Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
MAN TGX 28.580 6x2-2 vs Scania R 580 A6x2/4
MAN TGX 28.580 6x2-2
2019–2020 · 427 kW
36.6l/100 km
median; 34.3–36.6 across 3 declared configurations
Scania R 580 A6x2/4
2019–2021 · 427 kW
33.6l/100 km
median; 31.4–40.9 across 15 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3 l/100 km between these two (8.9%). 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 3,600 litres a year (£5,040). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.5 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 priceMAN TGX 28.580 6x2-243,920 litres
£61,488 at the assumed price
Scania R 580 A6x2/440,320 litres
£56,448 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.