2010 Honda Insight - America's lowest-priced hybrid (2)

The seats have a higher quality than the rest of the material. They are perfectly horizontal and more substantial than that of the Toyota Prius. Front seat has a good overall, but Tall drivers might be a back seat travel. Standard tilt / teleskopicheskoe steering wheel helps drivers find a comfortable driving position. Rear seat legroom is decent, but overall will be tough for those in the average height and hip and shoulder room is limited. While the Honda Insight said the five seats, three adults, are not placed in the back seat, at least not convenient.

Rear seats once a 60/40 split, and they are flat, despite the fact that hybrid batteries are located under them. With the seats up Insight has 15.9 cubic feet of cargo space. With them is 33.9 cubic feet. Honda said the three golf bags fit in conjunction with the rear seat up.

The real story interior multidimensional Environmental Drive Assist system, which contributes to efficient driving techniques. More commonly known as EcoAssist, the system is an economical mode that is activated (see On the road), the functions of leadership and scoring functions. Leadership begins with the function of the digital speedometer, which is located on the upper level Honda signature bilevel instrument panel. It is the background that change colors depending on the technology driving. Go Hard on the gas and brake, and the background blue. Drive less aggressively and have blue-green. Be careful, and it becomes green. Those who want to get the ideal fuel economy will be taught to keep a green SPEEDO as often as possible.

Also included in the leadership of the various screens, multi-information display, which is mounted on the dashboard. The energy flow of the screen shows when the engine is providing the engine or vehicle, if the fuel is used, and when the engine is charging the battery. Another guide screen displays instant and average fuel economy, and another screen in the "Guide" Eco "Bar, which provides real-time information on the braking and acceleration techniques. The farther you move the bar from the center, the less effective you are driving.

Finally, EcoAssist scoring system is a function on two screens in a multi-information display. One screen shows a bar-graph fuel economy estimates for the current trip and for the last three trips. Other, more interesting screen growing leaves, which are the flowers, as you drive more efficiently. This screen points of each trip, and after being turned off the machine, provides the results.

On the road

The experience of driving in a lot Insight, like other Hondas. Steering is quite sharp, with good road feel and easy operation. The economy car Insight not sporting, but it is more stable and less prone to body lean in turns than the Toyota Prius, and many cars of similar size. Hustle Insight into the corner, though, and it is prone to understeer, the state in which the front end slides forward instead of turning, due mainly to attenuate the tires.

Then again, people will not buy Insight because it's sports. They are likely to view that a comfortable car, which had no more than humps or pound of cones. They also will not be a mistake for luxury cars, in part because there are some noticeable tire and wind noise.

Authorities predictably absent. In everyday terms Insight will keep up with traffic and shoppers will realize that they are trading power for fuel economy. Just do not expect to pass with ease.

Insight customers are more interested in hybrid drivers. IMA system disables the engine at stops and seamlessly turns it on again. Despite the fact that the engine can not power the car only when the dispersal of Prius system, it can serve as the sole source of power in the low-speed cruising situations. It takes light throttle foot to deal exclusively engine, and it did not last long. Using Econ mode dulls throttle and transmission response. It also reduces the fan speed fan, air conditioner works more often in the mode of recycling, making cruise control acceleration more conservative, and increases the use of idle stop function.

The right to you?

If you're looking for a small but roomy car, which puts a premium on fuel economy, the 2010 Honda Insight is right for you. Honda Insight strategy to make the lowest price of a hybrid in America will do its hybrid technology to more customers. Those who really wants to be green will benefit from Insight in EcoAssist system, which makes a fine teaching good driving habits.