2019 Honda Insight

The 2019 Honda Insight is the third generation hybrid to wear the “Insight” name but shares little in common with its direct predecessors.

The newest Insight takes competent bones passed down from the Civic and adds grown-up looks cribbed from the Accord.

The Insight earns a 6.8 overall for now. Safety isn’t yet figured into that score, and we expect that number will rise once official crash data is available.

Honda officials say that the Insight is the first step toward the automaker’s larger strategy for electrification, but we see it as a final step for future small cars that’ll be the norm.

It starts with the Insight’s looks, which don’t scream anything other than “compact sedan.” The first two generations of the Insight were look-at-me hybrids; the first was a two-door hatchback shape complete with wheel covers, and the second was an egg-shaped Prius fighter with Prius-like looks.

The 2019 Insight is more mature than both, and tones down some of the current Civic’s look for a conservative take. It borrows some from the Accord, too, including the useful touchscreen, and gets the best of both parents’ genes—think Ben Stiller, not Martin Sheen.

Under the hood is a 1.5-liter inline-4 and electric motor combo that makes 151 horsepower and drives the front wheels only. It’s not particularly fast, but the Insight is very fuel efficient. Our calculators figured combined mileage around 55 mpg, better than the EPA’s estimates.

The ride is smooth and composed, although somewhat noisy at times.

Official crash data is lacking, but the 2019 Insight comes standard with active safety features including forward-collision warnings with automatic emergency braking, active lane control, and automatic headlights.

Read More: https://www.thecarconnection.com/overview/honda_insight_2019

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