Honda Insight, Hard Honda

The Honda has the Prius firmly in sight both environmentally and regarding safety. It might not boast economy figures as high as its key rival, but the Honda still returns a planet and wallet-friendly 64.2mpg - stretching out the trips to the pumps to the maximum. CO₂ emissions of 101g/km will salve your environmental conscience, too.

Where the Honda beats the Toyota is not just on pricing - the Insight a good bit cheaper than the Prius - but in Euro NCAP's tests too. It betters the adult occupant protection by 2% to record 90%, its safety assist score of 86% being identical to its Toyota rival. The Insight drops the ball a touch with the child safety rating being lower than the Toyota's, but its 74% score is still highly credible. As is its pedestrian protection score of 76%, the Insight demonstrating ably Honda's investment in this area of safety.

Kyle Fortune