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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

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The third-generation Insight is powered by the third generation of Honda’s two-motor hybrid system, featuring a 1.5-liter liter Atkinson cycle engine, electric propulsion motor, and lithium-ion battery pack. The body features Honda’s Advance Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure.

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2013 Honda Insight: The Forgotten Hybrid?

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And with poor sales and Toyota's Prius C now on the market as a head-to-head rival, the Honda Insight can definitely consider itself a follower. That's a shame, for those who remember the original Honda Insight. It may have looked quirky, cost a great deal and only seated two, but it was a triumph of engineering over.

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VW e-Golf Drive Report, Tesla In Arizona, Used Honda Insight Guide: Today's Car News

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run down what you need to know if you want to buy an early Honda Insight, and dig deeper into GM''s new and more fuel-efficient engines. Today on Green CarReports: We drive VW''s first electric car to be sold in the U.S., All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Honda Insight Hybrid Goes on Sale in Japan on Friday

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The Insight features a newly developed hybrid system including a 1.3-liter liter i-VTEC engine and Honda’s fifth-generation Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) technology. To further support fuel-efficient driving, the Insight features the Ecological Drive Assist System (Eco Assist) as standard equipment on all models.

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2012 Honda Insight CO2 emissions drop below 100g/km

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Honda has confirmed that the 2012 Honda Insight will have CO2 emissions below 100g/km. Honda has achieved this by tinkering with the model’s aerodynamics, reducing engine friction and alterations to the CVT [.].

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Tesla Model 3 sales, Honda Insight recall, Mazda electric lineup and California goes its own way: Today's Car News

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Honda recalls the 2019 Insight. Mazda announces its electric lineup with a familiar engine acting as a range extender. The Tesla Model 3 is the fifth best-selling car in the United States. California overrules the EPA's emissions freeze. And Kia scraps plans for the Sorento diesel in the U.S. The Tesla.

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New Honda Insight 10th-Best Selling Car in Japan in February, Edges Out Prius

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Honda received more than 15,000 orders for the Insight, which was launched that month. Nevertheless, the Insight made No. 10 in the category of vehicles with engines of 660cc or larger, beating Toyota Motor Corp.’s But it was able to deliver just 4,906 units, missing its monthly sales target of 5,000.

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