Overview & Reviews

The CD-equipped audio system with four speakers is now standard equipment, and the fuel consumption gauge's illumination color changes from green to red. All Honda cars gain a new seatbelt reminder system this year.

• Amazing fuel economy, quick steering, lots of standard equipment.

• Batteries drain fast under continual electric motor assist, highly susceptible to crosswinds, not much point-and-shoot power on tap, small payload capacity.

User Reviews:

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  Just Hummin along - 2004 Honda Insight
  By Freda Ruth - June 8 - 2:52 pm

  Buying this car was the smartest thing I have ever done. I bought it just before the gas prices exploded. Thanks HONDA! I love to drive it! I parked in A very small parking place. the three men sitting on the bench watching me gave me a standing ovation when i got out of the car.

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  2004 Insight review. - 2004 Honda Insight
  By Gordon Shepherd - June 8 - 2:41 am

  For economy, the only car I feel could beat the Insight would be an electric car recharged with solar panels. Its aerodynamics makes it almost uneffected by wind for safety as well as energy efficiency. Only drawback is that it carries onlt 2 people, but the space is very ample and comfortable for those 2 people. I know I can race any car on the road to the end of our tanks, and win. The place where it wins the nicest is at the pump at every fillup.

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  Good car - 2004 Honda Insight
  By south bay sean - January 13 - 3:15 am

  I really wouldnt want any other car at this point. I am VERY tall and cruise control would be nice so that I could stretch my right leg sometimes. Other than that it is great!

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  Ive got one - 2004 Honda Insight
  By Jperez1204 - December 31 - 5:03 pm

  This car is the coolest thing around. Theres no other car in the world where you drive in style and get 75mpg at the same time. Ive owned my Insight for 4yrs now I get close to 800 miles per tank. I would highly recommend this car to anyone who wants to save their money and not give it away to the Billionares on the oil companys, at the same time your saving the enviroment. You will get so many looks and questions everywhere you go. Four years later an I still get questions everytime I fill up well thats every month and a half.... If you want to save you money and use it for something else buy a Honda Insight youll the car and attention that comes with it....

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  my most excellent Insight - 2004 Honda Insight
  By tom driscoll - December 31 - 1:06 am

  This is by far the best car I ever drove. It handles great, goes as fast as I want, and gets over 80 mpg on the highway. It has plenty of cargo space. Just driving it and seeing the effect of my formerly heavy left foot on the mileage has transformed my driving from the usual "get there first" attitude to "get there in my own sweet time", and I enjoy driving much more now without the usual rush. If youre man enough to let go of beating everyone else youll love it.

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  LONG-Term Honda Insight - 2004 Honda Insight
  By Woody Smith - December 30 - 8:07 pm

  Mine is a 2000 Insight purchased in March, 2000. It now has 116,000 miles on the odometer and has been absolutely trouble free. I mean, not even as much as a single lightbulb has ever needed replacement. In brief, it is the very best car I have ever owned by a VERY wide margin, and Ive owned a few, including a big Mercedes, two BMWs, two Volvos, an Alfa Romeo, and other nice cars. Its a spectacular long-distance cruiser -- I once went over 800 miles actually nonstop, and only stopped then because I had to pee -- I still had gasoline left in the 10.6 gal tank. Its quiet and comfy and is the only car Ive ever owned where I dont need the seat all the way back. I absolutely LOVE it!

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  Hybrids KICK GAS - 2004 Honda Insight
  By CraigSquirrel - December 30 - 4:02 pm

  Much more fun than we ever imagined. Quick and fast. Cruises on highway at 70-90 with no problem other than having to occasionaly downshift. Concentrating on milage we get upper 60mpgs. Driving fast low 50s. In city, Washington DC, no option other than drive aggressively we get low 40s. Great city car because nimble and quick. When supersized, dark colored SUVs tend to get aggressive its a simple matter to leave them in the rear view mirror with a smile. Many people think the car is all electric and most dont know it gets up to 70 mpg and can go 115 mph. Commercial media, the one source most Americans use for news, does a horrible job of informing the public.

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  ride the countryside - 2004 Honda Insight
  By Baron - December 30 - 1:43 pm

  This is a vehicle worthy of your disposable dollars. I have an automatic and the only disappointing item about this vehicle is that the fuel estimates should be revised with each number going down by 10 (highway/City). Even then it is a great buy. I purchased based on the epa estimates. They were close but not quite right. I would but it again and again. I am funding my 401k catch up contribution with the gas savings that I am receiving. I cant imagine why anyone would pay such ridiculous prices for gas anymore. I guess it was because we didnt have a choice. Now we do.

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  A Winner in my Book! - 2004 Honda Insight
  By DelightedInsightOwne - December 30 - 12:01 pm

  I bought the second insight my Honda dealer received in 2000 and I now have driven it 37,253 miles. Over that time and distance it has averaged 68.6 miles per gallon, and gradually rising! I live on a hill about 400 higher than the surrounding more or less level terrain in a suburban bed-room area. The best mileage I ever logged on a single leg was 93 miles per gallon on a 120 mile trip with few hills. I was on an Interstate and stayed in the right lane and drove at the truckers speed limit - 55 miles per hour. My wifes car is a new Honda Accord Hybrid because we have been so satisfied with the 2 seater. She needs more capacity for occasional trips with friends, heavier loads, etc.

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  Why this is my all-time favorite car - 2004 Honda Insight
  By Marilyn Voorhies - December 30 - 9:58 am

  My Insight is by far the best car Ive ever owned and if I buy another car, it is sure to be an Insight. Yes, it only holds two people, but 95% of my driving doesnt require a larger capacity. If it does, I borrow my husbands 5-passenger car. The Insights reliability is perfect in my 20,000 miles of driving I have yet to have anything fail I get raves from just about everyone who sees the car. Its performance is flawless.