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Originally Posted by ecoboy
Thanks Ecky,
Good to know a 3 cylinder is up to the job. Wonder how much the assist helps the insight. My guess would be alot.
I found this guy, goes by the name of Geo Jeff. I guess he is the master of metros maybe I will contact him as the only ecobox near me is a metro.
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The electric motor doesn't provide much extra power at the top end (you only get ~73HP at redline, assisted), but the little 3-cylinder with assist puts down 91ft-lbs of torque @ 2000RPM while assisted. It makes the 1850lb car quite drivable below 2000RPM.
EDIT: It's worth mentioning that, even under the super rare circumstance of a catastrophic failure in the hybrid system, unlike a Prius, the Insight can continue to run as an ICE-only car.