Honda Insight vs Hyundai Elantra
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,219 (better)
- $1,520
- Australia
- $1,011 (better)
- $1,260
- United Kingdom
- £741 (better)
- £923
- United States
- $942 (better)
- $1,174
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.8 L/100km (better)
- 4.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,061 km
- 1,064 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 427 L (better)
- 402 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,663 mm
- 4,675 mm
- Weight
- 1,361 kg
- 1,365 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 113 kW (better)
- 104 kW
- Torque
- 267 Nm (better)
- 265 Nm
- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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 Elantra?
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Insight or the Hyundai Elantra?
The Honda Insight, at 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Hyundai Elantra's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Insight or the Hyundai Elantra?
The Honda Insight, at 427 L to the Hyundai Elantra's 402 L, for their newest versions.
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