Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

MAN TGX 35.580 8x4-4 vs Volvo FH, 413 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry

MAN TGX 35.580 8x4-4

2017–2023 · 427 kW
45.3l/100 km
median; 44.7–46 across 5 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 413 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 413 kW
46.4l/100 km
median; 45.5–49.8 across 16 declared configurations
MAN TGX 35.580 8x4-4 and Volvo FH, 413 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMAN TGX 35.580 8x4-4Volvo FH, 413 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2017–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power427 kWDeclared413 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.3 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight35,000–37,000 kgRegisteredmedian 35,000 kg, over 5 registrations36,000–40,000 kgDeclaredmedian 39,000 kg, across 59 declared configurations
Overall length9,370–11,200 mmRegisteredmedian 9,515 mm, over 5 registrationsNot recorded
Overall height3,546–4,400 mmRegisteredmedian 3,546 mm, over 2 registrationsNot recorded
Declared fuel, construction45.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 44.7–46 l/100 km across 5 declared configurations46.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 45.5–49.8 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km91.98 g Declaredmedian; 90.71–93.27 g94.14 g Declaredmedian; 92.28–101 g

Fuel and CO₂: construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.1 l/100 km between these two (2.4%). 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 1,320 litres a year (£1,848). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.3 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 35.580 8x4-454,360 litres
£76,104 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 413 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry55,680 litres
£77,952 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.