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pete c · 04-16-2017, 10:36 PM

I have been giving the G2 Insight some thought. Been doing a little reading on them and it seems they can beat the pants off the EPA numbers for the highway. I have seen numbers well into the 50s and sometimes approaching 60. Is this true? I am a field tech and I drive a lot, with the great majority being highway. As we all know, the G2 Insight seems to be the red-headed step child of the Hybrid world at this time. I assume that has a lot to do with the IMA system which gives up a lot to the EV only drive mode of the Prius. I am seeing low mile, good looking G2s on CL for ridiculously low prices. If I had to drive into a big city every day, I wouldn't consider one, but I don't. If this is a comfy highway cruiser that can get into the 50s, with the practicality of a hatchback. Another nice thing is that it seems Honda has more or less worked out the IMA bugs with the G2. Is this so?

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pete c Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: ellington, ct Posts: 829 Thanks: 44 Thanked 104 Times in 80 Posts	G2 highway mileage I have been giving the G2 Insight some thought. Been doing a little reading on them and it seems they can beat the pants off the EPA numbers for the highway. I have seen numbers well into the 50s and sometimes approaching 60. Is this true? I am a field tech and I drive a lot, with the great majority being highway. As we all know, the G2 Insight seems to be the red-headed step child of the Hybrid world at this time. I assume that has a lot to do with the IMA system which gives up a lot to the EV only drive mode of the Prius. I am seeing low mile, good looking G2s on CL for ridiculously low prices. If I had to drive into a big city every day, I wouldn't consider one, but I don't. If this is a comfy highway cruiser that can get into the 50s, with the practicality of a hatchback. Another nice thing is that it seems Honda has more or less worked out the IMA bugs with the G2. Is this so?