By Joseph Then
There are quite a few different types of hybrid cars out there now as the popularity of hybrids continues to rise. One of the favorites is the Honda hybrid, the Insight. This Honda hybrid stands out among the rest and many people have given this hybrid car raving reviews. When it comes to the Honda Insight, one of the things that most people had to say about it is that it felt just like driving a real car, which is something that cannot be said of every hybrid. So, if you are considering a Honda hybrid, here are a few great things about the Insight that you are sure to enjoy.
Comfortable Interior
First of all, the Honda hybrid Insight provides drivers with a great amount of comfort. There is definitely plenty of good leg room to be found in this car and the bucket seats are very comfortable as well. Even if you had to go on a longer trip, you would still find yourself comfortable while driving along in this great Honda hybrid. The instruments are well laid out in the vehicle as well, and you’ll find everything you need well positioned so your ride is as comfortable and carefree as possible.
A Quiet Ride
The Honda hybrid is also known for having a very nice quiet ride as well. Even when you are traveling along at highway speeds, you’ll still find that the interior is quite quiet. The reason this is so quiet is that the body is aerodynamically designed so that there is little wind noise going on. Also, the tires on the vehicle contribute to the quiet ride as well. However, while you are accelerating, more than likely you’ll hear a bit of a whine.
Great Handling
Many people who have driven this Honda hybrid have reported that the car handles excellently. It is very responsive and handles well, even on curves. Believe it or not, this hybrid is actually one that you can enjoy driving around. Whether the weather is wet or dry, the tires on the Honda hybrid will keep you stable; however, when it comes to the winter seasons, you may want to go with some good snow tires on the vehicle.
Good Performance on the Road
The Honda hybrid has also been reported to have great performance out on the road. While the acceleration is not on the sporty side, it does have a surprisingly swift acceleration. Once you get up to highway speeds, you’ll find that the Insight just cruises along and has good acceleration even at the higher speeds.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Overall Review of the Honda Civic Hybrid
By Thomas Jones
Pressured by the soaring prices of gasoline, the world finds itself in a state of emergency, and this brings to attention the significance and need for hybrid vehicles. The demand for the phenomenal cost-saving idea is born from consumers who are, in these harsh times, trying to find ways to eliminate, or at least reduce expenses on transportation, and it all adds up to gasoline efficiency and such so is the search for cost-efficient vehicles. Car buyers were quick to show positive interest when Honda released a range of hybrid cars and this raised the demands magnificently for these types of vehicles.
At the moment, the Honda Civic Hybrid is the lead hybrid vehicle manufactured by Honda Motor Company Limited - a giant Japanese car company. Nevertheless this car is a next-generation development, and thus not the first of its kind in the hybrid vehicle domain. Preceding the Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda initially revealed the Honda Insight, a fuel-efficient two-seater. Naturally, sedan being the most popular among people's car choices, Honda quickly designed and created a vehicle combing both economy and efficiency with the sleek outcome of a sedan car. The Honda Civic Hybrid was the eventual outcome.
Vehicles that use hydrogen fuel cells as a source of power like the Honda Civic Hybrid are expected to be the cars of the future, and belief is that these cars will soon consume the car industry given the fact that consumers hungrily await the era in which these vehicles become the market norm. For the moment, hybrids remain, even so to be visibly potential. The idea of combining the functionality and power of electrically-driven motors with diesel and gasoline based motors is the eventual and successful result contained in the Honda Civic Hybrid along with other vehicles that induce hybrid-technology.
With the physical form of a straightforward four-door, the Honda Civic Hybrid demonstrates and achieves the complete functionality and uses just like any other sedan. Most owners and interest-driven people admit that the Honda Civic Hybrid provides a practical experience and quality functionality, mirroring the original Civic range, that being the base-model that the hybrid vehicles are modeled on. In a nutshell, the Honda Civic Hybrid is just a recreation of the widely prevailing Honda Civic, but with hybrid technology.
The Honda Civic Hybrid vehicle has a seductive interior and exterior design which attracts a lot of buyers. Compared to the Honda Insight, this car is larger in aspects of length and width, and is even lowered slightly. By this the car maintains a maximum result of economy-efficiency and better performance. Considering the design of the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, both of which are hybrid vehicles, the designs implement significant physical methods to prevent the wind tunnel system from negating the enhanced features proposed by these cars, and so Honda assures that the Honda Civic Hybrid is modeled around this factor.
To learn more about hybrid cars visit hybridcarchat.com and check out the how do hybrid cars work.
Pressured by the soaring prices of gasoline, the world finds itself in a state of emergency, and this brings to attention the significance and need for hybrid vehicles. The demand for the phenomenal cost-saving idea is born from consumers who are, in these harsh times, trying to find ways to eliminate, or at least reduce expenses on transportation, and it all adds up to gasoline efficiency and such so is the search for cost-efficient vehicles. Car buyers were quick to show positive interest when Honda released a range of hybrid cars and this raised the demands magnificently for these types of vehicles.
At the moment, the Honda Civic Hybrid is the lead hybrid vehicle manufactured by Honda Motor Company Limited - a giant Japanese car company. Nevertheless this car is a next-generation development, and thus not the first of its kind in the hybrid vehicle domain. Preceding the Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda initially revealed the Honda Insight, a fuel-efficient two-seater. Naturally, sedan being the most popular among people's car choices, Honda quickly designed and created a vehicle combing both economy and efficiency with the sleek outcome of a sedan car. The Honda Civic Hybrid was the eventual outcome.
Vehicles that use hydrogen fuel cells as a source of power like the Honda Civic Hybrid are expected to be the cars of the future, and belief is that these cars will soon consume the car industry given the fact that consumers hungrily await the era in which these vehicles become the market norm. For the moment, hybrids remain, even so to be visibly potential. The idea of combining the functionality and power of electrically-driven motors with diesel and gasoline based motors is the eventual and successful result contained in the Honda Civic Hybrid along with other vehicles that induce hybrid-technology.
With the physical form of a straightforward four-door, the Honda Civic Hybrid demonstrates and achieves the complete functionality and uses just like any other sedan. Most owners and interest-driven people admit that the Honda Civic Hybrid provides a practical experience and quality functionality, mirroring the original Civic range, that being the base-model that the hybrid vehicles are modeled on. In a nutshell, the Honda Civic Hybrid is just a recreation of the widely prevailing Honda Civic, but with hybrid technology.
The Honda Civic Hybrid vehicle has a seductive interior and exterior design which attracts a lot of buyers. Compared to the Honda Insight, this car is larger in aspects of length and width, and is even lowered slightly. By this the car maintains a maximum result of economy-efficiency and better performance. Considering the design of the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, both of which are hybrid vehicles, the designs implement significant physical methods to prevent the wind tunnel system from negating the enhanced features proposed by these cars, and so Honda assures that the Honda Civic Hybrid is modeled around this factor.
To learn more about hybrid cars visit hybridcarchat.com and check out the how do hybrid cars work.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Honda Fit Hybrid - A Car of Mythic Proportions
By Adam Taiz
As of this writing the long rumored Honda Fit Hybrid vehicle seems to still be a myth at best. In truth, there has been no official announcement from Honda. However, it does appear that Honda will be releasing a new hybrid to replace the Insight. Will this be a FIT hybrid? Nobody but Honda really knows for sure. Does it really matter? In my opinion, no. Bottom line is that I believe that Honda will release a respectable replacement for the Insight in the next year or two.
Whether to call it a Fit, Insight or something else really does not matter. This new vehicle will still serve the intended purpose of the model that it is replacing. To me, that is the only really important thing. There was a great buzz going last year about the Fit hybrid being introduced in 2008 or 2009, but that is all it was, buzz. It is very likely that this new hybrid will be priced well below the Civic. This will open up great opportunities for a while new class of consumers that would not normally look at purchasing hybrid technology.
Honda covers the hybrid niche very well. The Insight and the coming replacement compete (and will continue to compete) well against the Toyota Prius. The Civic is a great looking, powerful car that is very affordable to many people that cannot afford the more expensive hybrid models. Last but not least is the Accord hybrid is neck and next with the Toyota Camry, two of the best selling cars around in their standard versions.
Two areas where Honda seems to be lacking is in the availability of a truck or SUV hybrid. I think that the fact that Honda is concentrating on the subcompacts, compacts and full size sedans is a great thing. The advances they have made in technology have been wonderful. Let Honda be the first to have a truly great hybrid lineup first, then go after the smaller other niche markets.
In closing, to those waiting for a Honda Fit Hybrid, do not hold your breath. But all is not lost, there should be a comparable model available real soon now that should more than satisfy your needs.
Adam Taiz writes for http://hybridvehiclesguide.com Read more about other Honda Hybrid Cars including this great Honda Civic Hybrid Review and many more.
As of this writing the long rumored Honda Fit Hybrid vehicle seems to still be a myth at best. In truth, there has been no official announcement from Honda. However, it does appear that Honda will be releasing a new hybrid to replace the Insight. Will this be a FIT hybrid? Nobody but Honda really knows for sure. Does it really matter? In my opinion, no. Bottom line is that I believe that Honda will release a respectable replacement for the Insight in the next year or two.
Whether to call it a Fit, Insight or something else really does not matter. This new vehicle will still serve the intended purpose of the model that it is replacing. To me, that is the only really important thing. There was a great buzz going last year about the Fit hybrid being introduced in 2008 or 2009, but that is all it was, buzz. It is very likely that this new hybrid will be priced well below the Civic. This will open up great opportunities for a while new class of consumers that would not normally look at purchasing hybrid technology.
Honda covers the hybrid niche very well. The Insight and the coming replacement compete (and will continue to compete) well against the Toyota Prius. The Civic is a great looking, powerful car that is very affordable to many people that cannot afford the more expensive hybrid models. Last but not least is the Accord hybrid is neck and next with the Toyota Camry, two of the best selling cars around in their standard versions.
Two areas where Honda seems to be lacking is in the availability of a truck or SUV hybrid. I think that the fact that Honda is concentrating on the subcompacts, compacts and full size sedans is a great thing. The advances they have made in technology have been wonderful. Let Honda be the first to have a truly great hybrid lineup first, then go after the smaller other niche markets.
In closing, to those waiting for a Honda Fit Hybrid, do not hold your breath. But all is not lost, there should be a comparable model available real soon now that should more than satisfy your needs.
Adam Taiz writes for http://hybridvehiclesguide.com Read more about other Honda Hybrid Cars including this great Honda Civic Hybrid Review and many more.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Honda To Discontinue Accord Hybrid
By Glady Reign
In September this year, the new 2008 Honda Accord will hit showrooms. The hybrid version of the popular midsize sedan though will not be making an appearance as Honda announced that it will be discontinuing the production of its Honda Accord Hybrid units. A spokesman for the company announced the news following the sales report of the company in the United States which reflected the dwindling sales figures of the hybrid.
“We have found that our hybrid system works better on smaller cars,” says Chris Naughton speaking for the second largest Japanese car manufacturer.
The use of hybrid technology became popular when the price of gasoline started skyrocketing. Hybrid cars use an electric motor to provide assistance to an internal combustion engine. For smaller cars, the use of electric motors means that during low-power operation, the engine is turned off while the electric motor powers the car. This translates to increased fuel economy as the electric motor gets its power from a high power output battery pack.
For larger cars though, the use of a hybrid powertrain is mainly to give the car a better performance. The additional power provided by an electric motor increases the power and torque output of a car. But with this application, the electric motor is not used alone. This means that the fuel savings is less than when a hybrid powertrain is used on a smaller car.
The slight increase in fuel economy led Honda car buyers to opt for the conventional Accord than the Accord Hybrid. Owing to the added electric motor, battery pack and modified engine parts, the Honda Accord Hybrid is priced more than the conventional Accord. With a difference of 6 miles in terms of gas mileage rating, the higher price of the Accord Hybrid does not justify its fuel economy according to Honda car buyers.
Honda though promised that they will be coming up with a hybrid vehicle which is not a version of their popular car models such as the Civic Hybrid. The company announced that the hybrid car will be released in 2009. According to Honda, the vehicle will be smaller and less expensive than the current Honda Civic Hybrid.
The Honda Accord is a bigger than the Civic and is equipped with a bigger engine than its direct competitor, the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The Accord hybrid uses a V6 engine unit with an electric motor which produces 253 horsepower. This increase in power though is second only to the consideration of car buyers as they are looking for fuel efficient cars which can justify the higher price of hybrid vehicles.
The Toyota Camry, on the other hand, is equipped with a smaller four-cylinder engine which returns more miles for a gallon of gasoline. This makes the Camry a better choice for many car buyers. Last month, 14 percent of all hybrid vehicles sold in the United States auto market were Camry Hybrids. The Honda Accord Hybrid only managed to corner 1.4 percent of the hybrid vehicle market.
After the announcement that the Accord Hybrid will be dropped from Honda’s lineup, there were speculations that Honda will be introducing a diesel version of the Accord. According to auto industry experts though, Honda will likely wait for Volkswagen or Mercedes-Benz to test the United States auto market for its reception of diesel cars.
In September this year, the new 2008 Honda Accord will hit showrooms. The hybrid version of the popular midsize sedan though will not be making an appearance as Honda announced that it will be discontinuing the production of its Honda Accord Hybrid units. A spokesman for the company announced the news following the sales report of the company in the United States which reflected the dwindling sales figures of the hybrid.
“We have found that our hybrid system works better on smaller cars,” says Chris Naughton speaking for the second largest Japanese car manufacturer.
The use of hybrid technology became popular when the price of gasoline started skyrocketing. Hybrid cars use an electric motor to provide assistance to an internal combustion engine. For smaller cars, the use of electric motors means that during low-power operation, the engine is turned off while the electric motor powers the car. This translates to increased fuel economy as the electric motor gets its power from a high power output battery pack.
For larger cars though, the use of a hybrid powertrain is mainly to give the car a better performance. The additional power provided by an electric motor increases the power and torque output of a car. But with this application, the electric motor is not used alone. This means that the fuel savings is less than when a hybrid powertrain is used on a smaller car.
The slight increase in fuel economy led Honda car buyers to opt for the conventional Accord than the Accord Hybrid. Owing to the added electric motor, battery pack and modified engine parts, the Honda Accord Hybrid is priced more than the conventional Accord. With a difference of 6 miles in terms of gas mileage rating, the higher price of the Accord Hybrid does not justify its fuel economy according to Honda car buyers.
Honda though promised that they will be coming up with a hybrid vehicle which is not a version of their popular car models such as the Civic Hybrid. The company announced that the hybrid car will be released in 2009. According to Honda, the vehicle will be smaller and less expensive than the current Honda Civic Hybrid.
The Honda Accord is a bigger than the Civic and is equipped with a bigger engine than its direct competitor, the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The Accord hybrid uses a V6 engine unit with an electric motor which produces 253 horsepower. This increase in power though is second only to the consideration of car buyers as they are looking for fuel efficient cars which can justify the higher price of hybrid vehicles.
The Toyota Camry, on the other hand, is equipped with a smaller four-cylinder engine which returns more miles for a gallon of gasoline. This makes the Camry a better choice for many car buyers. Last month, 14 percent of all hybrid vehicles sold in the United States auto market were Camry Hybrids. The Honda Accord Hybrid only managed to corner 1.4 percent of the hybrid vehicle market.
After the announcement that the Accord Hybrid will be dropped from Honda’s lineup, there were speculations that Honda will be introducing a diesel version of the Accord. According to auto industry experts though, Honda will likely wait for Volkswagen or Mercedes-Benz to test the United States auto market for its reception of diesel cars.
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