Honda Prelude vs Toyota 86
The Prelude costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,200 a year less in New Zealand, $990 in Australia, £730 in the UK and $920 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
- $1,358 (better)
- $2,555
- Australia
- $1,125 (better)
- $2,117
- United Kingdom
- £825 (better)
- £1,552
- United States
- $1,049 (better)
- $1,974
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.2 L/100km (better)
- 7.9 L/100km
- UK
- 67 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- US
- 56 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,429 km (better)
- 633 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 379 L
- –
- Length
- 4,460 mm
- 4,265 mm
- Weight
- 1,065 kg
- 1,240 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 81 kW
- 173 kW (better)
- Torque
- 157 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Prelude or 86?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Prelude or the Toyota 86?
The Honda Prelude: about $1,200 a year less in New Zealand, $990 in Australia, £730 in the UK and $920 in the US than the Toyota 86 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Prelude or the Toyota 86?
The Honda Prelude, at 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US) to the Toyota 86's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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