I would go for the Insight, but for an extra reason not mentioned:
It's an econerd's supercar. It should be on every ecomodder's automotive bucket list.
I doubt there will ever be another mass market car where the designers will be allowed to pursue efficiency so relentlessly (for proof: the car has FIVE freakin' fuel economy gauges).
Every single time I drove mine, I marvelled at what Honda allowed the engineers to do.
Almost all of my driving was with hybrid assist disabled to prolong the life of the aging battery, yet I still loved piloting it. (I still used regen though.) With mods, in my usual driving environment, 100 MPG+ / 2.3 L/100 km was attainable all day long in warm weather.
Amazing machine.
If you have the chance, do it.
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