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Honda Insight vs. Acura TSX MPG

Chart is based on 262 fuel economy reports for the Honda Insight and 685 fuel economy reports for the Acura TSX.

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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Acura TSX MPG

Acura TSX Acura TSX 2014 26.3 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2012 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2011 36.0 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2011 32.3 MPG Highway Percentage 79 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2010 29.3 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2010 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2010 26.6 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2009 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2009 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2008 29.6 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2008 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2007 33.5 MPG Highway Percentage 83 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2007 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2006 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2006 26.1 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2005 28.2 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2005 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2004 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2004 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 59 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
2014 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills med light 0 10 80 10 60 26.3  
2012 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 4 20 75 61 29.7  
2011 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 0 0 100 70 36.0  
2011 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 2 9 10 79 70 32.3  
2010 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 0 20 0 80 73 29.3  
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 10 25 25 40 65 25.6  
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med none 2 13 37 48 69 26.6  
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2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 0 21 23 55 66 27.4  
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 10 22 29 39 71 27.0  
2008 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 hills med light 3 12 38 48 69 29.6  
2008 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 12 36 25 26 71 26.4  
2007 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 2 4 11 83 109 33.5  
2007 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 1 1 74 25 64 24.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 11 10 34 44 72 27.4  
2006 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 15 21 19 44 73 26.1  
2005 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 11 27 23 40 77 28.2  
2005 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 8 14 19 61 73 28.0  
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 5 13 34 48 74 27.4  
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 6 8 27 59 72 27.4  

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Honda Insight vs. Acura TSX 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 Acura TSX

Acura TSX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Average 28mpg over the past 6000 miles of mixed driving. Hit 36 mpg in about 200 highways miles this weekend. see full Acura TSX review
2012 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Besides price, this was my primary reason for choosing the TSX over the TL. I don't have a lead foot but average about 25-27 mpg overall. On the freeway I'm easily over 30mpg and can run 500 miles on a tank of gas. see full Acura TSX review
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Surprisingly good fuel economy. Averaging around 27 mpg even with mixed driving conditions and a lead foot more often than not. Beats the EPA estimates easily especially in highway driving where 32+ MPG is possible. see full Acura TSX review
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 Honda Accord equivalent and a lot more fun to drive. see full Acura TSX review
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 With 100% highway miles, expect about 30 mpg. I have averaged about 24-25 mpg over 5 tanks in about 50/50 city/highway. see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 Wonderful...............better than manufacturer quoted. see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Average fuel economy has been around 28mpg in the city and up to 37mpg on the high, according to the trip computer. see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 32 mpg highway consistantly see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Better milage than my VW Golf 1.8! Golf is a smaller car, less powerful (great ride though!). Fuel economy with the TSX almost certainly better...given the highway miles I put on. see full Acura TSX review
2007 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 While easy driving, the car runs at very low REVs. see full Acura TSX review
Acura TSX Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Fuel economy for mixed city and highway is not very good for my driving style: between 20 and 23 mpg. I don't drive with the pedal down! see full Acura TSX review
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 the fact you "should" use premium gas makes it expensive to run as a 4 cylinder car see full Acura TSX review
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 With my admittedly brick-like right foot, I'm lucky to get 24 MPG in mixed driving, which isn't stellar for a 6MT four-cylinder. (With California premium gas, no less.) see full Acura TSX review