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Originally Posted by LittleBlackDuck
And that is why there is so much smog! All these Insight punters need to let go and realise that saving 20 drops of fuel is not worth killing the atmosphere.
NOx and diesel particulates will cost much more in the longer term than a small amount of extra fuel.
Simon
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The Insight has two catalytic converters and I'm betting it would easily pass today's emissions standards. However, those cats are full of precious metals and not cheap. Running Atkinson cycle achieves
almost the same thing anyway.
InsightCentral.net - Knowledge Base - Honda Insight Emissions Standards
As Vman455 says though, it ultimately boils down to Honda wanting to sell cars in volume, at a profit. The Insight's design was not profitable, it was a "halo product" and proof of concept which would have taken them deeply into the red had they made more of them, and had there been consumer demand to match.
The Insight is no longer the most aerodynamic car on the road, but it's still darn close. It probably doesn't have the most efficient engine ever built, 16 years later, but it's also still darn close. I expect what it's lacking most are modern safety features such as side airbags, traction control, that sort of thing.
EDIT: That said, I find the Ioniq very interesting. I might have to visit a Hyundai dealer and putt around in one when they hit the streets.