Insight Delivers Favorable Test Drive.(Brief Article)

Electric Vehicle Online Today, January, 2000

The Honda Insight, one of the world's first hybrid aluminum car, should be available this March from Honda dealers in the United Kingdom (U.K.).

The car's small three-cylinder engine offers tremendous mileage per gallon, and its aluminum body makes it extremely light in weight. The Insight is made even more efficient by its sleek shaping, which improves its aerodynamic performance.

Michael Harvey, a writer for the Financial Times, said in the newspaper's January 1 edition that the Insight is "a very appealing car to drive." He identified the main source of its pleasurable driving performance as the electric motor, which works in conjunction with the vehicle's gasoline-powered engine. Honda's engine system, which the company has named "Electric...

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