Honda Insight vs Suzuki Solio

The Solio costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 a year less in the UK.

Honda Insight

Side by side

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

Honda InsightSuzuki Solio

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£741
£707 (better)
New Zealand
$1,219
$1,164 (better)
Australia
$1,010
$965 (better)
United States
$942
$899 (better)

Official figures

Uses
75 mpg
78 mpg (better)
Also
3.8 L/100km
3.6 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
659 miles
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
427 L
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Length
4,663 mm
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Weight
1,361 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
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Power
113 kW
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Torque
267 Nm
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Gearbox
E-CVT
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Drive
FWD
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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 Solio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Insight or the Suzuki Solio?

The Suzuki Solio: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Honda Insight at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Insight or the Suzuki Solio?

The Suzuki Solio, at 3.6 L/100km (78 mpg UK, 65 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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