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Unrelated to the ad, but I must say I am so thrilled with Honda for taking hybrid out of the luxury trim / status category and bringing it down to something tha
by wensing 17y ago
Unrelated to the ad, but I must say I am so thrilled with Honda for taking hybrid out of the luxury trim / status category and bringing it down to something that you can do without the huge upfront cost.
I got to see one of these Insight's in person at a recent Honda event, and I knew immediately 'this is my next car'.
For any fans of Honda (or just the curious), I highly recommend all of Honda's videos here: http://dreams.honda.com http://dreams.honda.com
- mkuhn 17y agoYeah, it is amazing how cheap Honda is offering the Insight. I've been working on a Hybrid related project and done some research. One of the most interesting was an informal interview with the guy who headed the development the FSI technology at Audi done by a colleague of mine. This guy and his team introduced the technology to Audi's Le Mans racing efforts and then within 3 years brought the technology to regular cars. When we asked him to estimate the costs of a full hybrid powertrain including everything (R&D, Marketing, Party, Assembly etc.) he threw out a number around 20'000 € (which is around US-$26'000) which means that Hybrid cars currently must be highly subsidized by the producers of such cars as the Prius and especially the Insight.