Comments on: Review: 2010 Honda Insight EX

By: Toyotafan2009

Toyotafan2009 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:36:32 +0000

This car is the worst car i have ever seen, the 2nd generation Prius looks cooler. If u have seen the inside then u know that it is horribile. The 3rd generation Prius is the best car ever it looks cool, drives like a real car. The Prius gets average 50 but i have seen cases with it getting up to 70 compared to 45 average for the insight into the junk yard lol.

By: jnhuey

jnhuey — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:55:27 +0000

Real world 2010 Honda Insight mileage rates higher than EPA mileage. The ECO Assist reinforces accelerating and braking gently to increase fuel economy.

http://www.fuelly.com/car/honda/insight/hybrid%20h4

By: orangecones

orangecones — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:14:15 +0000

I believe someone forgot to tell NMOFGM that the Aveo is 100% Korean product….design and built in Korea by the wonderful people at Daewoo Automotive.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:44:34 +0000

Sounds to me like they didn’t get 40MPG
If you can’t get that, a hybrid is just about useless
DrFill

By: Need more oil for GM jackass

Need more oil for GM jackass — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:23:10 +0000

Go Honda! At least onda and Toyota are producing affordable cheap hybrid vehicles. What does GM do? Produce the Chvey Volt that will cost $40,000. Stupid jackasses. They deserve to go into bankruptcy. They should have killed Buick as well. Screw GM and Chrysler.

By: du_biggs

du_biggs — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:18:47 +0000

someone mentioned the HS….that thing looks dangerously like a Nissan Versa. I would take the three or four versas and my self respect over giving money to lexus

By: du_biggs

du_biggs — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:15:53 +0000

I hate hearing people say that this is a prius ripoff, when in reality, the 2nd gen prius used the same shape as the original insight and slapped on a couple extra doors.

And I also get sick of these things being called “green.” Look at all of the transportation, mining, refining, etc costs of the battery back alone, and then tell me how this saves the planet. Go buy a regular economy car, or better yet walk or use public transportation when available.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:10:44 +0000

yup…. smug-mobile.

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:55:23 +0000

I thought it was copied from a Trivial Pursuit game piece

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:49:12 +0000

… which was copied from a wedge of cheese so blame the dairy industry.

By: F50

F50 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:43:44 +0000

Didn’t the Prius copy the original Insight look?

By: KarLoveBoy88

KarLoveBoy88 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:20:23 +0000

I actually like the ideology of this car and the overall design of it. Although they are the originators of the hybrid generation, they may have lost their cool with the Prius looks. As far as Honda goes, its the best looking car they have produced in a while.

By: Smegley Wanxalot

Smegley Wanxalot — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:50:24 +0000

I bet when that Prius driver shot you that seething look you felt really really bad.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:21:58 +0000

I kind of like the interior on this, more than even a Civic or anything wlse in it’s class. That’s messed up. I’d not be against buying this car if I really didn’t like driving. It’s not a bad looking car, and given the price of it and how it will hold it’s value, it would be worth a look. Again, if I hated cars.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:20:05 +0000

elvacano, the shape is due to aerodynamics…it’s just about the most efficient shape possible for a 4 seater with some cargo room…so you can’t really diverge too much from that wedge shape without costing you efficiency…

not really a shock the LLN crowd dumps on it, it’s not designed for enthusiasts…but, on the other hand, the more people adopt this car, the higher the average mpg goes up, and the more justifiable it become to retain a small number of performance-oriented cars…gotta think about the big picture sometimes…

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:16:09 +0000

So Mark, after testing this did you feel the need to attend a Anthony Robbins seminar or did several hot showers do the trick?

By: Stix

Stix — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:50:51 +0000

I’m more surprised that the reviewer didn’t go “Jeremy Clarkson” on this Insight.

As much as I hate hybrids, you can’t deny the fact that the Prius did set standards for the majority of hybrid cars being designed today. The new Insight doesn’t feel like it even comes close to beating the Prius.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:31:27 +0000

Ah man, and I bought one of those flower outfits to wear for Halloween, you’re saying everyone doesn’t find them cool?

By: Elvacano

Elvacano — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:30:32 +0000

I don t like the fact that it looks like a Prius. Couldn’t they come out with their own design?

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:28:52 +0000

Also… why is it that all the really fuel efficient vehicles don’t come with a larger gas tank? I can get 300+ highway miles from my current vehicle. Why don’t they slap a 15 gallon tank in one of these and shoot for 600 miles? It would be nice to go on vacation and not have to stop to fill up at all.

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:23:54 +0000

Hey, look. It’s the “me too!” car.

I’ve seen the advertisements for these things. Honda wants you to think that everyone is driving one… and that is enough to keep me away right there.

Is there such a thing as ECO-RICE? Ya’ know… looks green, isn’t. For $23,000 you’d be better off buying a Civic.

By: jewop

jewop — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:22:54 +0000

I am a huge honda fan and a toyota hater, however, I think its funny that the TDI was mentioned as a “competitor” but there wasn’t much discussion after that. If honda really wants to kick toyota’s ass with a vehicle, how ’bout they finally bring they’re DTEC over and put it into the TSX and lets see what it can do against the Jetta TDI and the Prius.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:20:44 +0000

Wow, you managed to make it through an entire review with a Honda product and it didn’t leave you stranded with major engine and transmission problems. Consider yourself lucky. Must have been difficult to ignore the heckling and laughing that people were doing as you drove around in an embarrassing import.

There’s a reason why the Cobalt and Aveo are the class leaders in fuel economy. They also lead in quality, reliability and General Motors outstanding bulletproof reputation. Send this pile of crap to the junkyard with the rest of the piece of crap imports.

Be American. Buy American. Buy GM.

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:18:00 +0000

this car oozes boredom in real life!

By: Elvacano

Elvacano — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:16:32 +0000

Looks better in person, especially the front end. I also saw the Lexus Hs on the street and could not believe how much nicer it looked in person.

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:10:31 +0000

Wasn’t there a review when this thing came out almost a year ago? Seems like wasted space reviewing it here as if it was just released. At this juncture, they could have included many of the complaints that have surfaced like too-small rear seat and legroom, small rear door openings, cheap plastic interior, uncomfortable ride and relatively poor sales even during the Clunker trade-in phase.

By: A.C.

A.C. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:26 +0000

Are you want to to buy a Hybrid?
Pirus is better than this