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Honda: Insight doesn't look like Prius. Seriously.

One oft-heard criticism of the latest Honda Insight hybrid hatchback is that it looks too much like its chief rival from Toyota, the Prius. We certainly don't have any difficulty picking one out from the other, but it's clear the two cars share a similar general shape due to the desire to minimize wind resistance. Says Nobuki Ebisawa, managing director at Honda R&D Co, "We don't think it looks like the Prius at all... There may be some similarities in the roof line, but it is clearly different." Ebisawa further points out that the ... Read more →

REPORT: Honda Insight sales withering in face of competition from Toyota Prius Jeremy Korzeniewski

Honda's Insight hybrid is failing to live up to sales expectations here in the important U.S. market. While Honda claims the Insight was never meant to be a direct competitor to the Toyota Prius, ...

Incentives: How Japan and the U.S. create different green car markets Jeremy Korzeniewski

For the last two months in Japan, hybrid vehicles from either Honda or Toyota have actually managed to outsell all other vehicles, regardless of what's powering them. Here in the States, though, ...

Honda Insight becomes best-selling vehicle in Japan Sam Abuelsamid

Aside from North America, the only other market where hybrid vehicles have really taken off is Japan. Even with the popularity of the Prius and other hybrids from Toyota, none has ever made it to ...

Honda Insight hitting U.S. dealerships now Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to Kicking Tires, the new 2010 Honda Insight is now beginning to hit dealerships across the United States as we speak. A quick phone call to my own local dealership revealed two shiny ...

Honda Insight handily outselling projections in Japan 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

So far, all indications are that Honda has got a hit on its corporate hands in the form of its new Insight hybrid hatchback. The automaker had been hoping to get 5,000 orders per month in its home market of Japan for the new Insight, but that sales target was eclipsed after just over a week on ...

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