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more about #10hondainsight more comments → Mobius: Wow, Honda make the best, most memorable adverts in this whole industry, good work! more » bzr: After watching that commercial, bzr's small heart grew three sizes that day. And then the true meaning of Christmas came through, and bzr found the st... more » Mad_Science: I like a lot of things about Honda...but can't bring myself to really get excited about their cars. more » MushyHeirloom: Would I have preferred some classic video-game references? Definitely. A bit more FIT IS GO perhaps? Sure. But the idea is sound, certainly. And face ... more » wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx: I rather liked it. It didn't change the fact that I don't want a hybrid...ever. But it made me think that Honda still has a little fun in it left. Fun... more » .357: They should have played PONG with the headlights. more » Jo Schmo: They got nothin on these LED sheep! + Watch video more » engineerd: Awesome. Hey, I'm a nerd. Of course I'm going to see the win in that feat of geekiness. It reminded me of my sister's LiteBrite. Remember those? more » 03SVT Defender of SUVs, friend to the douche: What? I don't remember seeing anything like this in any of the Matrix movies. more » Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II: Already been done with sheep. Which is kind of like a metaphor as most Honda owners are sheep. [www.geek.com] more » Triborough: I remember when you could tell who made what car just by looking at it. Now you have to go find the badge. more » MushyHeirloom: From ugliest to least-ugly, line up... more » POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION: I gotta hand it to Ford for building a beautiful sedan such as the Fusion. It proves that an American car doesn't have to look like (that still looks... more » vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: so this is the treehugger version of [jalopnik.com] ? How adorable. more » Boosted Lego Wagon: Lucky Day, Ned Nederlander, and Dusty Bottoms. I guess that makes the TDI Jetta El Guapo. more » -
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Honda Busts Out Programming Skilz In New Insight Ad
With a starting price of $19,800, the new Honda Insight practically sells itself, but in case people in the hybrid market were on the fence, Honda used its Insights for this clever matrix-animated ad. More » -
#detroitautoshow
First Photo Of 2010 Toyota Prius, 2010 Honda Insight Together
After the Detroit Auto Show closed yesterday, we stuck around and captured the first shots of the freshly unveiled 2010 Toyota Prius with the 2010 Honda Insight; also, a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid was there. More » -
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2010 Honda Insight Ecological Drive Assist System Grows Leaves, Gets Other Features
Details on the instrument panel and driver assist systems on the new 2010 Honda Insight have been released and it seems Honda is intent on training the new hybrid's drivers in much the same way other auto manufacturers have announced. The "Ecological Drive Assist System" uses a combination of color cues in the speedometer and "leaves which grow" to encourages economical driving behaviors. When you push the "Eco" mode button, the speedo turns green when you're being frugal or blue when you're hooning it, also a panel grows "leaves" to reward short term driving and displays the long term performance as well. This of course comes on the heels of the announcement from Ford about their "Smartgauge with EcoGuide" system in the Fusion Hybrid and Milan Hybrid which also rewards judicious use of the go-pedal with growing leaves. We expect everyone who complained about that system to bellyache about this too. More » -
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New Honda Insight Hybrid Revealed, Expected $18,500 Price Tag To Make It World's Cheapest
Honda pulled a fast one on us and gave its new Prius-killer acrazy dusted-off name — the 2010 Honda Insight. While certainly not creative, the intent behind this vehicle is. At an expected price tag of $18,500, the new Honda Insight is expected to compete at a much lower price point than any other hybrid on the market. Although it's only a "concept" version, we're told we should expect the final version to show off more than 90% of the same looks as the one pictured here. We'll find out for sure when we see it officially unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October, with the production-intent tweaks debuting at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Our first take is the Insight looks surprisingly like our rendered speculation, but actually jazzes things up a bit with big flashy wheels, sharp lower lighting and plenty of chrome, all of which are suspect in production form. It does still have the shape of a robot egg, so we're not totally surprised there. The car is primarily powered by the gasoline engine, with standard hybrid electric startup and acceleration duties. Honda is also touting a "driving support function" which helps drivers achieve higher mileage. Complete details on what we know below the jump. More »
