Hondapedia.org » toyota prius http://www.hondapedia.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:53:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Stig Takes Honda Insight for a Drive http://www.hondapedia.org/2010/03/10/the-stig-takes-honda-insight-for-a-drive/ http://www.hondapedia.org/2010/03/10/the-stig-takes-honda-insight-for-a-drive/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:25:03 +0000 hondapedia http://www.hondapedia.org/?p=590 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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