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

MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Scania R 590 B6x4

MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 471 kW
39.9l/100 km
median; 37.6–56.8 across 17 declared configurations

Scania R 590 B6x4

2021–2023 · 434 kW
36.8l/100 km
median; 34.1–40.8 across 83 declared configurations
MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023) and Scania R 590 B6x4 side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 33.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)Scania R 590 B6x4
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power471 kWDeclared434 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.3 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 33,000 kg, across 58 declared configurations30,000–36,000 kgRegisteredmedian 30,000 kg, over 7 registrations
Kerb weightNot recorded13,915–18,327 kgRegisteredmedian 16,093 kg, over 7 registrations
WheelbaseNot recorded5,900–6,100 mmRegisteredmedian 5,900 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall lengthNot recorded8,670–10,390 mmRegisteredmedian 10,250 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall heightNot recorded3,220–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,970 mm, over 6 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul39.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.6–56.8 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations36.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34.1–40.8 l/100 km across 83 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km54.04 g Declaredmedian; 50.93–76.95 g49.92 g Declaredmedian; 46.23–55.3 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 3.1 l/100 km between these two (8.4%). 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 3,720 litres a year (£5,208). The declared figures for one of them alone span 19.2 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 33.640 6x4, rigid lorry (2020–2023)47,880 litres
£67,032 at the assumed price
Scania R 590 B6x444,160 litres
£61,824 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.