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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
This car begs the question: if Honda's first generation Insight had been a little longer with 2 more seats, would it have had a different outcome?
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No, because the original Insight was a real-world test bed for the hybrid technology. Honda never intended to sell more than they did, because they were selling well below the cost of production - aluminum bodies aren't exactly cheap, you know. Indeed, they were pretty hard to get at times. I tried to buy a new one back in '03 or '04, and the dealer first wouldn't even admit they existed, then said they couldn't be ordered as the allotted production for the year was already sold (this in June!). So I wound up buying a used 2000 for about a third of new price :-)