRegisteredmedian 30,000 kg, over 7 registrations
Kerb weightNot recorded11,375–16,675 kgRegisteredmedian 15,975 kg, over 7 registrations
WheelbaseNot recorded5,650–6,100 mmRegisteredmedian 6,100 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall lengthNot recorded9,500–10,700 mmRegisteredmedian 10,100 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall heightNot recorded3,950 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul40.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39–42.3 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations40.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km55.12 g Declaredmedian; 52.87–57.42 g55.1 g Declaredmedian

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.1 l/100 km between these two (0.2%). 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 120 litres a year (£168). The declared figures for one of them alone span 3.3 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 26.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)48,840 litres
£68,376 at the assumed price
Scania R 650 B6x4, lorry (2020–2021)48,720 litres
£68,208 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.