Posted by rtc on March 30, 2009, 2:36 pm
Business Week
Given the parlous state of the auto industry, the rivalry between Honda's
new Insight and Toyota's third-generation Prius is proving to be an
enjoyable diversion. Committed to increasing sales of gas-electric models,
the companies are launching hybrid cars in quick succession-and neither one
is skimping when it comes to generating hype...
Continued: http://tinyurl.com/HybridWar
Posted by Ttoommy on March 30, 2009, 4:13 pm
Hope their TOTAL Life CO2 will be less than a Jeep with the new model
> Business Week
> Given the parlous state of the auto industry, the rivalry between Honda's
> new Insight and Toyota's third-generation Prius is proving to be an
> enjoyable diversion. Committed to increasing sales of gas-electric models,
> the companies are launching hybrid cars in quick succession-and neither
> one is skimping when it comes to generating hype...
> Continued: http://tinyurl.com/HybridWar
Posted by Mr. G on March 31, 2009, 2:31 am
From what I've read and seen about the Insight, they seem to be going
for a Prius exterior look, but it employs the same mild hybrid IMA set-
up Honda used on the Civic, which left me totally unimpressed.
Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]) says...
> Business Week
>
> Given the parlous state of the auto industry, the rivalry between Honda's
> new Insight and Toyota's third-generation Prius is proving to be an
> enjoyable diversion. Committed to increasing sales of gas-electric models,
> the companies are launching hybrid cars in quick succession-and neither one
> is skimping when it comes to generating hype...
>
> Continued: http://tinyurl.com/HybridWar
>
>
Posted by Justbob30 on March 31, 2009, 2:59 am
Actually, it is going for a HCX /Insight 1/FCX Clarity look, the Prius
copied Honda, not the other way.
> From what I've read and seen about the Insight, they seem to be going
> for a Prius exterior look, but it employs the same mild hybrid IMA set-
> up Honda used on the Civic, which left me totally unimpressed.
> Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]) says...
>> Business Week
>>
>> Given the parlous state of the auto industry, the rivalry between Honda's
>> new Insight and Toyota's third-generation Prius is proving to be an
>> enjoyable diversion. Committed to increasing sales of gas-electric
>> models,
>> the companies are launching hybrid cars in quick succession-and neither
>> one
>> is skimping when it comes to generating hype...
>>
>> Continued: http://tinyurl.com/HybridWar
>>
>>
Posted by Mr. G on March 31, 2009, 3:24 am
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> Actually, it is going for a HCX /Insight 1/FCX Clarity look, the Prius
> copied Honda, not the other way.
>
The original Insight looks *nothing* like either the new Insight or the
Prius, and the Clarity concept car wasn't unveiled until long after the
NHW20 Prius.
> Given the parlous state of the auto industry, the rivalry between Honda's
> new Insight and Toyota's third-generation Prius is proving to be an
> enjoyable diversion. Committed to increasing sales of gas-electric models,
> the companies are launching hybrid cars in quick succession-and neither
> one is skimping when it comes to generating hype...
> Continued: http://tinyurl.com/HybridWar