HONDA INSIGHT EXPERIENCES

The following comments are actual comments made by owners of the Honda Insight to the authors of this Report. You are invited to submit experiences and general impressions about your hybrid.

PROS
General Experiences
"I’ve carried a kayak on top of the car. It looks strange but I had no problems. "

"I’m an architect of green buildings and I needed something that combined energy performance with style!"

"I sold my Insight for $12,500 but could have gotten more."

Driving
"More than enough kick. I did 120 up the Malahat."

"Its just rock solid at speed. Its easy to get up to 130- 140 km/h!"

Fuel Consumption
"I’ve got a bit of a heavy foot but my gas costs went down 2/3 compared to my old Saab. "

Different Weather Conditions
“driven on lots of hills with it (back and forth through the
Rockies, up the sea-to-sky, and to both cypress and grouse mountains on
the north shore). I haven't found any problems with hills as long as
you don't try to go an excessive speed on them. The manual transmission
helps too with the ability to gear down.”

“I drove it on a logging road. Surprisingly good clearance!”

"I drove up at Mount Baker. Had a good laugh at the SUVs in the ditch!"

CONS
General Experiences
"I want a soft top!"

Different Weather Conditions
“Snow is not something that it's designed for. Last winter I drove to
Whistler in early November...when they had the big snow storm
(particularly in Squamish) and there were cars at the side of the road.
The low rolling-resistance tires are not designed for heavy snow. I had
to put the chains on, but after that it was ok. I also had another occasion of heavy snow in Whistler the year before last where it did not perform well.”