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2019 Honda Insight review update: Putting the Civic on notice

That sound you hear isn’t the 2019 Honda Insight’s hybrid powertrain whirring along. It’s the undertaker coming for the vaunted Honda Civic nameplate. The 2019 Insight isn’t just a better hybrid, it’s a better compact car. I spent a week moseying around in an Insight... read more

September 4, 2018 by Andrew Ganz -

2019 Honda Insight hybrid earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

August 23, 2018

2019 Honda Insight first drive mpg review: 55 mpg from hybrid sedan

June 20, 2018

2019 Honda Insight video review

June 19, 2018

Honda starts production of new Insight hybrid in Indiana

Honda announced that it began building its third-generation Insight hybrid at its factory in Indiana this week. The company first introduced a concept version of the car at... read more May 16, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

2019 Honda Insight, 2018 New York auto show

2019 Honda Insight: good-looking 50-mpg competitor for Prius hybrid

Teased in January as a "concept" without an interior, the production version of the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid sedan has been revealed just before this week's New York auto... read more March 28, 2018 by John Voelcker

Honda Insight Prototype, 2018 Detroit auto show

2019 Honda Insight video preview from Detroit auto show

Pickup trucks took the limelight this year, but a significant green car made a quiet debut. It's an interesting and handsome model that revives a familiar name for Honda. The... read more January 17, 2018 by John Voelcker

2019 Honda Insight prototype debuts in Detroit; 50 mpg or better projected

At the 2018 Detroit auto show, the Honda Insight Prototype was unveiled Monday to preview a production sedan due later this year. Any new hybrid car from one of the pioneers... read more January 15, 2018 by John Voelcker

Honda Insight Hybrid: The Least-Wanted Car In America?

Automakers and their dealers know that when a vehicle is updated, redesigned, or discontinued, the last lagging examples of the old model may sit on lots for months, perhaps... read more April 15, 2015 by John Voelcker

Honda Ends Three Green Models For 2015: Insight, Fit EV, FCX Clarity

With the new and more fuel-efficient Honda Fit hatchback now on sale, the Japanese carmaker is slimming down its lineup a bit. For 2015, it has eliminated three low-selling... read more July 29, 2014 by John Voelcker

5,000 Miles In Our Used 2001 Honda Insight Hybrid

61 mpg. That's the figure everyone will want to know, so that's the one I'm starting with. 61 mpg is what I've managed so far from the 2001 Honda Insight I bought back in... read more July 28, 2014 by Antony Ingram

2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, road test, Spring 2011

How Long Do Hybrid Cars Last: Which Will Make 150,000 Miles?

Which hybrid cars accumulate the most mileage over time? According to a new data analysis, there's one hybrid that stands head and shoulders above the rest--and it's not the... read more June 12, 2014 by John Voelcker

2013 Honda CR-Z hybrid coupe [UK specification]

2014 Honda Hybrid Cars: Ultimate Guide

Japanese automaker Honda has been in the hybrid game from the very start, releasing the quirky, two-seat Insight back in 1999. Since then, the company has sold a variety of... read more March 24, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Buying A Used 2000-2006 Honda Insight Hybrid: The Guide

If you've been reading Green Car Reports over the past week, you might have seen we recently bought a 2001 Honda Insight--an example of one of the first hybrids sold by a... read more March 20, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Introduction To Our Used 2001 Honda Insight Hybrid

In the world of automotive journalism, "practice what you preach" is a difficult statement to honor. It just isn't always possible. We do our best though, which is how I've... read more March 14, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Honda Insight Hybrid Production To End

The Honda Insight hybrid is no more. That's the confirmation from Honda itself, as slow sales prompt the Japanese automaker to end production of its flagship hybrid... read more February 26, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Will Honda Insight, CR-Z Hybrids Be Pulled From U.S. Sale Too?

Sometimes--to quote a famous frog--it's not easy being green. Automotive News Europe (sub. required) reports that Honda will end European sales of the CR-Z and Insight... read more February 22, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein

Honda Insight Hybrid To Be Canned By 2015?

Honda's Insight has never enjoyed the success of the Toyota Prius or even Honda's own Civic Hybrid, and it looks like the writing is now finally on the wall for the budget... read more December 6, 2013 by Antony Ingram

Does Toyota's Hybrid Leadership Blind It To Electric Cars?

Many who follow the progress of plug-in electric cars wonder why Toyota, despite its leadership in hybrids, lags other carmakers in its electric vehicles. The business... read more August 22, 2013 by Matthew Klippenstein