Honda Insight
Equipped with a regular, non-plug-in hybrid system, the Honda Insight compact sedan soldiers on as a mostly anonymous car in the Japanese automaker’s lineup. It shares its architecture with the Honda Civic, but offers a slightly more luxurious cockpit. Drivers have 151 horsepower at their disposal, but more impressive is the comfortable ride delivered by the suspension. For 2021, new standard features include a sunroof, blind spot monitoring system and rear-cross traffic alert.
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Test Drives
2019 Honda Insight: Yes, It’s Back
2019 Honda Insight: Yes, It’s BackAs almost every automaker is talking about electrifying its future product lineup, plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles will flood the market within the next few years. Consumers will obviously get to recharge their vehicles at home or using public charging stations in order to get from point A to …
Detroit
2019 Honda Insight Preview
2019 Honda Insight PreviewHonda has been an active player in the hybrid vehicle market for quite some time now. The original Honda Insight was launched in North America back in 1999, a few months before the first Toyota Prius . The Japanese brand followed up with two generations of the Civic Hybrid, two …
Test Drives
A Little Insight Goes A Long Way: The 2010 Honda Insight
A Little Insight Goes A Long Way: The 2010 Honda InsightVancouverites, like the denizens of too many other major cities, have recently fallen victim to a gang of rogue cyclists using the charade of Critical Mass events to expound the virtues of unrealistic political and environmental idealism. Initially disrupting (read: bringing to a standstill) our already maniacal Friday afternoon traffic …
Test Drives
The 2010 Honda Insight – A second opinion
The 2010 Honda Insight – A second opinionA huge success on the Japanese market since its launch at the beginning of the year, the Honda Insight will soon be available at Honda dealerships. I had the chance to drive some of the preproduction models at the launch of this vehicle last November, which took place in uncharacteristically …
News
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Honda Insight Dropped With Civic Hybrid Possibly Coming Soon
Honda Insight Dropped With Civic Hybrid Possibly Coming SoonHonda continues to shuffle its model lineup as it prepares to launch a new generation of hybrid and electric vehicles. Following the Clarity plug-in hybrid sedan, the smaller Insight hybrid sedan is also bowing out. In fact, don’t look for it on Honda Canada’s website because it’s no longer there.
Recalls
Honda and Acura: Faulty Fuel Pump Leads to Global Recall
Honda and Acura: Faulty Fuel Pump Leads to Global RecallA number of owners of Honda and Acura vehicles need to be aware that the low-pressure fuel pump could fail in some cases, causing the engine to run rough or maybe not even start. They may also see a “Check Engine” light pop up on the instrument cluster or feel …
Hybrid/Plug-in Hybrid
2019 Honda Insight is Pricier, Less Efficient… but Possibly More Fun
2019 Honda Insight is Pricier, Less Efficient… but Possibly More FunCanadian drivers who like Honda and green cars have the new Accord Hybrid and Clarity Plug-In Hybrid to consider, but when the company introduced the all-new 2019 Honda Insight at the beginning of the year, it signaled its intention to once again offer a smaller and more affordable option. Of …
New York
New York Auto Show: Apple Officially Won Over the Car Industry
New York Auto Show: Apple Officially Won Over the Car IndustryThe star of the show in New York this week is not one you’d expect, but one which you already know very well. Apple and its CarPlay interface are featured in most, if not all, the new models on display at the show. In the meantime, it seems as though …
Detroit2019 Honda Insight Preview
2019 Honda Insight PreviewHonda has been an active player in the hybrid vehicle market for quite some time now. The original Honda Insight was launched in North America back in 1999, a few months before the first Toyota Prius . The Japanese brand followed up with two generations of the Civic Hybrid, two …
News
Honda will Unveil a New Insight in Detroit
Honda will Unveil a New Insight in DetroitIt feels like we just got out of Honda’s newest hybrid, the Clarity, and Honda is already talking about yet another hybrid sedan. This one, as we found out this morning, will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show next month, and will carry the Insight name. Wait, didn’t Honda …
Electric
End of the Road for the Insight
End of the Road for the InsightDo you remember the Insight? The hybrid Honda launched nearly a year before the Prius? It’s easily forgotten, ever since its launch in 1999, its death in 2006, or its resurrection in 2009. While Toyota has sold 3.19 million Prius globally since launch, only 280,629 Insight found homes, and more …
News
Attitudes, Realities Clash When Shopping For Hybrid Cars
Attitudes, Realities Clash When Shopping For Hybrid CarsIs there a disconnect between what people say about hybrid cars and how they actually feel about them? According to a recent Harris Poll, the answer to that question would seem to be "yes." Although 30 percent of Americans who currently own a car have stated that they would be …
Videos
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Motoring TV 2000 Episode 19
Motoring TV 2000 Episode 19Honda Insight 2001 Nissan Sentra GXE brake self-check GMC Terradyne concept Jim Kenzie on the Honda Insight.
Episodes
Motoring TV 2000 Episode 21
Motoring TV 2000 Episode 21Charlene Hayes, automotive instructor 2001 Honda Insight washer fluid vs water 1959 Cadillac broken crankshaft cars and truck fleet safety issues.
2001
Motoring TV 2001 Episode 1
Motoring TV 2001 Episode 12001 Hyundai Santa Fe 2001 Volvo V40 2000 Honda S2000 2001 Honda Insight 2001 Mazda Tribute road crown effect of tires 1935 Chevrolet breaking in new engine Jim Kenzie on Firestone tire scandal.
2001
Motoring TV 2001 Episode 15
Motoring TV 2001 Episode 15GM reveals three new SUVs 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Hyundai HD6 concept tips on getting grease job should you buy an Oldsmobile? gearshift indicator can cause transmission trouble Jim Kenzie declares war on left lane bandits.
2001
Motoring TV 2001 Episode 26
Motoring TV 2001 Episode 26Trucks enter cyberspace 2002 Buick Rendezvous 2001 Honda Insight; alternator misuse 1962 Sabra, built in Isreal 2001 Porsche Boxster tower braces move from racetrack to your car proper steering wheel hand positioning.
Episodes
Motoring TV 2002 Episode 4
Motoring TV 2002 Episode 4Truck racing at Nuburgring Germany 2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK32 2002 Honda Insight preparing your vehicle's finish for winter Austin 90 pros & cons of diesel engines Jim Kenzie on European Truck Racing.
Episodes
Motoring TV 2002 Episode 12
Motoring TV 2002 Episode 122002 Audi A4 2002 Nissan Altima S 2001 Honda Insight preparing for winter driving 2002 Firehawk squeaky wiper blades Jim Kenzie on continuously variable transmissions.
Episodes
Motoring TV 2002 Episode 15
Motoring TV 2002 Episode 15Midas helps women learn more about cars 2002 Mercedes-Benz G500 proper brake fluid levels Dodge Razor concept 2002 Honda Insight coolant leak into engine oil = very bad is it time to reinstate mandatory testing for the elderly?