DACH Supersonic December 20, 2017 Share December 20, 2017 2019 Honda Insight http://www.motortrend.com/news/2019-honda-insight-goes-mainstream/ It’s official: Honda will bring back the Insight nameplate that it discontinued in 2014. This time around, Honda is positioning the Insight as an upscale, five-passenger sedan instead of a hatch. Honda has released images of the Insight Prototype ahead of its official debut at the Detroit auto show in January. The prototype takes plenty of design cues from the Civic, including its long hood and curvaceous body lines. The 2019 Honda Insight will adopt a two-motor hybrid system. The 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid uses this type of setup, pairing two electric motors with a 2.0-liter DOHC Atkinson cycle engine. Exact powertrain details for the Insight are unknown, but it’s already sounding better than the pesky Integrated Motor Assist setup on the old Insight. We never liked the system, which is comprised of a 1.3-liter I-4 with an electric motor producing a combined total of 98 hp. The powertrain would switch on and off too abruptly at stoplights, as we noted in a 2009 review. Introduced in 1999, the first-generation Insight was a two-door vehicle and the first hybrid to launch in the U.S. Honda didn’t debut a second generation until 2009, when the model adopted a more practical five-door design. Still, we weren’t all that impressed with the Insight’s interior space, not to mention its ride quality. Transforming the Insight from an egg-shaped hatch to a sedan should help broaden its appeal. And it’ll erase any comparisons that may have been made in the past with the king of all hybrids, the Toyota Prius. Expect a much more premium feel and a more spacious interior for the new Insight. It’ll slot above the Civic in Honda’s lineup and will offer fuel economy that is competitive with other compact hybrids, the automaker says. Honda is also claiming the model will have “best-in-class performance.” “You won’t have to be an electrification advocate to appreciate the new Insight—it’s a great car in its own right, independent of what’s happening under the hood,” Henio Arcangeli Jr., senior vice president of Automobile Sales and general manager of the Honda Division at American Honda Motor Co., said in a statement. A production version of the Insight will arrive next summer. It’s part of Honda’s plan for electrified vehicles to comprise two-thirds of its global sales by 2030. The 2019 Honda Insight will join the new Accord Hybrid, launching early next year, alongside the Clarity series in Honda’s expanding green lineup. The vehicle will enter production at Honda’s plant in Greensburg, Indiana. Source: Honda ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WONWON 1st Gear January 12, 2018 Share January 12, 2018 (edited) Much much better looking than the Japanese competition it's trying to beat. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2019-honda-insight-is-your-civic-hybrid-replacement-america/ Edited January 12, 2018 by WONWON 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdash Supersonic January 12, 2018 Share January 12, 2018 wow drastic departure from the current design and no more Kammback... looks much better than the Jap competitor. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACH Supersonic January 12, 2018 Author Share January 12, 2018 Design cues from the Honda Civic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WONWON 1st Gear January 12, 2018 Share January 12, 2018 Hopefully this will be the base design for the new civic.... It'll be some tough competition for Toyota on both the bread and butter and hybrid front. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotr8445r 5th Gear January 13, 2018 Share January 13, 2018 wow drastic departure from the current design and no more Kammback... looks much better than the Jap competitor.Look abit like coupe suv design if it can be taller 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecarboy302 3rd Gear January 13, 2018 Share January 13, 2018 Interestingly it is designed to slot in between the Civic and Accord as an intended replacement for the Civic Hybrid. It looks good to me, slightly better than both the Civic and Accord. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass 6th Gear January 14, 2018 Share January 14, 2018 Could be good if it is 5k lesser than Prius to remove it's stinking reputation of images hybrids...if it proves to be good, Prius can self destruct itself 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runforyourlife 5th Gear January 15, 2018 Share January 15, 2018 Does look abit like Mazda 3 curves.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penknife 5th Gear January 15, 2018 Share January 15, 2018 Hope it lands in SG KAH does not have a habit to bring in hybrids except the NSX 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Moderator January 15, 2018 Share January 15, 2018 Hope it lands in SG KAH does not have a habit to bring in hybrids except the NSX Well they did bring in the Civic hybrid some time back (FD series) n Insight as well which was only 1litre if not mistaken. For some reason, they stop bringing since then though a lot of JDM Hondas are hybrid so not as if they got no choices. Then again JDM models are not meant for export in theory. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACH Supersonic January 15, 2018 Author Share January 15, 2018 I think they also bring in the FCX hybrid too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecarboy302 3rd Gear January 16, 2018 Share January 16, 2018 Well they did bring in the Civic hybrid some time back (FD series) n Insight as well which was only 1litre if not mistaken. For some reason, they stop bringing since then though a lot of JDM Hondas are hybrid so not as if they got no choices. Then again JDM models are not meant for export in theory.I guess we may see this come locally but pricing remains a question mark especially now this Insight is supposed to position between the Civic and Accord and given how Civic is priced here, it won't come cheap that's for sure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Moderator January 16, 2018 Share January 16, 2018 I guess we may see this come locally but pricing remains a question mark especially now this Insight is supposed to position between the Civic and Accord and given how Civic is priced here, it won't come cheap that's for sure. If it's priced above Civic then would be a tough ask for sure! A real pity as Honda have good cars but priced abit high across the range!! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahobahomet 1st Gear January 16, 2018 Share January 16, 2018 quite nice, to me it looks better than the civic I'm curious with the actual output and how's the drivability. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xers007 Supercharged January 16, 2018 Share January 16, 2018 (edited) one word .... NICE... got hints of VW Arteon... Great that Honda is finding back its design thoughts... Edited January 16, 2018 by Xers007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WONWON 1st Gear January 18, 2018 Share January 18, 2018 Which car/model form Kah has the full range of features of Honda Sensing....including adaptive cruise control and auto park? Sad, sg models always seems to be stripped of all these things.....not even offered as options. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecarboy302 3rd Gear January 19, 2018 Share January 19, 2018 Which car/model form Kah has the full range of features of Honda Sensing....including adaptive cruise control and auto park? Sad, sg models always seems to be stripped of all these things.....not even offered as options. Only the facelifted top of the line Odyssey EXV Navi Res has Honda Sensing. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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