Honda Insight: 60mpg economy
Honda Insight 1.3 IMA ES 5dr
What is it?
In simplest terms a rival to the Toyota Prius – but also one of the most important Hondas ever built. The Insight is a proper family-sized hybrid that can do 60mpg and emit just 105g/km of CO2. Cheap too – prices start at under £15,500.
What’s hot?
- Those headline-grabbing fuel and emission figures…
- …don’t forget it’s road tax and C-charge exempt too
- Drives much better than a Prius with precise steering…
- …taut body control and agile handling
- Little 88bhp 1.3-litre engine is amazingly quiet and refined
- No hot hatch but there’s enough performance on offer…
- …even on the motorway
- Neat dashboard glows green if you drive economically
- SE entry Insight has CO2 of just 101g/km and 64mpg
- Entry-level model is also well priced
What’s not?
- The fact that it looks like a Prius from some angles
- Scratchy cabin plastics below eye level, especially around the handbrake
- Not much space in the back for tall adults
What you need to Know?
| P11D Value: | 16,790 |
| Monthly Rental*: | n/a |
| Tax Band when posted: | 10% |
| Monthly BiK: | 28 (20%)/£56 (40%) |
| Engine: | 1.3 petrol/electric hybrid |
| CO2 Emissions: | 105g/km |
| Power/torque: | 88bhp/89lb ft |
| Economy: | 61.4mpg |
Business Car Manager Road Test Rating
Well done Honda. The Insight is a hybrid that works. It’s a shame that the styling is a missed opportunity but the rest of the Insight’s case stacks up. It’s good to drive, well made (mostly) and capable of returning decent fuel consumption in the real world. Factor in the price and this should be on every business car manager’s list.
