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Comment on Why does the new Honda Insight so greatly resemble the Toyota Prius? by peacefuldisaster

peacefuldisaster — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:50:22 +0000

The body style of the Insight is designed to reduce drag to maximize fuel efficiency. This was not done to the Civic Hybrid because Honda wanted it to still look like a Civic. With the new generation Insight, Honda could take advantage of a different body style to increase fuel efficiency, which happens to be what Toyota engineers did with the Prius years before.

Comment on Why does the new Honda Insight so greatly resemble the Toyota Prius? by Windowphobe

Windowphobe — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:36:05 +0000

Neither of Honda’s other hybrids - Civic or Accord - was selling well (the Accord version has since been dropped), and someone at Honda apparently decided that the reason they weren’t selling well was because they were indistinguishable from their more-ordinary brandmates.

The Prius looks like no other Toyota, and I suspect that people flocked to it because it was easily recognizable, especially people for whom it is important to appear to be environmentally concerned. (Which is no different, really, from the 16-year-old who wants the coolest-looking car in the high-school parking lot; we all are motivated at least somewhat by automotive appearance. This doesn’t explain the Dodge Caliber, but you can’t have everything.)

So Honda decided to avoid both looking like the previous Insight or like its other cars, and hit upon a very aerodynamic (good for fuel economy) design with a sharp cutoff in the back. Which is, as noted, a design that looks very Prius-y. Still, if you want to be recognized from a distance as someone with impeccable green credentials, now you have two choices at popular prices.

Comment on Is the Honda Insight Hybrid still being made? by Huh?

Huh? — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:39:48 +0000

Unfortunately no. What I never really understood was the lack of marketting that Honda did on the Insight. Every time I went to the Honda dealer they never had one and there was really no promotion either. I heard that they lost money on every one, but not sure about that. I could sure use one right now.

Comment on When are the Hyundai Elantra Touring and the Honda Insight going on sale? by peacefuldisaster

peacefuldisaster — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:27:27 +0000

The Insight is being released as a 2010, not a 2009. It’s target price is 19K-25K.

The Elantra is already available. Check with your local Hyundai dealer. Price should be around 17K-20K.

Comment on Does the 2000 Honda Insight have a back seat.or is it only a 2 seater? by honda guy

honda guy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:54:26 +0000

All Insights are two seat coupes. They do have storage behind the two seats under the glass hatch that is big enough for a suitcase but not much more.

Honda no longer makes the Insight. There were only a handful made in 2007 and it has been discontinued for 2008. They have a poor resale value because they are small two seaters that are pretty ’stripped’. The Civic Hybrid took all the sales away from the Insight; the only reason honda kept making the Insight was because of the 60+ mpg rating on the manual trans Insight. In 2008 the EPA changed the way they calculate the fuel mileage and honda decided to stop production.

hope that answers your question

Comment on Why does the new Honda Insight so greatly resemble the Toyota Prius? by Vipassana

Vipassana — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:22:30 +0000

The Prius is the darling?

Since when?

Also, the Insight is years old…if you haven’t noticed, ideas that are popular, get imitated…which is why so many cars on the market look similar to each other.

You must be new to the car owning world, if you think this is od…

Comment on When are the Hyundai Elantra Touring and the Honda Insight going on sale? by cjgt2

cjgt2 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:34:41 +0000

Not sure about the Honda Insight but this will give you more info about the Elantra Touring

Looks like it will be available in a few months.

Comment on Can anyone help me with the Honda Insight car? by Honda Servant

Honda Servant — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:19:19 +0000

There is not a 2009 Insight. The Insight is labeled as a 2010 model only.

We already have 2010 Odyssey and Pilot models in stock now.

Comment on Brittni want to buy a car that gets excellent gas mileage. She is trying to decide between a Honda Insight ? by joeschmoe

joeschmoe — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:22:36 +0000

Wait for the 2010 Honda Insight. It will cost about $18,500, compared to the Civic Hybrid which starts at $23,550. That $5000 you save buying the 2010 Insight over the Civic Hybrid will be enough to pay for 1250 gallons of gasoline at $4 a gallon (enough gasoline for a few years of driving).

The 2010 Honda Insight:

Though many have jokingly called it the “Honda Prius” or “Honda Hindsight” because it looks so much like the Toyota Prius.

Comment on Honda Insight!!? by JuSt CaNt WaiT

JuSt CaNt WaiT — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:31:36 +0000

but its ugly

Comment on is the 2010 honda insight a safe vehicle? by Jordan H

Jordan H — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:43:13 +0000

NO!!! These vehicles are completely unsafe. Asteroids tend to hit these cars within days of purchase. 99% of the time, people are in the car. The frame and engine block is made out of iron and has a very high magnetic charge, which makes other cars pull towards this car, and people tend to hit metal poles and the back end of cars. These cars have horrible suspension, and break down all the time. They have 1 out of 5 stars for safety on all impacts tests. These cars motors tend to explode in the parking lot and while your driving them. Be careful if you get this car!

Comment on Does the 2000 Honda Insight have a back seat.or is it only a 2 seater? by brent b

brent b — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:04:21 +0000

the 2000 i read up on for you and its a two seater no back seats… there is back seat storage for the drivers seat and the 43 pound battery is behind the seats. i looked up the 2005 and that is also two seater so im guessing that they are all two seaters. i couldnt get any pics either i searched a bunch of different searches for them but no luck.

Comment on How can I break 45 mpg on my honda insight? by GibsonEssGee

GibsonEssGee — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:40:56 +0000

Apart from knocking it into neutral at lights not a lot.

Comment on is the 2010 honda insight a safe vehicle? by Duckie

Duckie — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:25:49 +0000

here’s the honda site for the insight…

hope that helps…

I own a honda and have for about ten years…any kind of honda is a good purchase…

Comment on When are the Hyundai Elantra Touring and the Honda Insight going on sale? by praetoriangrd1

praetoriangrd1 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:31:47 +0000

As for the prices of these vehicles I have no idea, but almost every car dealer in the country is having a sale on vehicles to help their slumping businesses.
Plus, the big 3 have got to figure out what to do with the bailout money that they didn’t stick in their pockets and call it a bonus for smart leadership of the industry, while employees are laid off and terminated due to bad sales.
One car maker is putting an spin on their vehicles that if you loose your job in the first year they will take the vehicle back with no questions asked. I look for other automakers to follow suit and offer the same or similar incentives to get people to buy.
Japanese automakers extended their annual Christmas and New Years shutdown to include the first 3 weeks of January because of slumping sales around the world.

Comment on Is the Honda Insight Hybrid still being made? by Alec

Alec — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:49:54 +0000

The Honda Insight actually was discontinued after the 2006 model year. They are a safe reliabile car and are the most fuel efficient car that was made with an e.p.a estimated 57/56 mpg. But they are really hard to find so if there is one for sale I’d buy it before its already sold.