Posts Tagged ‘Insight’

Honda Insight awarded as Car of the Year 2009-2010 by the Committee of Japan Automotive Hall of Fame

Honda Insight gets a very significant award by the Committee of Japan Automotive Hall of Fame as the Car of the Year 2009-2010.
The three basic factors which led to this award are, the strategy of affordable pricing Honda used in marketing the hybrid Insight; the Insight’s balance of driving performance and environmental performance and last [...]

Honda Insight earns IIHS Top Safety Pick award

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave Honda Insight the Top Safety Pick Award which means that the Insight achieved the highest rating of good in front, side, and rear impact tests. Together with the Honda Insight, Toyota Prius and Kia Soul also earned the same award. This is good news for all potential buyers [...]

Honda Insight gets some tuning

We certainly did not expect to see some tuning on the new Honda Insight hybrid but there is no stopping of doing so. Exclusive Zeus has lowered the car with redesigned exterior and a set of of new shiny wheels. Perhaps we shall see more from other tuners as well. All we can say is [...]

Honda Insight Sales figures not as predicted

It looks like Honda predication regarding sales figures of the new hybrid Insight has not reach the initial units of 90,000. Now, American Honda Vice President John Mendel, says that selling 50,000 units will be just fine, and will not put Honda on a difficult selling situation. A bit of disappointment since everyone was waiting [...]

Honda to debut TV ad: Let it Shine

In order to support the launch of its new hybrid car, the Insight, Honda will debut in April its latest TV ad “Let it Shine”. This advertisement is another part of the integrated marketing campaign presenting Honda’s environmental leadership in Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa.
March 26, 2009 - Honda will debut its latest TV [...]

Honda Insight Becomes the Most Affordable New Hybrid in the U.S.

The Honda Insight will be available for sale on March 24, 2009 with a retail price of $19,800. Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda said that “The all-new Honda Insight brings the cost of entry for hybrid technology within closer reach of an entirely new car-shopping audience. In addition to making good environmental [...]

Honda Cumulative Global Sales of Hybrid Vehicles Reach 300,000 Units

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. announced that the global sales of Honda hybrid vehicles have passed the 300,000 units on a cumulative basis. This figure is based from the first introduction of the first-generation Insight in November 1999 until the end of January 2009.  Honda will enhance its hybrid models with the new sporty hybrid vehicle, [...]

Asimo to Present the Honda Insight Hybrid to Europe

Our little friend, Asimo is going to present the New Honda Insight Hybrid to Europe at the Geneva Motor Show. The new Asimo has become a symbol for Honda’s advanced non-automotive research and is the latest in a long line of robots from Honda. It will be helping out to demonstrate the Insight’s abilities [...]

New Photos of the Honda Insight Hybrid

Following the Insight Brochure that was discovered few days ago, more photographs can be found on the Internet this time. The Insight will be presented at the Detroit show on January 11th, 2009 but the photos are seen in UK. So this time we are talking about the European model specification which gives the first [...]

Honda Insight Hybrid: Brochure Exposed

The new Honda Insight Hybrid Brochure is exposed on YouTube and is definitely a great looking car offering an interesting line-up with a variety of colours.
The specific model looks beautiful and very sporty. Both, exterior and interior design, is close to the original concept. It will not be a surprise to get good sales figures [...]