2019 Honda Insight: 55 mpg Prius-Killer that's not so ugly | First Drive

[@ErikTheVikingMechanic]

I like this guy. He's good presenter

[@mituljariwala9821]

Ejo skf Cooley is better

[@disco.lemonade]

lol, yeah. he a savage

[@hippiebits2071]

I much prefer this style infotainment screen to the table protruding up out of the dash.

[@Nycholas1998]

probably on of the best A to B kind of cars! Not ugly, not too slow, and easy to live with.

[@JDMHaze]

im a die hard toyota fan, but unm, i would definitely go for the honda if i was in the Market for an eco car... that styling is a "Win" and the mpg matches prius so why not lol

[@yanDeriction]

hatchback is more practical than sedan, so if you want to haul stuff the prius/ioniq are better options

[@JDMHaze]

yan-Deriction yes, but if you just wanr an eco friendly car with good styling,,, insight for the w,,

[@Phrancis5]

Yeah, I really wished this better driving/looking Insight came in a hatch or liftback version - and also a PHEV version, because the Clarity is as fugly as a Prius.

[@JDMHaze]

Phrancis5 the clarity is surprisingly worse

[@superbros1690]

Toyota prius is more reliable dumbasses, that is why people buy them. Toyota perfected their hybrid battery.

[@L0stW0n]

"Not so ugly" more like it looks better than the redesigned Accord front to back.

[@cafe88racer53]

prius buyers love their eco green cred look lol

[@roadshowautos]

Ever see the South Park episode with the 'Smug' pollution from Prius owners?

[@toyotaprius79]

John Wu Hmm... Nah, definitely not for a while. Whoever they were they probably bought a Model S years ago (when it was rare to see)

[@bobriemersma]

I drove my 2003 Civic Hybrid for just short of 16 years, right up until I hit a deer one night and totaled it. Great car, great mileage and range. Plus none of that "California" taint.

[@jimhine]

Antuan is great at explaining and differentiating features with character and just enough detail. Keep up the great work!

[@SaiRulez1]

All the months that Cooley has away doing his own thing with Q&A and auto news, it’s Antuan and Emme who have been holding fort at Roadshow. So, good work Emme & Antuan! Appreciate all the hard work and thanks for bringing all these great reviews to us!

[@eriks8382]

Cooley needs to do his own thing

[@neilsinha3169]

Very good review. Short, comcise, and you hit all the points I was asking myself prior to watching.

[@mavricxx]

Wow, looks really good compared to the Prius!

[@Inturl618]

I agree, Prius ugly as hell lol

[@tjs114]

the button on the end of the turn signal allows you to turn the lane watch camera on at any time.

[@younghati]

When is this due to hit the market? Debating over this or an Accord. The MPG return seems like big plus for the Insight and the cabin and exterior are both attractive

[@johnlozauskas778]

That was one of the best explanations I have seen in a long time. He is crisp, relatable, and I felt we have having a conversation. Outstanding work.

[@MSA-hj9pu]

This is an awesome design for a hybrid think I’m going to go order one now. Honda’s turning out some good looking pieces for 2019.

[@alexf4894]

Looks like a winner

[@jeffbanfieldsflwr3537]

Great job. You earned a new follower, keep it coming please!

[@SonnyintheAM]

I like the host! Very genuine!

[@christianxzowner2958]

Does this gonna hit Canadian market?

[@djaftermath4313]

I miss Cooley's snap backs. He's the inside man now though. Well deserved though as he put in the work for many years! Probably more 💸 too!

[@MikeStoddart]

Good review but no mention of the screaming engine?

[@JJ-cg3rn]

Great review!

[@bobriemersma]

The back up and lane watch cameras do not linger on the display for a good reason: limiting driver distraction from the road and surroundings.

[@ManWander]

nice job! well done! best review I've seen

[@rickysphilosofy5984]

I like the look of the prius.... especially Gen 2 and the primes

[@Mr5Stars]

Good review, but you forgot the rear seats space. In your opinion, the Honda Insight EX for $25k NOW , or a $35k Model 3 in two years. Not a fair apples to apples comparison, but for the interior space, and money, this is very nice

[@ale03000]

just keep ECON on all the time, you'll easily beat the EPA ratings, with hyper-miling you can get even higher scores

[@roguedogx]

Sounds like Honda nailed this one. The first insight was great, but too expensive. The second was less expensive, but was so bad even gm was laughing at the build quality. This one seems to have hit the right notes, and hopefully buyers recognize that.

[@ebikebadass]

Nah the 2010 Insight rocks!!!

[@roguedogx]

@@ebikebadass a lot of people disagree with you on that. Mostly people who didn't buy them.

[@narutobroken]

That actually looks really good

[@jsponson]

I hope this car sells well against the Prius and that Toyota learns its lesson in designing awkward looking cars.

[@roco9504]

They just need to make a plug in version of it to compete with the Prius Prime.

[@christianxzowner2958]

Good review thkx👌🇯🇵

[@joshbobst1629]

I guess if we can't have Cooley, this guy is pretty good...

[@CompraRightNJ]

Why can Toyota start making cars as good looking as Honda? Who said a hybrid (Prius) has to be so weird looking? Haven't the Toyota designers learned anything from Tesla? People, consumers, want to by affordable hybrid or electric cars, that look normal.

[@JoeE.]

jmcascardo Toyota design language has been a hit for them for years. And Prius has been the best selling hybrid. As for Honda, they keep on failing to compete with Toyota. This is the reason why until now Honda is trying hard to eat some of Prius market share. For me, I'll still buy a Toyota as theirs have been tested and proven to be reliable.

[@tylersmith4265]

Joe E. Personally, I don't think the last gen Prius was that bad. The styling was ok. But this gen Prius is absolutely hideous, and sales of the Prius have slowed.

[@yanDeriction]

Maybe toyota could have done better with some styling elements but the prius outer shape is a function of aerodynamics and practicality. Efficient cars with room for stuff will always look this way.

[@brandonbartholme7294]

Then pick a Camry hybrid. The Camry is a normal looking car. Honestly, Prius has a weird or unique design but I’d bet that has been one of the reasons why people noticed it, the Prius popularity show this. Now let’s compare the Insight sale’s since inception yet even though it been around before the first Toyota hybrid, the masses just never realized Honda had a hybrid.

[@disco.lemonade]

i think you praise toyota too much. they're on top, but the difference is not that much against honda or even hyundai. 1990's are over and toyotas present several issues too

[@Jimmieadamsp]

Can you still do 100 mpg hyper miling?

[@Programmer7]

Only if you're taking a one-way trip downhill. The original Insight is probably still better at hypermiling. It's a subcompact that weights less than 2,000 pounds.

[@digitalkov]

Good presentation

[@ArtemLokhovitskiy]

For $24,000 I would definitely buy this one over Prius

[@supremeetnel7707]

this trim doesn’t get 55 mpg. why do car manufactures give reviewers the top trip instead of the base trim and the top trim. The touring trim won’t sell as much as the base or EX trim.

[@alliejr]

If you were pitching your new product, would you offer the worst version for review? Think about it.

[@RBzee112]

Did you watch the review? He said the MPG numbers for each trim in the review.

[@supremeetnel7707]

alliejr this is a hybrid you the touring trim will outsell the base or the EX trim? the best of the product would be the EX show that one.

[@abelashrajagugan5580]

The only thing that's turning me down about this car is the transmission . I wish they went with a dual clutch like the Japanese hybrid cars

[@miguelircontar]

I would buy one

[@WhittyPics]

0-60mph?

[@fraddi]

Ya heard with Perd!

[@leeandadaelliott]

Just because its not as ugly as the Prius doesn't mean that it isn't ugly.

[@daylenroberts7292]

It’s like a civic/accord hybrid

[@roadshowautos]

......basically

[@yanDeriction]

there is already an accord hybrid. the insight replaces the civic hybrid

[@CHICHI-ih5tf]

What's up With the moustache Antoine

[@ecbcbm]

Missing the wheels from the concept. Makes all the difference... Hopefully they're an option. Or a Chinese knockoff is available

[@supremeetnel7707]

CarterBurtonMotorsportsDotCom This car in made for efficiency. big wheels makes it less efficient

[@dmitryst5902]

Perfect presenter

[@PPE707]

Eco cars shouldn’t have a “sport mode” it should say “active” instead. Just thought of this. What you guys think?

[@Ou8y2k2]

This would be perfect at $18K in red, white, or baby blue.

[@braeden6458]

I love Honda’s

[@SarcasticBroth]

No transmission? Uses electric motors? So what you're saying is this is the Honda regera lol

[@michaello1103]

It will be even better if it is plug-in

[@MrTrevorkemp]

Here's the thing the old inside High Ridge were actually notorious pieces of crap that you really had to drive carefully to really get good fuel economy on and they weren't necessarily known for being reliable like the Toyota hybrids as well as Honda has been known for over inflating its fuel economy numbers 4 it's hybrids before giving the very top tier very best possible tested fuel economy out of the multitude of fuel economy runs done where as Toyota usually goes on the safe end of time that the fuel economy is and they don't give you the best out of a multitude of runs they kind of tell you the worst out of a multitude of runs which is way nicer cuz it's much easier to achieve that type of fuel economy not to mention that the Honda Accord Hybrid which this is basically a small version of is a car that was actually not known for being a great fuel economy car at highway speeds but was known for being pretty good at City speeds but still not giving you the actual fuel economy numbers that Honda was claiming where is my Toyota Prius with a little bit of aggressive driving actually hits the mark on what Toyota says it will get City Highway combined and meats and even slightly exceeds the highway fuel economy and on straight City Driving actually meets or exceeds a certain city driving but gets pretty close on the claim combined the way that the powertrain Works in this car is the gasoline engine cannot engage the tires at all at lower speeds until you hit about 20 or 25 miles an hour so only the electric motors can kick in and work and if the battery is too depleted the engine will not even shut off when you come to a stop it will keep running to run the generator which is mated to the smaller of the two electric motors so that way they will be charged in the battery for when you take off off the line even if you floor it the engine can't even kick in and give you any assistance until you hit a very minimum of 13 miles an hour so at parking lot speeds this is essentially an electric vehicle and once you start hitting cruising speeds more like 25 30 35 miles an hour then it turns into more of a hybrid or gasoline powered vehicle unlike most other hybrids even though there is dual motors built into the hybrid system they are not of equal size there is one that is bigger than the other the bigger one is your primary motor that takes care of moving you down the road or hoping to recapture energy as you are slowing down and the smaller one primarily works as a starter motor to start the gasoline engine and also as a generator to help charge the batteries it is actually a good thing they made this design change on the Insight because the Accord Hybrid even though it's not known for getting the type of fuel economy that they claim was still a pretty fuel efficient car and a reliable one at that compared to the Civic Hybrid and the Insight hybrid so hopefully this car will at least be a lot more reliable and it is now more spacious luckily but it is still a Honda Insight hybrid so realistically what you can expect is lower 40s for fuel economy maybe mid-forties and on occasion over 40s and lower 50s where is in the Toyota Prius you can generally count on Mid to upper 40s and lower to mid 50s even sometimes upper 50s for fuel economy the reason a lot of hybrids are so ugly at least the ones that really truly want to try to be fuel efficient like the Prius is that design actually helps to lower their drag coefficient as they move through the air and that is part of what helps a hybrid to get its good fuel economy.

[@evingmadeez5008]

ALL the thumbs up is people who are glad you shaved that caterpillar off your face ;)

[@Starblockss]

No prius buyer will ever watch this video, lets face it if you like cars you ain't buying a hybrid.

[@ryanlittleton5615]

You gotta point.

[@lexusfan100]

2 things i noticed...(1) the back design is looks 100% like the chevy malibu/impala? (2) i see that there are no rear vents!!?!?!

[@tbvjqor123]

am i the only one thinking the lower part of the front bumper look like Mercedes?

[@JR127]

dude looks huuuuuuuge

[@VelarOW]

The concept rims looked prettier

[@cafe88racer53]

the smaller lx/ex rims look much better and gets 4 mpg more

[@VelarOW]

can't find those on the net anywhere, can u send me a link to them?

[@brandonbartholme7294]

Too much knit picking on the product. After 5minutes still don’t know if he liked it or would recommend it. Have a solid recommendation or tell us to skip the product.

[@gdevonfarley]

I know this guy from somewhere else...

[@chadhaire1711]

55 mpg is bullcrap....real world is 43 mpg average and you will NEVER see 51 mpg. Driving on back roads at 35 mph is NOT real world driving.

[@toyotaprius79]

They're fighting for a dying segment. Half of Honda's Insight buyers will go straight to the Clarity phev

[@Phrancis5]

only if the clarity was the same low price and looked as good - which it doesn't.

[@toyotaprius79]

Phrancis5 It really depends on what is good looking, or unoffending. Would you believe people dismissed big Citroens from CXs to C6s for being weirdly ugly? To me, the Insight looks really nice, and better now that the ill equipped IMA is gone - in place of a beefed up Prius drivrtrain, but the odds of it ageing poorly and quickly in a few years are fairly substantial if it's going to play cookie-car cut outs. This would be a very impressive car, if it was 2011. Besides, 48 miles of EV running and anywhere from $7500 in tax credits looks _waay_ better.

[@carltonwmiller]

I’m pretty sure it’s not a Hyundai even tho he calls it a Hyundai in the intro.

[@平和-v1z]

Great exterior design, I love the front. Only the white part of the backlights are not my thing... The interior would be very nice looking if they wouldn't be this ugly, totally out of place and AC blocking touch display.

[@ethanmamiya248]

WHERES COOLEYYYYY

[@salishaho3194]

No girl is going to look at you when you drive asian cars. Drive a cadillac and you will be blessed

[@Unavailablesorry709]

Toyota Camry XSE? SONATA? Civic Hatchback? Maybe.....Prius Prime? Hell idk

[@vw1973conv]

My Volt gets 180 mpg.....beat that.

[@HunterShows]

No, I'm afraid not. "Infotainment" is not a word.

[@Stevesmith-yw7cr]

Why do people care what other people think if them by what car they drive? I mean talk about shallow.

[@tyjohn2378]

This guy too heavy for this car Nice car

[@tyjohn2378]

N2LADIES55 how?? He too fat couldn’t find his dick

[@RATBURL]

Anything but another fucking Prius 😏

[@Sandwich420]

That's an Accord...

[@jeziahchevalier9012]

Prius killed the honda insite

[@maxf8265]

Honda over Toyota, yeah ok, that's funny!!

[@holidaeyy674]

Damn that prius so HIDEOUS don't know why bother owning1..

[@tuopinionno]

i rather be ugly and unique than as he pointed out normal looking= boring.

[@williamfarmer9896]

not ugly then they show the insight lol

[@cocmaster4474]

Hun da not honday

[@taxsi]

non-plugin car with electric motors. electric motors run by batteries charged by gasoline engine... a big shame in year 2018. In 10 years from now, people will laugh at this dragging and lagging response of big companies to EV revolution.

[@raymondayeung]

taxsi Insight gets 50mpg without any range anxiety and costs 30k CAD. Good enough for me!

[@yushanyasindu9762]

Oh yes prius is the halarious pig ugly modern car i ever seen. Now luck is gone worm welcome to honda insight.

[@captmarko]

This car is extremely disappointing to me due to so many lacking features. It offers so much less than the Prius, Niro or even the Ioniq. This car has lost so many things in comparison to its competition: heated steering, ventilated seats, heated rear seats, a spare tire, rear ventilation, a professional audio system, Qi charger, blind-spot detection, possibly more in the infotainment. It also offers many features only on the highest trims that these competitors offer on mid-level trims, for example the dual zone climate is offered on the EX Civic, but not until Touring in the Insight.. This car is a sedan, and that is all that is better. I am incredibly disappointed in Honda.

[@captmarko]

Ulti737fs how many features is somebody supposed to give up to have a car that looks like that? It doesn't cost them anything to make a Prius body vs an Insight body right..? I just can't believe how many things Honda dropped, and I don't know if they're out of touch, or if they're being cheap..

[@EMichaelBall]

Most people want a crossover. If I were in the market for a ~$25K new car, I'd probably be looking at a Niro. That said, it would be better to get a used '14+ Nissan Leaf, if the commute is up to 25 miles per day, and you can charge at home or work. Much cheaper up front, cheaper to maintain and fuel, and just as reliable, if not more so, thanks to fewer moving parts of an EV. As for Honda, they're probably mailing it in, now; they're in GM "MAX PROFIT AT ALL COSTS!!!!" bean counter mode.

[@mr.grumps3544]

CaptainMarko The touring model is under 30k and this car is based off the Honda Civic. This car is basically a Civic Hybrid with a better design and different name. So based off the fact that this is basically a Civic and since Civics are the lowest end of the Honda vehicle lineup, it makes sense that they ommitted many features you would find in a Accord. I doubt you are looking to buy and are probably just like 90% of all viewers who just like to critique all the new vehicles being released, but if you ARE looking to buy then you could just go for the Accord hybrid instead if you want a Honda and a hybrid.

[@captmarko]

Blaine T Hi Blaine, please look up these features I believe are missing on the Insight's competitors products. The Ioniq, the Niro, and the Prius. Hell, even the Civic has some features that the "premium" Insight doesn't get, like the vents in the rear. Honda stated that this vehicle is slotted between the Civic and Accord, so I expect all Civic features, and a small amount of Accord features. The Accord still maintains things like the HUD, adaptive dampers, power and torque, size, etc. Am I being unrealistic? Or just requesting features found in the same class of car, a compact hybrid. I want this car, but maybe the Niro has more features I want, change my mind.

[@jamesp504]

Jesus F. No one likes the Prius, but when people say the Prius is better... That should tell you something. Honda is failing these last few years. They've lost their touch, and Kia/Hyundai are slowly closing in.

[@jaredshelton4718]

This is just as ugly as the Prius. Because it's made by Honda.

[@MyLife-so1jl]

still UGLY...I hate that rear end.

[@shahaan400]

It's not based on the Civic. It shares parts with Accord and the CR-V. My GF works at Honda indiana where they built the insight 😑. Bring back Cooley

[@cafe88racer53]

it is based on the civic but uses accord styling cues lol

[@captmarko]

It's the same platform as the Civic. Check a real source online.

[@Victor-rz9du]

Shahaan Saleem Idiot, the Accord, Civic, and CR-V share the same platform and the new Insight will as well🤦

[@BESTNOODLEREVIEWS]

Your GF and yourself should be doing research. Accord, CRV are on the new Civic platform.

[@Victor-rz9du]

CheezyGeez Thank you! Go work for GM or something