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With the rising price of gasoline, interest in hybrid automobiles are going to be high and, when it comes to hybrid cars, the Honda Insight is an icon to follow. The Honda Insight was made by Honda from 1999 to 2006 with car models available for 2000 to 2006. The Honda Insight is memorable in that it is the first ever hybrid car that received mass production. The car achieved an impressive 70 miles for each gallon as rated by the EPA, sure to make any modern car buyer consider buying an old, second hand Honda Insight. The Honda Insight was first introduced to the market in 1999. After 7 years in production, the Honda Insight only achieved moderate sales success. However, gasoline was much more affordable back then. Had the Honda Insight been available today, the car would be selling light ice cream on a hot day. The Honda Insight was the first hybrid car to have been mass produced and mass marketed. The car was extremely fuel efficient and had very low emissions as well. Achieving 70 miles to the gallon is pretty much par for the course for the Honda Insight. It also scored just as well on emissions testing being rated as a ULEV (ultra low emission vehicle) by the California Air Resource Board. However, the Honda Insight understandably received very little market attention, even though, in hindsight, buying a fleet of these cars would have been a good idea given the current sky high gas prices. Although lauded as a technical marvel and as a forerunner of cars to come, the hybrid was mainly ignored by mainstream car buyers due to its uninteresting looks, lack of power, poor space and highly technical operation. However, some car critics consider the Honda Insight to have been a successful venture by Honda seeing as how the car provided for an accurate, real world based data on the market impact of a hybrid vehicle and the reaction of car buyers to such a vehicle. Notably, the engine used for the Honda Insight is the first generation of IMA hybrid engines. The new generation of hybrid cars from Honda are using second generation IMA hybrid engines. The Honda Insight was powered by the IMA hybrid engine which combined a 0.995 litre lean-burn I3 12 valve SOHC gasoling engine with a 144 volt 10 kw electric motor. It was a front engine, front wheel drive car and was available as either a 5 speed manual transmission car or with the CVT or continuously variable transmission. The Honda Insight also had one of the best engineered car bodies. In order to increase the fuel efficiency of the car, engineers at Honda had design the body of the Honda Insight to be has light as possible. This was done through the use of aluminum and plastic parts on the car. The fuel tank of the Honda Insight was made of plastic while the engine mounts, front brake calipers and rear brake drums were made of aluminum. The result was a car body that weighed 40% lesser than a comparably sized steel body. This decrease in weight notably came about with an increase in torsional rigidity and bending strength. Although considered a technical marvel at the time, the Honda Insight did have a few drawbacks. A common complaint for the Honda Insight is the complexity of the upkeep of the car. For instance, deviations from the suggested tire pressure of the car (which was different for the front and the rear wheels) would result in a loss of fuel efficiency. Given the current price of gasoline which is only going to get higher and higher, the Honda Insight is definitely a car to buy. While new hybrids are coming out to the car market faster than people can buy them, the Honda Insight, as an out of production car, is sure to be a lot less expensive. Headlights by State:
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