VIDEO: Prius takes on Insight ... on the drag strip?
There are surely lots of ways to go about comparing the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight. While both machines come only in a five-door hatchback bodystyle and are available solely with a hybrid powertrain, the two vehicles differ widely when it comes to size, price, available technology and performance – whether that performance is measured as fuel efficiency, handling, top speed or acceleration.
iMOTOR in the UK decided to stack the two hybrids up against one another in a number of these performance categories, and to do a little comparison on the drag strip. Not surprisingly, neither car was particularly sprightly in acceleration tests, but the Toyota's larger gasoline engine and more powerful electric motor allowed it to cover the quarter-mile in less time than its rival from Honda. Interested in knowing how the two hybrids compare in other interesting categories? We won't spoil it for you. Click here to read the review and watch the video from iMOTOR.
[Source: iMOTOR]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Snowdog 9:31AM (6/16/2009)
Fairly useless review other than driving impressions. On the written review, I could only find data for the Prius, not the Insight.
Using the trip computers is pretty much hopeless. Manufacturers have a big incentive to optimistic here.
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Matt 12:00PM (6/16/2009)
Yeah, plus you can't take anything a Brit says about a Honda at face value. They see them in the same way we see Buicks, an old people's car. In this case, the Prius is clearly a better car so it doesn't matter anyway, but the UK generally has a bad impression of Honda.
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Redeemed 12:00PM (6/16/2009)
I think paint will dry faster before either vehicle reaching the 1/4 mile.
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nrb 12:11PM (6/16/2009)
In the words of Comic Book Guy: Worst website ever.
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Ian 1:48PM (6/16/2009)
The best info this review gave was that the real town mileage fromthese cars is almost exactly the same. Pity the guy coudn't compare this with the Ford Fusion hybrid.
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sn 4:19PM (6/16/2009)
What the hell is that imotor website? Where's the review?
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usbseawolf2000 8:36PM (6/16/2009)
LOL. The bigger and better equipped Prius has to make up the extra cost from the gas saving, just because it is more fuel efficient.
When is the last time the reviews expect Camry to pay for itself for the cost difference with a Corolla? How about the Accord pays for the difference with the Civic?
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usbseawolf2000 8:43PM (6/16/2009)
LOL. The bigger and better equipped Prius has to make up the extra price because the smaller Insight is less fuel efficient?
Does the Camry has to pay for itself with the gas saving over the Corolla? How about the Accord paying for itself from the gas saving over the Civic?
Total nonsense.
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Jackie 12:00PM (6/18/2009)
I don't know how they could fault the looks of the Honda Prius ... oops I mean Insight since it looks so similar to the Toyota Prius!
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