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ABG First Drive: 2010 Honda Insight, 63.4 mpg! - AutoblogGreen
ABG was very enthusiastic about the new Insight. They found it very fun to drive.
2010 Honda Insight Full Test and Video.*
Edmunds was more conservative, judging the car well only on a practical level. They did say though that the car's braking system didn't have any of the awkward feel in other hybrids.
2010 Honda Insight - First Drive - Motor Trend
Motor Trend seemed to enjoy the car, somewhere between ABG and Edmunds. They perfered it over the Prius that they compared it to.
MPG is a bit odd...Honda expects mpg to be 40/43 (screaming mediocore) However, the "real world" results are quite different. ABG got 44, I believe, driving enthusiastically on hills and all. They got 50 something driving normally. Edmunds also got 50 something driving normally also.
The car puts our far less hp than its Civic hybrid sibling (they removed the high-hp mode from the variable valves), yet it also performs better speed-wise.
Oddly, the electric motor has LESS horsepower. They said that the battery is more powerful, but the voltage has dropped from 144 volts to around 100. I'm guessing they mean power per cell, not total power. Total power must've dropped because otherwise the electric motor output would've improved.
The really good news is the price. Honda is aiming to be the cheapest hybrid on the market. Maybe new Insight will top the new Prius in terms of overall value. But who knows what Toyota has got up their sleeve...we'll see tommorow when the next-gen Prius is revealed.
Here are the specs:
Honda Media Newsroom Release: 2010 Honda Insight Specifications and Features
A couple interesting pics:
ABG First Drive: 2010 Honda Insight - AutoblogGreen
That's the odd "eco-dash" they made.
This pic had no url, so I pasted it. It's the new, more compact battery pack.
And a pic of the motor/engine:
ABG First Drive: 2010 Honda Insight - AutoblogGreen
ABG was very enthusiastic about the new Insight. They found it very fun to drive.
2010 Honda Insight Full Test and Video.*
Edmunds was more conservative, judging the car well only on a practical level. They did say though that the car's braking system didn't have any of the awkward feel in other hybrids.
2010 Honda Insight - First Drive - Motor Trend
Motor Trend seemed to enjoy the car, somewhere between ABG and Edmunds. They perfered it over the Prius that they compared it to.
MPG is a bit odd...Honda expects mpg to be 40/43 (screaming mediocore) However, the "real world" results are quite different. ABG got 44, I believe, driving enthusiastically on hills and all. They got 50 something driving normally. Edmunds also got 50 something driving normally also.
The car puts our far less hp than its Civic hybrid sibling (they removed the high-hp mode from the variable valves), yet it also performs better speed-wise.
Oddly, the electric motor has LESS horsepower. They said that the battery is more powerful, but the voltage has dropped from 144 volts to around 100. I'm guessing they mean power per cell, not total power. Total power must've dropped because otherwise the electric motor output would've improved.
The really good news is the price. Honda is aiming to be the cheapest hybrid on the market. Maybe new Insight will top the new Prius in terms of overall value. But who knows what Toyota has got up their sleeve...we'll see tommorow when the next-gen Prius is revealed.
Here are the specs:
Honda Media Newsroom Release: 2010 Honda Insight Specifications and Features
A couple interesting pics:
ABG First Drive: 2010 Honda Insight - AutoblogGreen
That's the odd "eco-dash" they made.
This pic had no url, so I pasted it. It's the new, more compact battery pack.
And a pic of the motor/engine:
ABG First Drive: 2010 Honda Insight - AutoblogGreen