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2010 Honda Insight Overview

Likes:

  • Great real-world fuel economy
  • Responsive powertrain
  • Decent handling and maneuverability
  • Design details of a more expensive vehicle

Dislikes:

  • Rear headroom is tight
  • Shallow cargo space
  • Stability control (VSA) not offered on base LX model

Bottom Line

By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

The experts at TheCarConnection.com have read all the best reviews on the Web regarding the new 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid , bringing you some of the most useful information in this review. TheCarConnection.com's editors, well schooled in small cars and hybrids , have ...

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By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

It's easy to write off the 2010 Honda Insight as a Toyota Prius—the two hybrids do, after all, share strikingly similar profiles—but reviews read by TheCarConnection.com indicate there's more to this 2010 Insight than you'll take in at first glance. The 2010 Honda Insight is "an...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2010 Honda Insight: 5dr CVT LX $19,800 / $18,687 City: 40
Hwy: 43
2010 Honda Insight: 5dr CVT EX $21,300 / $20,098 City: 40
Hwy: 43
2010 Honda Insight: 5dr CVT EX w/Navi $23,100 / $21,790 City: 40
Hwy: 43
2010 Honda Insight: 5dr CVT LX PZEV $19,800 / $18,687 City: 40
Hwy: 43
2010 Honda Insight: 5dr CVT EX PZEV $21,300 / $20,098 City: 40
Hwy: 43
2010 Honda Insight: 5dr CVT EX w/Navi PZEV $23,100 / $21,790 City: 40
Hwy: 43

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The new Insight enters a segment of the new-car market long dominated by the Toyota Prius, and only the Prius. To a lesser degree, the Honda Civic Hybrid has competed with the Prius; unlike the Prius and the new Insight, the Civic Hybrid has essentially the same outward appearance as the mainstream Civic sedan models, but with Honda's IMA hybrid system to yield fuel economy ratings of 40 mpg city, 45 mpg highway. The 2010 Honda Insight has a similar hybrid system, but the rest of the package is unique, with a versatile hatchback arrangement and a more memorable look that screams "hybrid." Backseat headroom is a bit short in the Insight. Another alternative is Honda's own Fit, which returns fuel economy in the 30s in normal driving and has an amazingly vast and versatile interior, thanks to the so-called Magic Seat arrangement, along with very crisp, responsive handling. Those who plan to do a lot of highway driving will also be happy with the Jetta Sportwagen TDI, which gets similar mileage on the highway, in a big, roomy vehicle, albeit with lower numbers in the city. Then there's the Smart Fortwo, which some might consider alongside the Insight, but the Fortwo is more of a novelty. It only fits two, parking is a snap, and fuel economy approaches 40 mpg; however, the ride is very choppy, the seats are skimpy, and it's twitchy on the highway. But stop the presses! The Prius will be completely redesigned for the 2010 model year, adding interior space, safety and luxury features, and improvements to the hybrid system, resulting in even better fuel economy and a more responsive powertrain.

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Comments (2 total)

  1. By Carl F Thelin #1, Posted: 6/4/2009

    "Honda owners who get behind the wheel of the new Insight will feel instantly at home." That says a lot for consistent, and logical ergonomics found in Honda and Toyota vehicles. Look around the industry and see how many varieties of "cruise control" buttons and levers there are. SAE tries to standardize ergonomics but...

  2. By Bruce Clark #2, Posted: 6/5/2009

    Crash test results are now in and posted on the government website. Five star frontal driver rating, four star frontal passenger. Five star side impact ratings. Great rollover ratings too.

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