Honda Insight vs Volvo S40
The Insight 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.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $942 (better)
- $974
- New Zealand
- $1,219 (better)
- $1,261
- Australia
- $1,011 (better)
- $1,046
- United Kingdom
- £741 (better)
- £766
Official figures
- Uses
- 62 mpg (better)
- 60 mpg
- Also
- 3.8 L/100km (better)
- 3.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 659 miles
- 988 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 427 L (better)
- 404 L
- Length
- 4,663 mm
- 4,476 mm
- Weight
- 1,361 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 2.4 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 113 kW
- 125 kW (better)
- Torque
- 267 Nm (better)
- 230 Nm
- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- 5-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 S40?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Insight or the Volvo S40?
The Honda Insight: about $30 a year less in the US than the Volvo S40 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Insight or the Volvo S40?
The Honda Insight, at 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Volvo S40's 3.9 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Insight or the Volvo S40?
The Honda Insight, at 427 L to the Volvo S40's 404 L, for their newest versions.
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