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Honda Insight vs. Nissan Z MPG

Chart is based on 262 fuel economy reports for the Honda Insight and 143 fuel economy reports for the Nissan Z.

Honda Insight MPG

Honda Insight Honda Insight 2011 44.7 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2011 52.9 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2010 47.0 MPG Highway Percentage 71 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2010 45.9 MPG Highway Percentage 42 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2009.5 45.8 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2006 59.9 MPG Highway Percentage 97 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2005 50.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2001 59.1 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2000 61.4 MPG Highway Percentage 43 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 flat med light 12 31 26 32 79 44.7  
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 mtns light none 1 10 23 66 58 52.9  
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 flat light none 3 10 16 71 66 47.0  
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 flat light light 7 27 24 42 66 45.9  
2009.5 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 flat light light 20 30 30 20 65 45.8  
2006 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 flat v.lt hvy 1 1 1 97 60 59.9  
2005 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 0 0 40 60 60 50.0  
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2001 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
5-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 0 20 25 55 63 59.1  
2000 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 13 15 30 43 80 61.4  

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Nissan Z MPG

Nissan Z Nissan Z 2013 22.8 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2012 20.2 MPG Highway Percentage 57 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2011 19.4 MPG Highway Percentage 33 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2011 24.4 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2010 20.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2010 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2010 21.7 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2009 23.9 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2009 24.9 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2009 16.9 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2008 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2007 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2007 14.1 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2007 19.0 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006.5 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 21.2 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 18.0 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 21.9 MPG Highway Percentage 24 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 25.2 MPG Highway Percentage 88 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 25.7 MPG Highway Percentage 78 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 21.4 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 17.6 MPG Highway Percentage 16 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 20.9 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 17.8 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 20.5 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 22.7 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 23.8 MPG Highway Percentage 84 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2003 21.9 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2003 21.3 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2013 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat light light 0 10 40 50 70 22.8  
2012 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med hvy 2 15 27 57 73 20.2  
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 3 25 40 33 75 19.4  
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 0 3 27 70 67 24.4  
2010 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 0 50 0 50 80 20.0  
2010 2dr Convertible 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 hills med light 0 0 50 50 80 21.0  
2010 2dr Convertible 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 24 13 24 38 60 21.7  
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2009 2dr Hatch 350-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 hills med none 0 0 50 50 75 23.9  
2009 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 6 4 31 59 62 24.9  
2009 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 21 20 10 50 70 16.9  
2008 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 5 4 43 48 71 21.0  
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 6 8 28 59 84 22.1  
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 hills med hvy 35 35 20 10 65 14.1  
2007 2dr Convertible 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 hills med light 20 10 30 40 63 19.0  
2006.5 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med none 10 10 50 30 60 21.0  
2006 2dr Hatch 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 8 19 23 50 78 21.2  
2006 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med hvy 10 70 15 5 75 18.0  
2006 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 9 21 47 24 66 21.9  
2006 2dr Convertible 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med none 5 20 40 35 60 22.0  
2006 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med none 12 0 0 88 75 25.2  
2005 2dr Hatch 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 hills med light 12 3 8 78 65 25.7  
2005 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 22 34 19 26 75 21.4  
2005 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 11 61 13 16 60 17.6  
2005 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med hvy 12 27 16 46 78 20.9  
2005 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light light 0 0 65 35 65 17.8  
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med hvy 15 14 19 51 67 22.1  
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light light 4 4 79 13 66 20.5  
2004 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 23 11 11 55 67 22.7  
2004 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 1 16 0 84 68 23.8  
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 6 26 37 30 67 21.9  
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 3 36 26 34 70 21.3  

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Honda Insight vs. Nissan Z MPG

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2020 Honda's initial approach to hybrid powertrain technology wasn't a winner. A weak electric motor (13 horsepower in the case of the 2010 Insight) sandwiched between a gas engine and a CVT wasn't able to deliver nearly as much of a performance or fuel economy bump as the much stronger electric motors in Toyota's radically different hybrid system. Starting with the 2014 Accord Hybrid, Honda tried a new approach. The new system relied entirely on a much more powerful (166 horsepower) electric motor to drive the wheels up to 43 mph, and only then directly engaged the gas engine via a single-speed transmission. This was the sort of elegant "we keep it simple" solution Honda used to be known for, and it worked far better. EPA ratings of 50 mpg city and 45 mpg highway were best-in-class, topping the Toyota Camry Hybrid. This system received further tweaks when the Accord was redesigned for 2018, with mixed results for mpg (now 48/47). The Toyota Camry, also redesigned for 2018, now scores 51/53 or 44/47 depending on trim level. When I learned that a new Honda Insight would utilize a similar hybrid system with a 1.5-liter engine instead of the Accord's 2.0-liter in a smaller, lighter car, I had high hopes. Could a 60-mpg rating happen? Well, it didn't. The Honda Insight LX and EX score 55 mpg city and 49 mpg highway in the EPA's testing. The tested Touring trim, with larger tires and a higher curb weight, scores a little lower, 51/45. Pretty good. But a Toyota Prius (58/53 or 54/50, depending on the variant), a Toyota Corolla Hybrid (53/52), or a Hyundai Ioniq (57/59 or 55/54) scores better. In my testing, the trip computer reported averages ranging from 45 mpg to 75 mpg in suburban driving. (Whether the system opts to charge or draw energy from the battery pack has a big effect on the reported average during short drives.) In one 20-mile drive around hilly Ann Arbor the trip computer reported an impressive 64 mpg--and 93.6 mpg during the initial three miles. But in a Toyota Prius I averaged 65 mpg over the entire week despite some colder weather--it struggled to top 60 when the air temperature fell to 40--and observed trip averages over 90 a couple of times. Air temperatures were usually in the 60s during the week I had the Insight, optimal for fuel economy. The Honda Insight disappointed in highway driving. When cruising near 80 mph, a speed at which it can't take much advantage of its hybrid configuration, the Insight averaged 40 mpg. Good, but little better than a non-hybrid Civic. I observed a bit over 60 mpg on the highway in the Prius. Given these results, I struggled with listing fuel economy among the reasons to buy the new Insight. On the one hand, all of its direct competitors have higher EPA ratings. On the other, the Insight's mpg compares very well to non-hybrids, and fuel economy will be a primary reason people buy one. see full Honda Insight review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Averaging 45mpg see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 40-45mpg. Slower you drive, better the milage see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 It gets better than advertised. 44 in town, 44 highway see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Just about the same as the Prius. Look at Fuelly.com and see for yourself. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Fantastic! Driven frugally, I am getting 46mpg at 60/40 hwy/city driving. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 getting 52mpg highway and about 46 city, maybe someone at toyota paid off the epa to rate this car low, because i have NEVER gotten under 45 mpg on the highway. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Econ Mode for just a three mile drive and got 53 mpg though traffic was very light. Afterwards during normal traffic driving, not using the Econ Mode, plus a very short drive 1/2 mile up and 1/2 mile back I got 36 mph engin cold. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Great gas mileage. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 The highest available at time of purchase. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Getting near 50 MPG is fantastic after owning several cars that barely got 20 MPG. see full Honda Insight review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Nissan Z

Nissan Z Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 I recommend changing your oil as soon as you get the car with basic 5w30 oil. Then @ 1200 miles use the nissan ester oil. @ 5000 miles switch again to a premium synthetic. Redline, Royal purple & amsoil. Engine will run supersmooth with 23mpg avg. see full Nissan Z review
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 Reasonable fuel economy considering the 332 hp and 270 ft lbs of torque available. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 If I shift between 2k to 2.5k, I get about 22mpg city and 27 mpg hwy. If I shift at 4.5k rpm (which I mostly do) I get about 16 mpg city and 20 mpg hwy. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Convertible 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Very Good and exactly as projected with pump fuel 93. Higher octane race fuel affords better mileage ,as with any vehicle proper maintenence ensuring air filters are clean . I change my oil every 3-5 000 miles and I love this car see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 Good gas mileage for a car with over 300 hp. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 A lot better than the previous Jeep I owned. It is average in the car market today though. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 better than average comparing to vehicles in the same class see full Nissan Z review
Nissan Z Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Withoout high quality (pricey) synthetic? Good look getting anything over 20mpg. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 terrible fuel economy for urban owners see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 It was worse than my 303 hp 5.3L V8 Grand Prix, and though it was faster off the line (by about .3 seconds), the Grand Prix GXP was much faster in highway gears. So better MPG and more juice at highway speeds made the GP a better choice for me. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 If you drive it hard, you get 17mpg. see full Nissan Z review
2005 2dr Hatch 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 Only drinks premium grade and you can almost see the fuel gauge sinking. see full Nissan Z review
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 it is a sports car see full Nissan Z review
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 This car's fuel economy shows how much the world has moved forward with regards to fuel management. My commute is pretty much 50/50 city/highway, and I get 19-22 MPG on average depending on weather and A/C usage. My best tanks were in the 26-27 MPG range on those long trips to NY/FL. For reference, a 335i makes more power and probably averages about 22-24 MPG in mixed driving and can get over 30 MPG no problem on the highway. When you drive ~25000 miles a year that definitely adds up. see full Nissan Z review
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 You have to drive like a grandma to get the estimated gas mileages. more realistically you are looking at 15-19mpg average, totally dependant upon how you drive. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 You might not care about fuel economy in a sports car, but as my daily driver I spend about $200/mo in gas. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 it can get low when driven the way its meant to be driven (under 20) but if your just cruising it can get about 27-28 see full Nissan Z review