HONDA

Introduction

The Honda Insight is a hybrid electric vehicle manufactured by

Honda and the first production vehicle to feature Honda's

Integrated Motor Assist system. The first-generation Insight was

produced from 1999 to 2006 as a three-door hatchback.


Honda introduced the second-generation Insight in its home nati

on of Japan in February 2009, with releases in other markets

expected through 2009. The new Insight went on sale in the U.S.

on April 22, 2009. At $19,800 as a five-door hatchback it is the

least expensive hybrid available in the US. The Insight is listed

on Honda's UK website with prices starting at £15,490 (otr).

Honda's Insight, billed as the cheapest gas-electric hybrid on the

market, ranked as the top-selling vehicle in Japan for April

2009—the first time a hybrid has clinched that spot.