Ultimate Hybrid Duel: New Prius vs. Honda Insight
FULL TOYOTA PRIUS VS. HONDA INSIGHT @ INSIDELINE.COM:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=144926
At the launch of the 2010 Toyota Prius, Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., tells us, “We’ll face two challenges when the Prius goes on sale: the economy and the 2010 Honda Insight.
“The good news for consumers is that the market has plenty of room for both the Prius and Insight in their respective segments,” Carter adds. “Based on our 2010 projections, the Prius can achieve a theoretical 7 percent share of the industry’s largest segment — midsize sedans. In the second-ranked compact class, the Insight could achieve a 5 percent market share.”
So it’ll be a nice, peaceful coexistence for these two hybrid cars that just happen to look almost exactly like each other. Don’t believe that? Neither do we.
As the U.S. economy continues its topsy-turvy performance, nobody’s market share is safe. So it actually matters which hybrid car is better — the 2010 Honda Insight, which went on sale March 24, or the 2010 Toyota Prius, which hits dealers in late May.
The Insight has already proven itself against the 2009 Prius. But now that the 2010 Toyota Prius has appeared with its bigger engine, all-new chassis and 50-mpg EPA-combined fuel economy rating, it is a much tougher hybrid cookie (bursting with high-fiber organic oats and fair-trade chocolate chips!).
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Tags: alternative, auto, car, comparison, drive, green, honda, hybrid, insight, integrated, motor, mpg, prius, synergy, toyota
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
This really is an …
This really is an eye opener. 52MPG is not good. I drive a 1.2L petrol VW Polo and get just over 82MPG and yet the Prius and Insight get lower road tax rates and congestion charge exemptions but the Polo does not!? madness.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
0-60 in 10.1 …
0-60 in 10.1 seconds yawn
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
sexyboi142 is a …
sexyboi142 is a moron
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
He’s just a dumb …
He’s just a dumb that’s jealous that hes spending $40-$50 to drive 300miles, while we spend $20-$25 to drive 500-600 miles. Basically we spend half as much to go twice as far. I will never buy a car that gets less then 50mpg again! I want an electric car now.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
If you are looking …
If you are looking for cars that are made to give you a thrill, then why in the are you going to videos of cars where the goal is to have the highest mpg. That’s about as dumb as some loser posting on a Veyron video saying who cares if it can do 253mph that isn’t because that car will run it’s 34 gallon tank try in 12 miles. The Prius on the other hand will run it’s 8.5 tank dry in 600 miles. No car is perfect & it’s stupid to cry that is a car isn’t fast when it wasn’t made to be fast
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Its not about being …
Its not about being “cool”, it’s about being efficient. Since there aren’t any reliable electric, hydrogen, solar, or any other power source cars available, the most mature choice in saving money and the enviornment would be a hybrid. Nissan is coming out with an electric car called the Leaf next year. 100 mile range and costs around 20k.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I don’t think i …
I don’t think i will ever buy Prius or insight…..its just not cool,can’t feel the rapid acceleration, and the exciting sound from engine….how sad would that be…just to save fuel…maybe they should just replace patrol with another energy..more environmental friendly …
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Or you could just …
Or you could just get a Golf diesel. Spend less, similar fuel economy and you don’t look like a following a trend.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Uninformed, well I …
Uninformed, well I don’t have to be too informed to know that I stopped using that metaphor in the third grade. Baseless, no not that either, you see I was basing it on your comment, you know the retarded one. And the only lack of actual thought is displayed flawlessly in your thinking that my completely logical statement showed that lack. I do have a hybrid, ‘10 Prius, and what I enjoy is fewer trips to fill up. As for the “eco-scam,” if it means less fuel use, and emissions I’m all for it.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Your uninformed, …
Your uninformed, baseless snap reflex shows a lack of actual thought, and a willingness to be blindly led into the eco-scam like cattle to slaughter. You deserve nothing less than a hybrid. Enjoy!
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Using this …
Using this comparison, in any real attempt to communicate an idea shows how unintelligent you must be. And your ostensibly outward hate for hybrids takes you down another notch too.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
ey?
hybrids are for …
ey?
hybrids are for increasing transportation efficiency
I’d say that’s smarter, than more retarded
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Hybrid competition …
Hybrid competition is just like running in the special olympics – you may win, but you’re still retarded…
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
i like honda’s …
i like honda’s exterior, but i like toyota’s interior!
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I guessed next …
I guessed next generation HV according to a fragmentary industrial article in Japan. Improvement of battery performance. Adoption of material of taking the place of rare metal. Body lightening by reformative material technology
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
So back to your …
So back to your dumb statement. The battery and brake pads will cost me the same amount of money. Zero dollars, since I will not have to buy either of them. Everything you say is a lie. You are what’s known in this world as a moron.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
You never touch the …
You never touch the nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery or the hybrid system, it is self regulating, and will last the life of the Prius. No cost there.
Every car on the road has to be tuned up between 60,000 and 105,000 miles at a cost of $400 to $1,700. Every car but the Prius.
At 100,000 miles replace four spark plugs. That’s it! The wires aren’t replaced and there are no distributors because each cylinder has a direct injection module and they are not replaced. Cost $48
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
There is no …
There is no accelerator cable or cable linkage, once again, it is electronic. So there is no loss of acceleration over time from cable stretch and wear like on a standard vehicle. No cost there.
The brake pads should never need to be replaced, they are hardly used due to the regenerative braking system. Look up pictures on the net of Prius with no appreciable wear on the brake pads. The pads were measured with calipers and there was no appreciable wear after 97,000 miles. No cost there.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
There is no …
There is no steering belt or steering pump, the system is electronic and uses electric motors. There is no belt to wear and no pump to lose fluid out of (ever hear a car squeal when it goes around a corner? that’s the belt or pump going bad) No cost there.
Check with a knowledgable electrician on how long an electric motor will last considering it has essentially one moving part. Compare that to the wear and tear of an internal combustion engine or standard mechanical pump.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
You are a loser.
You are a loser.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
the Hybrid Battery …
the Hybrid Battery cost more than Brake Pads.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Make up your mind …
Make up your mind loser. What happen to buy a Camry or Accord. Oh, that’s right I made you look like a dumb ass. It was kinda easy, because you are.
Cheaper my ass. You don’t even have to change the brake pads in a Prius till it’s well over 100,000 miles. The gas engine will last forever since it is used half as more as the one in your car. The battery will last 300,000 plus miles easy. There isn’t a timing belt service to do like a normal car. You are just a loser that hates for no reason.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Whatever loser
Whatever loser
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Go with the Jetta …
Go with the Jetta TDI because there more trouble free and cheaper than Hybrid.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
HAHAHA! Sucks to be …
HAHAHA! Sucks to be you!