Economical Honda Insight Hybrid
Buying a Used Honda Civic is easy, but try buying a used Hybrid. The interior of the New Honda Insight is very basic of Used Honda Odyssey. While the Prius is more aerodynamic, the Honda is a better looking car, achieving this from being around several more years, more dominant lines and more up to date details.
The new Honda Insight LX and EX both a 4 door, hatchback with five seats inside a very affordable compact hybrid. If the Insight name sounds familiar, it is because Honda originally put out a less appealing 2 door hybrid under the same name back in the late 1990s. This present 2010 Honda is an all new model. Comparisons to the Toyota Prius are nearly inevitable, the 2010 Honda Insight fits almost perfectly into the Prius mold, thanks to the fact that the body has the same high-tail fastback silhouette, surely dictated by aero drag considerations. Aerodynamic considerations certainly play a large part in shaping the 2010 Insight; this is one of the most efficient shapes for moving air aside.
Honda owners who get behind the steering wheel of the new Honda will feel instantly at home. Like the new Ford Fusion Hybrid, this 2010 Honda hybrid has a few cool features, including the glowing background of the digital speedometer, which goes through a range of peacock hues from electric lime green at the most extreme to high strength indigo blue at full power. The Honda Insight’s beautiful gauge layout and superior driving location, and controls inside the car make driving a breeze. The Honda Insight breaks from other hybrid options in several, however, unlike all of the hybrids, the Insight’s navigation system doesn’t have the usual hybrid visuals, nor does it have a reverse camera. For a hybrid car, the 2010 Honda Insight doesn’t offer outstanding gas mileage, for 2010 Honda decides to focus on the fun-to-drive factor and better pricing.
The hybrid power plant that pushes the 2010 Honda Insight is the same on both trim levels all 2010 Insights have the equal 88-hp, 1.3-liter 4-cylinder engine along with a 13-hp electric motor that is stuck in the middle between the motor and the transmission. The recipe works very well, little of the surging and jitters that sometimes complicates hybrids.