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Will Surging Gas Prices Save The Honda Insight?

Green Car Reports

The Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybrid vehicle of all time and recently passed three million sales globally and a million in the U.S., And when fuel prices rise, so has demand for the Prius and other high-mileage vehicles. So then, why hasn't it for the Honda Insight? over more than a decade.

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2011 Honda Insight

Green Car Reports

The 2011 Honda Insight is the least expensive hybrid car on sale in the U.S. this year, at a base price of just $18,970 with delivery. But despite this distinction, the subcompact hatchback hasn’t been a success for Honda, selling just a fraction of early projections.

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2012 Toyota Prius C Vs 2012 Honda Insight: Sub-$20K Hybrids Compared

Green Car Reports

If you're in the market for a brand new hybrid but want to save a few pennies on purchase price, you're really limited to two vehicles. One is the 2012 Honda Insight, familiar not just for its Prius-like profile but also having been on sale for several years now.

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New Honda Insight details revealed

Green Cars News

The new version of the Honda Insight Hybrid is now on sale in the US and boasts an influx of new features. The vehicle, which has a starting price of $18,200, has a base line model known simply as “Insight” with Insight LX and the top-of-the-line Insight EX also available.

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

Green Car Congress

But it was able to deliver just 4,906 units, missing its monthly sales target of 5,000. Nevertheless, the Insight made No. The Prius came in 12 th , with its sales falling 20% from a year earlier to 4,524 units. But sales of the Prius will likely pick up once Toyota releases the next-generation version this May.

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Honda Prices the Insight Starting Under $20,000

Green Car Congress

The all-new 2010 Honda Insight goes on-sale 24 March with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $19,800 for the entry-level Insight LX, American Honda Motor Co., gallon fuel tank, the Insight delivers an estimated maximum driving range exceeding 400 miles.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

Even though memories of the gas lines and fuel rationing of 1979 were still vivid by 1987, oil prices crashed hard during the middle 1980s, hitting bottom in 1986. It appears that this engine was not legal for sale in high-altitude areas. Just $66 with gas priced at $1.16 per gallon. Crushes the Hyundai Excel. It loves to run!

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