I have been wondering about the different hybrid systems. I am under the impression that the Insight is considered to have a more efficient system, but it does not do battery-only driving, so its city mileage suffers, while it has lean burn (and two catalytic converters, if I am correct), so its highway mileage is better, with fewer emissions.
Here is the information that I have found:
The Insight was the only one with an available manual transmission.
2,006 Insight: Two seats, 1,850 pounds, and 48/58.
2,006 Prius: Five seats, 2,890 pounds, and 48/45.
2,013 Prius c: Five seats, 2,500 pounds, and 53/46.
I find it curious that the c improves five MPG over the base in-city, but only one on the highway.
I was just wondering what a realistic ideal daily-driver would be.
A hybrid Kubota with a turbo?
