To put it simply, Honda's Insight sold 4,226 units last month while the Prius sold 18,886. Through August, Toyota sold 93,810 Priora while the Insight motivated only 14,045 buyers. Honda has tacitly admitted that the Insight is not up to snuff. But upgrades could take years. Honda could just as easily have the long-rumored Fit [...]
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In article <mNednaGVH9d3dzTXnZ2dnUVZ8m2dnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>, sjmmail2000-247
@yahoo.co.uk says...

The new Insight is ugly as sin. It looks like a Prius. The old Insight
was quite attractive, with styling cues reminiscent of a 2nd-gen CRX.

Judging from the new Insight and the forthcoming Crosstour, Honda seems
to have lost its way when it comes to making cars that are attractive as
well as functional. Given that emotional components can be a significant
part of purchasing decisions, this is not a good thing.

Dave

On Sep 11, 2:15*am, sjmmail2000-... (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk wrote:
the Insight is built on the Fit platform, isn't it? it's just an
aerodynamic body. it looks a lot like a Prius until you get inside.
then you go buy a Prius unless you're a cheapskate.