The main competitor for the 2014 Honda Insight is the Toyota Prius C, a subcompact five-door hatchback that offers more interior room, full electric running under light loads, better gas mileage, and a price just $1,000 higher.
There's also the larger Prius liftback, $5,000 more expensive but far larger inside and offering more luxury features.
Then there's the new Ford C-Max, which likely delivers real-world gas mileage close to that of the Insight, plus a much nicer interior, better performance, and a higher level of luxury--though it too is about $5,000 pricier.
In Honda's own showroom, the Insight is squeezed between the Fit subcompact hatchback--rated at 29 to 31 mpg combined, larger inside, and $3,000 cheaper--and the Civic Hybrid, pricier but far larger and more luxurious inside, and with a 44-mpg combined rating to boot.
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The 2014 Honda Insight is one of the better-handling small hybrids, but it faces tough competitors who beat it on gas mileage, interior space, and features. |
Compared to the Toyota Prius, the 2014 Ford C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi provide more driving enjoyment as well as a more comfortable, stylish interior -- even if they don't quite measure up in real-world fuel efficiency. |
The 2014 Honda Civic brings better refinement back to the lineup, but there's more to come, we're told. |
The 2014 Toyota Prius remains the iconic, highest-mileage gasoline car on the market; it's a practical and spacious hatchback that can seat five while returning jaw-dropping fuel economy |
The 2014 Toyota Prius C is the cheapest member of the Prius family, by roughly $5,000, but its gas mileage is the same 50 mpg as most other Priuses. |
If you're not turned off by the utilitarian look of the 2013 Honda Fit, you'll like what you get, which is awesome practicality and space-efficiency, plus some driving verve. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $18,725 | $24,170 | $18,190 | $24,200 | $19,080 | $15,425 |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 41 MPG City / 44 MPG Hwy | 40 MPG City / 36 MPG Hwy | 22 MPG City / 47 MPG Hwy | 51 MPG City / 49 MPG Hwy | 53 MPG City / 46 MPG Hwy | 27 MPG City / 35 MPG Hwy |
| Engine | |||||
| Gas/Electric I-4 | Gas/Electric I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Gas/Electric I-4 | Gas/Electric I-4 | Gas I4 |
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| Compact Cars | Large Cars | Compact Cars | Midsize Cars | Compact Cars | Small Station Wagon |
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| 5-Door CVT | 5-Door HB SE | 2-Door Manual LX | 5-Door HB Two (SE) | 5-Door HB One (GS) | 5-Door HB Manual |
| Drivetrain | |||||
| Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Passenger Doors | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Hatchback | Hatchback | Coupe | Hatchback | Hatchback | Hatchback |
| Transmission | |||||
| CVT w/OD | CVT w/OD | Manual w/OD | CVT w/OD | CVT w/OD | Manual |
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| 2014 Honda Insight vs. 2014 Ford C-Max | 2014 Honda Insight vs. 2014 Honda Civic | 2014 Honda Insight vs. 2014 Toyota Prius | 2014 Honda Insight vs. 2014 Toyota Prius C | 2014 Honda Insight vs. 2013 Honda Fit | |
