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Old 10-01-2017, 04:18 AM   #1823 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BLSTIC View Post
Honestly if they just released the Gen1 Insight without the Hybrid system I'm sure people would buy that. They *may* have to up the displacement a little (or use a different VTEC system) to bring the performance up though, even without the 40kg battery pack it would still be too slow for the general public.
Here in Brazil there are many penalty boxes fitted with 3-cyl 1.0L engines, heavier and less aerodynamically-enhanced than the Insight, and they still fare reasonably as all-around commuters. But anyway, even though such a low-performance approach wouldn't be a strong sales argument for a vehicle that already feels quite compromised, I could bet a non-hybrid Insight with better gearing would still not really need any enhancement to its engine.
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