Honda Insight Model Years and History

Honda Insight Model Years

2022 Honda Insight trims

2022 Insight

The LX trim is no longer available on the Honda Insight, it carries over with minimal changes for 2022.

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2021 Honda Insight trims

2021 Insight

For 2021, the Honda Insight receives minor changes, which include a return to the traditional blind-spot and rear cross traffic warning system on the EX and Touring models. There is also a new color addition to the lineup; Radiant Red Metallic.

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2020 Honda Insight trims

2020 Insight

The Honda Insight has taken many forms over the years. It was originally Honda's first attempt at a hybrid car, with just two seats and a sporty demeanor. The second generation Insight gained a back seat, but was still an extremely small car. Now this third generation Insight appears to finally get the sizing just right, sitting between the more compact Civic and the larger, mid-sized Accord. This means that the Insight will be small enough to be easily driven in the city, where its hybrid drivetrain can make the most of its regenerative braking capabilities. At the same time, the 2020 Insight has enough room to no longer feel like just an economy car.

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2019 Honda Insight trims

2019 Insight

The Honda Insight has taken many forms over the years. It was originally Honda's first attempt at a hybrid car, with just two seats and a sporty demeanor. The second generation Insight gained a back seat, but was still an extremely small car. Now this third generation Insight appears to finally get the sizing just right, sitting between the more compact Civic and the larger, mid-sized Accord. This means that the Insight will be small enough to be easily driven in the city, where its hybrid drivetrain can make the most of its regenerative braking capabilities. At the same time, the 2019 Insight has enough room to no longer feel like just an economy car.

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2014 Honda Insight trims

2014 Insight

Honda has left the Insight alone for 2014.

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2013 Honda Insight trims

2013 Insight

Honda has left the Insight unchanged for 2013. The price of the car is unaltered as well, starting at 18,500. This makes the Insight the least expensive hybrid available in the U.S.

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2012 Honda Insight trims

2012 Insight

The 2012 Insight is essentially the same as the 2011, but now HID headlamps are standard across the lineup and Bluetooth is included on the EX model.

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2011 Honda Insight trims

2011 Insight

The Honda Insight carries over into its second year with only minor revisions. A new entry-level base trim appears. Taffeta White and Mediterranean Blue also appear as new colors.

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2010 Honda Insight trims

2010 Insight

The Honda Insight is all new for 2010, though it revives a familiar hybrid name from the Honda lineup. The vehicle has been reborn as a a 5-passenger, 4-door hatchback. It utilizes a new gasoline/electric hybrid system mated to a continuously variable transmission.

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About Insight

Combining an internal combustion gasoline engine with an electric motor, the Honda Insight became a new benchmark in automotive fuel efficiency. The Honda Insight entered production several years after the Toyota Prius but earned the credit for being the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle sold in the United States. Introduced for 2000, the Insight was a two-door subcompact specifically designed for obtaining high efficiency driving. The 2000 Insights design incorporated a narrower rear track to allow adhesion to a super sleek 0.25 drag coefficient. Underneath the Honda Insights body panels, a powerplant consisting of the auto companys Integrated Motor Assist technology. A 1.0-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine was combined with a 13-horsepower electric motor. Electric motor was stored in a nickel-metal hydride battery pack. Fuel economy for the 2000 Insight in the city was rated at 53 miles per gallon while highway fuel efficiency is 61 miles per gallon. Air conditioning, electric power steering and keyless entry are standard equipped on the 2000 Honda Insight. Produced from 2000 to 2006, the first-generation Insight was discontinued with more than 17,000 examples existing worldwide. Ten years after the debut of the first Honda Insight in North America, the car returned in 2010 as more practical five-door hatchback. Powered by a 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine combined with an electric motor, the collective output totaled 98 horsepower. Average fuel economy for the 2010 Honda Insight was rated at approximately 42 miles per gallon. In 2012, improvements allowed highway fuel distance to grow to 44 miles per gallon. With a base model added to the line-up in 2011, the Honda Insight has been recognized as one of the more affordable hybrid cars in the United States.