Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) vs Scania R 650 B6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)

MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 471 kW
38.9l/100 km
median; 36.3–44.4 across 30 declared configurations

Scania R 650 B6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 478 kW
39.1l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
MAN TGX 33.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) and Scania R 650 B6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 33.640 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)Scania R 650 B6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power471 kWDeclared478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.3 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 33,000 kg, across 102 declared configurations28,000–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 30,000 kg, across 12 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul38.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.3–44.4 l/100 km across 30 declared configurations39.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km52.75 g Declaredmedian; 49.16–60.2 g52.9 g Declaredmedian

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.5%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.1 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, tractor unit (2020–2023)46,680 litres
£65,352 at the assumed price
Scania R 650 B6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)46,920 litres
£65,688 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.