Honda Insight Hybrid Concept: The Full Monty with Mega Gallery
The most important debut at Honda’s Paris Show stand was of course the Insight Concept, which heralds the return of a dedicated hybrid to the Japanese automaker’s model line-up. Honda’s Prius fighter will make its first appearance in production form at the 
Honda’s FCX Clarity was evidently the stylistic inspiration for the Insight’s exterior design. Our opinion is that the Japanese carmaker played it a bit too safe with the Insight, but then again, so did
The Insight will sport a mild hybrid powertrain which is essentially a development of the one found in the Civic IMA combining an electric motor with a small displacement petrol engine and a CVT gearbox. Unlike the Prius, the Insight won’t be able to run only on electricity. Honda purposely chose to equip the Insight with a pretty simple but nevertheless, effective in terms of fuel economy and emissions, drivetrain in order to keep the price down.
According to Honda officials, the Insight will be priced from around $18,000 to $19,000, significantly undercutting its arch rival, the Prius which begins from around $22,000.
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You don’t need to be an automotive designer to see that the Honda Insight hybrid concept that will make its public debut at the Paris Show is about 99 percent production ready. And even though Honda’s designers may alter the shape of the...
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