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Old 04-19-2013, 02:26 AM   #49 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
Mine is a 2nd generation, they come with TC as standard AFAIK and are all CVT.

You've got a 1st generation, the ultralight aluminium two seater.
OK, then the trying to accelerate without assist example may not hold for the 2nd gen Insight. (I've never ridden in one.)

There's another reason to want power (or at least a good power/weight ratio) in many parts of the US that you might not see in the Netherlands. We have mountains. Takes a good bit more power to climb them than to cruise on level ground, especially if you don't want to obstruct traffic. The Insight is just barely adequate: even a stiff headwind is enough to push it over the edge.
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