Honda Insight vs Volvo S80

The Insight costs less to run, by the official figures: about £60 a year less in the UK.

Honda InsightVolvo S80

Side by side

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

Honda InsightVolvo S80

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£741 (better)
£806
New Zealand
$1,219 (better)
$1,326
Australia
$1,010 (better)
$1,099
United States
$942 (better)
$1,024

Official figures

Uses
75 mpg (better)
69 mpg
Also
3.8 L/100km (better)
4.1 L/100km
On a full tank
659 miles
1,061 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
427 L
476 L (better)
Length
4,663 mm
4,851 mm
Weight
1,361 kg
1,595 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
Power
113 kW
175 kW (better)
Torque
267 Nm
320 Nm (better)
Gearbox
E-CVT
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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 S80?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Insight or the Volvo S80?

The Honda Insight: about £60 a year less in the UK than the Volvo S80 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Insight or the Volvo S80?

The Honda Insight, at 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Volvo S80's 4.1 L/100km (69 mpg UK, 57 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Insight or the Volvo S80?

The Volvo S80, at 476 L to the Honda Insight's 427 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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