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2019 Honda Insight production model to make global debut at New York International Auto Show; series hybrid with 55 mpg city

Green Car Congress

The all-new, production version of the 2019 Insight ( earlier post ) will make its global production debut at the 2018 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). As a premium compact sedan, Insight is positioned and priced between Civic and Accord in Honda’s passenger car lineup. l/100 km) in the city. Body and chassis.

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2019 Honda Insight: good-looking 50-mpg competitor for Prius hybrid

Green Car Reports

Teased in January as a "concept" without an interior, the production version of the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid sedan has been revealed just before this week's New York auto show.

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2019 Honda Insight video review

Green Car Reports

You could be forgiven for not remembering the two Honda vehicles that have worn an Insight badge before. This 2019 Honda Insight is the third Honda to wear the name and perhaps it’s. The first was a quirky hatchback two-seater that struggled for acceptance with mainstream buyers.

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2019 Honda Insight review update: Putting the Civic on notice

Green Car Reports

That sound you hear isn’t the 2019 Honda Insight’s hybrid powertrain whirring along. The 2019 Insight isn’t just a better hybrid, it’s a better compact car. I spent a week moseying around in an Insight Touring, a well-equipped $29,000 compact sedan with.

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2019 Honda Insight prototype to debut at Detroit auto show

Green Car Reports

The company said Tuesday morning that it will show a prototype of what will be the 2019 Honda Insight. A new hybrid car from one of the pioneers of hybrid-electric vehicles is notable, and that's what Honda has delivered.

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2019 Honda Insight video preview from Detroit auto show

Green Car Reports

The 2019 Honda Insight is a compact premium sedan projected to get an EPA combined rating of 50 mpg or better. The new Insight is Honda's third try at a dedicated hybrid, each of. Pickup trucks took the limelight this year, but a significant green car made a quiet debut.

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2019 Honda Insight recalled for rearview camera failure

Green Car Reports

The 2019 Honda Insight hybrid hasn't been on sale for long; and yet Honda is already recalling more than 6,000 of them for a rearview camera failure. The problem affects another 226,000 vehicles—2018 Accord models, possibly including some Accord Hybrids.