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RedDevil · 05-13-2015, 08:22 AM

One better than the Fit is a Fit Hybrid.
Such a pity Honda does not sell it everywhere...
I test drove one and wanted to buy it, but couldn't get the price right.
My dad did buy a Fit Hybrid though.

Honda did sell a Fit Hybrid with a lowered roof line and a partial boat tail, but they named it Insight.

Technically (engine/systems/etc) the Insight is the same as the Fit Hybrid.
It just has less room for rear passengers, if they are longer than say 6' that's a problem. And the rear bench is less flexible - the back can fold forward but the seat can not move up.
The boot is considerably longer but not as high. Volumewise it is about the same.

You can get good FE from an Insight if you drive like a... well like me.

05-13-2015, 08:22 AM	#27 (permalink)
RedDevil Master EcoWalker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Posts: 3,998 Red Devil - '11 Honda Insight Elegance Team Honda 90 day: 49.01 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,711 Thanked 2,245 Times in 1,454 Posts	One better than the Fit is a Fit Hybrid. Such a pity Honda does not sell it everywhere... I test drove one and wanted to buy it, but couldn't get the price right. My dad did buy a Fit Hybrid though. Honda did sell a Fit Hybrid with a lowered roof line and a partial boat tail, but they named it Insight. Technically (engine/systems/etc) the Insight is the same as the Fit Hybrid. It just has less room for rear passengers, if they are longer than say 6' that's a problem. And the rear bench is less flexible - the back can fold forward but the seat can not move up. The boot is considerably longer but not as high. Volumewise it is about the same. You can get good FE from an Insight if you drive like a... well like me. __________________ 2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut. lifetime FE over 0.2 Gmeter or 0.13 Mmile. For confirmation go to people just like you. For education go to people unlike yourself.