What do you think if the 2019 Honda Insight?

[SirDigby]

1st gen insights are sweet! they weigh almost nothing when you remove the battery. the only issue is the thin rear tires with the skirts on. they are a great shell to build on.
the new insight looks like an iA in the rear. the front looks good from that angle, i guess. you really can't see much. that muffler is poop. they should have hid it more. the arches look okay. i really like directional wheels; but not fake ones. i bet all 4 are right side ones, like usual. i see it has an independent rear. i wonder what engine it has, (turbo? ha!) and if it is still electric assist or full hybrid... hybrid electric? ya right! why doesn't someone build one of those?

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by SirDigby

1st gen insights are sweet! they weigh almost nothing when you remove the battery. the only issue is the thin rear tires with the skirts on. they are a great shell to build on.
the new insight looks like an iA in the rear. the front looks good from that angle, i guess. you really can't see much. that muffler is poop. they should have hid it more. the arches look okay. i really like directional wheels; but not fake ones. i bet all 4 are right side ones, like usual. i see it has an independent rear. i wonder what engine it has, (turbo? ha!) and if it is still electric assist or full hybrid... hybrid electric? ya right! why doesn't someone build one of those?

Based on the information out there:

"The Insight features what Honda calls its two-motor hybrid system: a 1.5-liter engine that works with an electric motor and hybrid battery pack, for a combined 151 horsepower. Honda says in most conditions it will operate on electric power only, using the gasoline engine as a generator to charge the battery pack.

The multimode direct drive setup works with the electric motor operating on a single gear ratio, while the gas engine uses a different ratio for higher-speed driving."