Honda Clarity vs Suzuki Solio

The Clarity costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in the US.

Side by side

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

Honda ClaritySuzuki Solio

A typical year's fuel

United States
$864 (better)
$899
New Zealand
$1,119 (better)
$1,164
Australia
$928 (better)
$965
United Kingdom
£680 (better)
£707

Official figures

Uses
68 mpg (better)
65 mpg
Also
3.5 L/100km (better)
3.6 L/100km

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.

Clarity or Solio?

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

The Honda Clarity: about $30 a year less in the US than the Suzuki Solio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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

The Honda Clarity, at 3.5 L/100km (82 mpg UK, 68 mpg US) to the Suzuki Solio's 3.6 L/100km (78 mpg UK, 65 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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