The Stig Takes Honda Insight for a Drive
The Stig, iconic mystery driver for BBC’s Top Gear, is use to more exotic and sporty autos…so what’s he doing taking Honda’s InSight hybrid for a spin? Well, you’re not gonna get the full impact of how powerful a hybrid can be without someone like Stiggy behind its wheel, and having it race a mortal nemesis – Toyota’s killer Prius. Now all we have to do is get out our UK English to American English dictionary.
As Top Gear’s piece mentions, the Toyota Prius has sold over a million units worldwide – but it’s also been around for almost a decade. On the downside it’s expensive…and lately has been attempting to kill drivers/passengers due to Toyota’s faulty accelerator issues that have yet to be solved.
Honda’s InSight offers similar speed/amenities/MPG ratings as the Prius, but with a cost of several thousand dollars under the Toyota model. Honda even promotes InSight as the world’s most affordable hybrid.
In the end it all came down to “The Jump” – You see, this wasn’t your average test drive: The Stig wanted to see who got the most air. That award went to Honda’s InSIght, which also landed with the touch of a feather, “Honda was infinitely better at landing than the Toyota, maintaining a much more natural flight path and plopping to the earth without fuss.” So, if you want a bit of fun and performance in you inexpensive hybrid, and you don’t want to be traveling down a California highway at 90+ MPH against your will, seems the Honda InSight is the best bet.
The Source: Top Gear
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