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Consumer Reports tests fuel efficiency vs. speed; Honda Insight biggest loser

The faster you drive, the more fuel you use. Common sense, right? Absolutely, but it's still helpful to see real-life data, as you'll see by checking out the results of a recent test performed by Consumer Reports. Not all cars perform the same at various speed limits, and as you might expect, America's most fuel efficient models are also the vehicles most affected by speed. A total of seven vehicles were tested by CR: a Acura TSX with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder; a new 2010 Honda Insight; a Lexus RX350; a Mercury Mountaineer with 4.6-liter ... Read more →

Insight 1G: first-gen Honda Insight with diesel upgrade gets 80 mpg Sebastian Blanco

Ever heard of the Insight 1G? Sounds like the name of a first generation of the high-efficiency hybrid, right? It is, but the twist here is that the 1.0-liter, 70 hp gasoline engine has been ...

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

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 ...

Jeremy Clarkson on Honda Insight: Possibly the worst new car money can buy Jeremy Korzeniewski

- Jeremy Clarkson's disdain for the Honda Insight was pretty much a foregone conclusion, leaving the way in which he actually went about expressing that hatred for the hybrid as the actual ...

Honda explains the lack of moonroof and LED lights on the Insight Sam Abuelsamid

When the Honda Insight went from concept to production in late 2008, it stayed mostly true to what was first shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. However, as usual, there were a few detail changes, ...

Honda challenges UK Insight test drivers to get top MPG number 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda is just now launching the new Insight in Europe, and the marketing team for the UK-based dealerships has come up with a rather inventive new campaign to encourage test drives. Dealerships will record the fuel mileage (as displayed on the Insight's internal trip computer) that drivers manage ...

Honda Insight advertising promotes greenery, practices what it preaches 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda's early advertising for the new Insight is highlighting the hybrid hatchback's low price, which is a few thousand dollars less than the Toyota Prius, its main competition. There's more to the Insight equation, of course, than just its attractive price point, and the Japanese automaker is ...

2010 Prius, new Insight given the onceover by SoCal Honda dealers 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Price war, price war, price war. By now, you're probably all pretty familiar with the battle that is brewing between the numbers that will grace the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius. Aside from the price, though, these two vehicles are different in size and handling and features. Honda dealers, ...

2010 Honda Insight officially priced at $20,470*, on sale March 24 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since Honda announced the revived Insight hybrid for 2010, rumors have swirled that the new model would undercut its chief rival, the Toyota Prius, in price by a few thousand dollars. Now, it's official. Honda's hot new hybrid will start at $19,800 (*plus $670 in destination charges) in ...

Strong early sales in Japan prompt Honda to increase Insight production 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Since Honda started taking orders for the new Insight in Japan earlier this month, dealers have tripled the original sales target. As a result, the company has decided to crank up production starting in April to meet the demand for the new hybrid. Honda had been projecting world-wide Insight ...

U.S. hybrid price war preview: Insight takes lowest hybrid price crown in UK 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the new Honda Insight and third-generation Toyota Prius go on sale in the U.S. later this year, there will be a bit of battle to see if the lower-priced Insight can topple the third-generation Prius from the top hybrid spot. Now that pricing for the Insight has been announced, we can see a ...

Honda sells its 300,000th hybrid, plans CR-Z for 2010 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda has a long history with hybrid vehicles, selling its first fuel-saver, the Insight, way back in 1999 and beating Toyota's Prius to the American market by a couple of years in the process. Since then, the Japanese automaker has managed to move over 300,000 hybrid cars, a milestone that was ...

Honda starts taking orders for new Insight in Japan 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The new 2009 Honda Insight is going on sale in Japan this week, starting at a base price of about $21,000. In Japan the rival Toyota Prius starts at about $25,700, so the Honda has a significant price advantage. Honda won't be announcing U.S. pricing until closer to its April 22 on-sale date ...

European journos get first taste of Honda Insight in Spain 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

For a change, American journalists actually got to try out a new car before those in other countries when we drove the new Honda Insight in Arizona last month. This week, the European media are getting their first crack at the new hybrid hatchback in sunny Valencia, Spain. The Euro-spec Insight ...

Why the new Insight's real world mpg numbers will be higher than the EPA rating 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We recently got the opportunity to drive the new Honda Insight through the gently rolling hills just north of Phoenix, AZ, and managed to score 63.4 mile per gallon on one particular efficiency run. That's impressive, and it's also much higher than the Insight's official EPA rating of 40-city ...

Euro-spec Honda Insight rated at 53 mpg (US), 101 g/km CO2 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

As the clock runs down to the official unveiling of Honda's new Insight for 2009, more information is leaking out of Europe, this time directly from Honda. A new brochure covering the entire European lineup, including the Insight, has gone live on the Honda Belgium site. According to the ...

European Insight brochure leaks out 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The world can be a leaky place, especially since the internet makes it easy to spread any early information in an extremely rapid manner. Such is life for automakers at the moment. The latest victim (or beneficiary, if you consider a leak to be free advertising) is Honda, which saw a Japanese ...

Leaked documentation offers a few early Insight hints 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

With the Detroit Auto Show right around the corner, we won't have to wait that much longer before Honda spills all the details of its second-generation Insight hybrid, but that doesn't mean we aren't keenly interested in whatever tidbits leak out before its official unveiling. According to what ...

Detroit Preview: Honda releases official pic of production Insight 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The new Honda Insight will be making its world debut in production form at the Detroit Auto Show next month without a press conference. The first official photo of the production model came out this morning and it should come as a surprise to no one that it looks almost identical to the concept ...

LA 2008: Honda shows off Insight's Eco Assist dashboard 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Honda joins Ford in the green dash race with its latest piece of clever technology, the Eco Assist dashboard, which the automaker has revealed here in LA and will come with the 2009 Insight hybrid. There's an ECON button on the dash that increases fuel efficiency by changing settings on the CVT ...

Honda: U.K. drivers think hybrids are too expensive 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the United States, sales of hybrid cars greatly outpaces the sales of diesel cars; super-size trucks don't count. The leader of the hybrid race globally and in the States is undoubtedly Toyota, but other manufacturers, including Honda, are doing their best to catch up. Despite the fact that ...

Paris 2008: Live shots of the new Honda Insight... at last! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The biggest bit of greenery at the Paris Motor Show may be the Honda Insight concept. This is the car that's set to give the Prius a run for its money in the ongoing hybrid arms race in America, and it looks like it may have the goods to do proper battle. As has been stated, over and over ...

Honda reveals its plans for Paris 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The big news coming from Honda for the Paris Motor Show is the introduction of the Insight hybrid concept. We are glad that previous reports that the name would be changed were incorrect. For the rest of their booth, Honda has other things to show off as well, and we've pasted the official ...


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