Honda Insight vs. Saab 9-3 Fuel Economy (km/L)

Chart is based on 262 fuel economy reports for the Honda Insight and 201 fuel economy reports for the Saab 9-3.

Honda Insight km/L

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	km/L
2011	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	med	light	12	31	26	32	79	83.0
2011	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	mtns	light	none	1	10	23	66	58	124.5
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	none	3	10	16	71	66	109.2
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	7	27	24	42	66	107.9
2009.5	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	20	30	30	20	65	155.4
2006	2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	1	1	1	97	60	140.9
2005	2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	40	60	60	117.6
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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	139.1
2000	2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	13	15	30	43	80	92.9

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Saab 9-3 km/L

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	km/L
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	25	0	75	80	58.3
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	1	5	20	74	68	69.8
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	13	25	63	75	70.6
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	none	0	50	25	25	60	57.1
2010	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	50	40	0	10	60	43.5
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	10	15	15	60	100	10.5
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	23	30	10	37	65	49.8
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2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	14	18	14	55	75	54.8
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	20	80	63	56.7
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 255hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	10	16	26	48	75	46.3
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	3	12	17	68	98	29.9
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	3	14	3	80	110	20.0
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	hills	lead	hvy	0	63	0	37	80	52.9
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	13	27	4	56	93	42.2
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	3	50	48	70	60.6
2008	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	13	25	25	38	80	61.4
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	2	3	0	95	75	72.7
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	22	43	20	15	87	25.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	28	33	11	29	95	20.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	2	42	7	50	90	39.7
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	5	44	9	43	74	67.5
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	15	32	44	68	62.7
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	19	20	11	50	65	68.8
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	10	20	67	67	64.8
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	16	9	16	59	77	55.2
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	6	31	15	48	88	47.9
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	28	37	28	70	50.5
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	7	18	56	19	74	64.7
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	14	27	20	39	84	40.1
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	16	9	30	45	66	58.5
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	none	4	9	20	67	66	72.9
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	12	15	17	57	73	70.6
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	70	30	75	60.0
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	25	50	25	70	72.2
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	13	10	33	45	68	68.8
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	19	13	18	51	70	68.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	8	24	40	28	61	55.2
2005	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	hvy	30	5	0	65	80	35.6
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	5	50	5	40	60	68.2
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	8	9	78	73	57.5
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	med	none	0	15	0	85	100	11.5
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	58	20	20	65	52.7
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	3	20	1	76	68	63.0
2004	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	35	45	20	70	50.6
2004	2dr Convertible turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	5	16	23	55	113	12.2
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	6	20	32	42	70	57.0
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	18	39	20	22	86	34.8
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	16	29	28	28	75	41.5
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	5	12	40	43	65	68.4
2003	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	5	5	2	88	60	58.5
2002	4dr Hatch turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	25	50	25	100	11.8
2002	4dr Hatch turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	11	31	23	35	65	54.8
2002	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	0	14	68	19	60	68.2
2002	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	35	25	20	20	75	53.1
2001	4dr Hatch turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	7	7	0	87	65	77.6
2001	2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	none	0	50	50	0	0	8.1
2000	4dr Hatch turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	20	25	25	30	60	65.9
2000	2dr Convertible turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	0	0	0	100	58	67.6

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
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
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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 Saab 9-3

Saab 9-3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Better than 30 mpg on long trips, even with 75+mph average speeds as reported by the onboard computer. Fantastic given the performance available. see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	4.7 litres per 100 km is a great mileage! see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Very good considering the power. I average 32mpg doing mostly highway. I cruise at 75mph and like to rev the engine in the city. see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Lots of variations on fuel economy as you can read. Driving style will make a big difference, using a lot of engine power uses gas, no way around that. Try to cruise between 1800-2300rpm, it gives good results. Cars have improved a lot in the last years, no way a 7 year old design can match a 2015 model. But It comes close! see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	I have been a tad disappointed in my newest car's fuel economy. My tuned to 340 hp 1995 Saab 900 SE was getting 29 mpg in mixed city/highway driving. Currently I am driving 75% city and suburban surface streets and the rest highway. This must explain my rather pedestrian 23 mpg current average. I did get 33 mpg on a fast long road haul to the east coast. see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	the frugal diesel engine is cheaper to run & better for the environment see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Over 30 mpg highway if you set the cruise to the speed limit. see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	25 to 30 mpg on regular gas, depending on how many highway miles per tank. This is my first car that takes regular in more than ten years, at least $0.20 a gallon cheaper than premium. see full Saab 9-3 review
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Amazing fuel economy for such a powerful engine. see full Saab 9-3 review
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	27 - 30 MPG see full Saab 9-3 review