Daihatsu Altis vs Honda Insight

The Altis costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 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.

Daihatsu AltisHonda Insight

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,112 (better)
$1,219
Australia
$923 (better)
$1,011
United Kingdom
£676 (better)
£741
United States
$859 (better)
$942

Official figures

Uses
3.4 L/100km (better)
3.8 L/100km
On a full tank
–
1,061 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
427 L
Length
–
4,663 mm
Weight
–
1,361 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.

Altis or Insight?

Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Altis or the Honda Insight?

The Daihatsu Altis: about $110 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 Daihatsu Altis or the Honda Insight?

The Daihatsu Altis, at 3.4 L/100km (82 mpg UK, 68 mpg US) to the Honda Insight's 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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