Honda Insight

Toyota has been the leader in the hybrid market with their popular Prius vehicle but now there is a new player in town: the 2010 Honda Insight hybrid. The Insight is a sporty hatchback with five doors and gets a few styling cues from Honda’s FCX Clarity fuel cell auto and its rival the Toyota Prius. This sporty auto gets great mileage, its priced to sell fast plus it’s boasts a clean aerodynamic design. Hybrid cars are highly in demand due to their eco-friendliness and abilities to obtain excellent gas mileage. The 2010 Insight will go head to head with the popular Toyota Prius.
The traditional engine that runs the car is 1.3 Liter 4 cylinder engine which outputs a total of 88 HP and 88 lb feet of torque. The electric motor produces an additional 13HP and 58 lb feet of torque. This vehicle can travel up to speeds of thirty miles an hour on the electric motor alone. The vehicle switches seamlessly between electric and gasoline mode because the regular engine is constantly running. Gas mileage is around forty miles per gallon in the city and forty three miles per gallon on the freeway.