Honda’s long-serving Insight hybrid-electric sedan is unchanged for the 2022 model year, though the base LX trim has been dropped. That brings the range down to two models, with a single powertrain and no packages available.
Powering the 2019 Honda Insight is a 1.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with 107 horsepower and 99 pound-feet of torque. When combined with one of the two electric motors that work with the engine, total system performance is 151 hp and 197 lb-ft of torque. A second motor serves as a generator that powers the electric... Read more »
The Insight is powered by Honda's Integrated Motor Assist system, which is a combination of a 1.3-liter gas engine and a 13-hp electric motor, all attached to a continuously variable transmission. The engine and motor combined generate 98-hp and 123-lb.ft of torque, and provide 40-plus mpg fuel economy. The LX trim offers six airbags, anti-lock... Read more »
This car is different from any other on the road. The two-seat Honda Insight looks slippery and futuristic. And it is. According to Honda, it is the most aerodynamic production car on the road. And it is the first gasoline-electric hybrid car sold in the U.S. The Insight offers the environmental benefits of an electric... Read more »
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