Honda Insight vs Toyota Axio

The Axio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $520 a year less in New Zealand, $430 in Australia, £320 in the UK and $400 in the US.

Honda Insight

Side by side

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

Honda InsightToyota Axio

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,462
$938 (better)
Australia
$1,209
$776 (better)
United Kingdom
£888
£570 (better)
United States
$1,129
$725 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.5 L/100km
2.9 L/100km (better)
UK
62 mpg
97 mpg (better)
US
52 mpg
81 mpg (better)
On a full tank
841 km
1,483 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
427 L
–
Length
4,675 mm
4,495 mm
Weight
1,350 kg
1,100 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
113 kW (better)
80 kW
Torque
267 Nm (better)
140 Nm
Gearbox
E-CVT
CVT
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 Axio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Insight or the Toyota Axio?

The Toyota Axio: about $520 a year less in New Zealand, $430 in Australia, £320 in the UK and $400 in the US than the Honda Insight at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Insight or the Toyota Axio?

The Toyota Axio, at 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 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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