Honda Insight vs Lexus Es
The Insight costs less to run, by the official figures: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $210 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,462 (better)
- $1,730
- Australia
- $1,209 (better)
- $1,431
- United Kingdom
- £888 (better)
- £1,051
- United States
- $1,129 (better)
- $1,337
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.4 L/100km
- UK
- 62 mpg (better)
- 53 mpg
- US
- 52 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- On a full tank
- 841 km
- 1,215 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 427 L
- 430 L (better)
- Length
- 4,675 mm
- 4,975 mm
- Weight
- 1,350 kg
- 1,620 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 113 kW
- 224 kW (better)
- Torque
- 267 Nm
- 362 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Insight or Es?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Insight or the Lexus Es?
The Honda Insight: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $210 in the US than the Lexus Es at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Insight or the Lexus Es?
The Honda Insight, at 4.5 L/100km (62 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Lexus Es's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Insight or the Lexus Es?
The Lexus Es, at 430 L to the Honda Insight's 427 L, for their newest versions.
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