BMW 520D vs Honda Insight

The 520D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $350 a year less in New Zealand.

Honda Insight

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BMW 520DHonda Insight

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,107 (better)
$1,462
Australia
$1,366
$1,209 (better)
United Kingdom
£967
£888 (better)
United States
$1,530
$1,129 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.3 L/100km (better)
4.5 L/100km
UK
66 mpg (better)
62 mpg
US
55 mpg (better)
52 mpg
On a full tank
–
841 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
427 L
Length
–
4,675 mm
Weight
–
1,350 kg

Engine

Engine
–
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
–
113 kW
Torque
–
267 Nm
Gearbox
–
E-CVT
Drive
–
FWD

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

520D or Insight?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 520D or the Honda Insight?

The BMW 520D: about $350 a year less in New Zealand than the Honda Insight at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 520D or the Honda Insight?

The BMW 520D, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Honda Insight's 4.5 L/100km (62 mpg UK, 52 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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