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For The Honda Insight hybrid is an efficient, well-equipped, practical and clean-living car that can cope with family life.
Against Hybrid engine lacks muscle and isn't terribly refined; steering has virtually no feel.
What Car? says
The Honda Insight is compromised in too many ways to have true mass-market appeal. However, if the environment is high on your agenda and you are willing to put up with the car’s shortcomings, this is the one to have.
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4.5
There are 6 Honda Insight versions available
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
Forget everything you might have remembered about the first, two-seat Honda Insight. The second-generation version of the hybrid is now a direct rival for other efficient small family cars like the Toyota Prius and Ford Focus Econetic. It isn’t the same exercise in outright efficiency as the original car was – it’s 400kg heavier, for a start – but it has far broader appeal thanks to its five-seater cabin and large boot.
The Insight’s fuel consumption and emissions are impressive, although, since its CO2 emissions are over 100g/km, the Insight isn’t exempt from road tax. Prices for the Insight are lower than those of its closest rival, the Prius, but Honda dealers are among the stingiest of all with discounts.
The hybrid system is a development of proven technology, so it should prove to be reliable, and the battery is designed to last the life of the vehicle. Honda also has a reputation for quality in other respects, so the Insight is likely to be dependable.
Reader test team says:
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Having recently switched from a gas guzzling monster hulk of a Chrysler 300C the Insight is exactly what I was looking for. Going from Yank Tank to…
5
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I have just changed my old Fiat Croma 1.9L diesel automatic for my new Insight. Getting used to a hybrid is different especially as I drive on hand…
4
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The Insight is compromised in too many ways to have true mass-market appeal. However, if you are willing to put up with the car’s shortcomings, this is the version to have.
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