Overview & Reviews

Honda brings North America the first gasoline-electric hybrid for 2000.

• Unbelievable fuel economy, cool electronic display, lots of standard equipment.

• Batteries drain fast under continual electric motor assist, highly susceptible to cross winds, interior cramped for two large adults.

User Reviews:

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  Watch the Batteries and Value - 2000 Honda Insight
  By Another New Car? - November 19 - 2:00 am

  Recently I noticed that the power cells were discharging more frequently and with less of a stress on them. After contacting my dealer and finding out that new batteries were unavail. and when they were they would be re-manuf & cost $3-5000, I traded the car. The value after 3 years on a trade is only $8-9000. So, If you can sell it privately, do so. Otherwise pay it off and keep it until the batteries need replacing and then hope that they are available. As of Nov. 2002 they were not. A new vehicle priced at 21k only worth 9k three model years later, (with normal mileage) says alot about the manufacturers and dealers opinion of the vehicle.

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  Insightful - 2000 Honda Insight
  By Mithril - October 15 - 2:00 am

  Ive had this car for just over a year and am mostly happy with it though it doesnt make for a good winter car as it is too light. Road noise is a bit harsh also.

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  Insight Built For The Track - 2000 Honda Insight
  By Iselin - August 29 - 2:00 am

  I have driven this car over 30,000 miles and find it faster then all the magazines claimed it to be.The car is capable of standing starts much quicker than PT Cruiser,Mazda Miata,Dodge Durango,Porsche boxter,Cadillac STS,and many others too numerous to mention.Once you learn to sycronize the clutch,shift and gas pedal for best performance you get a car that out performs all the previous data that I have read. I have climbed steephills at over 90mph with pedal left over.I have embaressed Porsche owners as I have left them at traffic lights and out maneuvered them in traffic.

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  Best car I ever owned - 2000 Honda Insight
  By Dave Q - August 22 - 2:00 am

  I have owned Insight for 2 and a half years now and can honestly say it has been the best car I have ever owned. I have 67,500+ on the vehicle and have zero mechanical problems. I did have to replace a tire @ 22,000 miles (hit a piece of metal in the road). I decided to replace its mate on the other side. The two I did not replace are still on the road and I can not see any tread ware on them! I am averaging 58.5 mpg over the life of the car and have gotten as much as 82 mpg out of a tank of gas. Would buy this car again in a heartbeat!

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  I love my Insight - 2000 Honda Insight
  By Parker - July 2 - 2:00 am

  My 2000 Honda Insight is a joy to drive. It is surprisingly fast, considering its main draw is fuel economy & low emissions. The aerodynamic fairing is close to the ground, and consequently I had an adverse encounter with curbing--the plastic & rubber spoilers are fairly fragile but easily repaired. I have had absolutely no other problems. When driving in daylight, turning on the headlights dims the instrument panel too much, even in cloudy weather & no cruise control is available. Otherwise, its a perfect little car & a great piece of engineering design.

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  Insight Defines High Performance. - 2000 Honda Insight
  By Dolio - April 22 - 2:00 am

  I have been Driving my Honda Insight for almost a year now. Bought it used at 15K, now at 30K I average about 55 mpg as I am a rather aggressive driver and traffic here in the Seattle area can be quite "parking lotish". The Insight is quite capable of achieving 70 mpg if you are willing to drive the speed limit and keep an eco-minded feather light foot. When talking performance the Insight employs a number of advanced technologies, from the "Integrated Motor Assist" and regen breaking, to the aluminum chassis, and the lowest drag coefficient (.25) of any mass production car.

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  Great Car! - 2000 Honda Insight
  By JAC47 - April 19 - 2:00 am

  The idea to combine an ecology friendly electric powered vehicle with the convenience of gasoline power (fill up on any corner) is futuristic & long overdue. Last fall I bought one for my teen daughter. She drives it non-stop & loves the great gas mileage: 50-60 mpg. Whenever I catch it at home, its my car of choice to drive. I love zippin around town & into tight parking places. Each driver in the family brags on whos getting the best mpg, each trying to top the other. Its a blast to drive, with fun instrumentation! Weve put 12K miles on it in 6 months and the only problem weve had it in the shop for was a battery harness recall and suggested periodic maintenance.