Tuesday September 23, 2008

2010 Honda Insight hybrid concept to debut at 2008 Paris International Auto Show

vtec.net :

Honda will reveal a concept version of its new global small hybrid car, the 2010 Honda Insight, at the 2008 Paris International Auto Show, 2 Oct 2008. The five-door, five-passenger Insight hatchback shares styling cues with the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell car. Honda achieved a significant cost reduction in Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) components which should make the 2010 Honda Insight hatchback the most affordable hybrid vehicle to date. Along with the Civic Hybrid, the new vehicle will be produced at an expanded hybrid vehicle production line at the Suzuka factory in Japan. Honda also plans to introduce another sporty hybrid vehicle based on the Honda CR-Z concept. Honda's global sales of hybrids is forecast to increase to approximately 500,000 units a year, or more than 10% of its total worldwide annual automobile sales.

- This time, the rumour mill was spot on. Forumers were speculating that Honda would revive the Insight name for the Global Small Hybrid. It couldn't have been more obvious, really, seeing how the original Honda Insight was also a hybrid-only model. Some folks had doubts, seeing how the original was a small 2-door car which had great mileage but wasn't all that practical from a family car point of view. With its five-door, five-passenger hatchback form factor, the new 2010 Honda Insight should now resolve that practicality issue.

See also :

1. 2009 Honda Global Small Hybrid details released : bigger than Jazz/Fit, smaller than Civic
2. 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid preliminary specifications released
3. Peakoiler buys 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid FD3

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