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MetroMPG

01-28-2010 03:31 PM

Report: Honda to develop hybrid to beat Prius fuel economy

According to ABG:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:_...ight-first.jpg

Quote:

CEO Takanobu Ito reportedly told his research and development team to come up with a hybrid that has a better miles per gallon rating than the world's most popular hybrid. Whether this is a next-gen Insight or a totally different hybrid has not yet been decided

Honda is unhappy with the sales numbers of the "affordable" hybrid:

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Honda executives have been disappointed by sales of the Insight since its U.S. launch last March.

Although the Insight undercuts the Prius by $2,500, the Prius outsold the Insight 139,682 to 20,572 in 2009.

They could probably accomplish their goal simply by modding the current second gen Insight: a little lightening, better aero, and major tweaks to the drivetrain.

Insight HF, anyone?

I love it when companies compete on efficiency. Interesting times ahead.

Daox	01-28-2010 03:42 PM

So, they're just going to start making the original insight again? :)

It is good news.

Laurentiu

01-28-2010 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Daox (Post 157463)

So, they're just going to start making the original insight again? :)

It is good news.

:D:D:D:D

Cars are getting heavier and heavier nowadays...they've gotta lighten them up !:turtle:

gone-ot

01-28-2010 04:41 PM

...but remember, that Prius-vs-Insight 7:1-sales ratio was before all the recent TOYOTA recalls!

MetroMPG

01-28-2010 04:44 PM

Or maybe this will be the role of the Fit hybrid.

Whatever it is, by the time it happens, Toyota will have moved the goal posts again:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...0-a-11822.html

cfg83

01-28-2010 04:49 PM

Old Tele man -

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Tele man (Post 157474)

...but remember, that Prius-vs-Insight 7:1-sales ratio was before all the recent TOYOTA recalls!

Ha ha, you read my mind.

CarloSW2

discovery

01-28-2010 05:18 PM

I love the 1gen insight, but people in generaly don't like small cars. 1gen sold only 18,000 cars world wide for 6 years, i personaly think it is sad.

orange4boy

01-29-2010 01:24 AM

We should be licensing the Ecomodder emblem to the auto companies and really getting some good mileage cars on the road.

Coroplast is the new chrome.

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