The original Insight was cutting edge, with no other mass marketed car getting near the fuel economy at 70 mpg. Honda did very little little to market the car, and they were never available in showrooms (at least here). I heard claims that they were losing money on the car, but not sure.
Anyway the new, highly anticipated (at least by me) Insight will soon be for sale. Other than the name, the car is nothing but a Prius clone. At 2800 lbs. and only 40mpg it is a total bummer.
In general Honda is going backwards at being green. A 2006 Accord came standard with 1.5L engine that got 34mpg hwy, and a new Accord comes with a 2.3L which gets 30mpg hwy. Even the Civic base engine is 1.8L. I used to be proud of Honda producing economical cars. 20-30 years ago their cars were getting 30-40+ mpg. So sad... Any comments?
Anyway the new, highly anticipated (at least by me) Insight will soon be for sale. Other than the name, the car is nothing but a Prius clone. At 2800 lbs. and only 40mpg it is a total bummer.
In general Honda is going backwards at being green. A 2006 Accord came standard with 1.5L engine that got 34mpg hwy, and a new Accord comes with a 2.3L which gets 30mpg hwy. Even the Civic base engine is 1.8L. I used to be proud of Honda producing economical cars. 20-30 years ago their cars were getting 30-40+ mpg. So sad... Any comments?