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LA 2008: Honda shows off Insight’s Eco Assist dashboard

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hybrid, Honda, LA Auto Show

Click above for more shots of the Honda Insight Eco Assist dashboard

Honda joins Ford in the green dash race with its latest piece of clever technology, the Eco Assist dashboard, which the automaker has revealed here in LA and will come with the 2009 Insight hybrid. There’s an ECON button on the dash that increases fuel efficiency by changing settings on the CVT transmission and air conditioning unit and by increasing regenerative braking capabilities and a more aggressive anti-idling algorithm.

The Insight’s new dash will also change colors between shades of green and blue to tell the driver how they’re driving. There is also an an “economy scoring function” that keeps track of the way the car is driven and gives eco-scores to the pilot. Ford has taken a similar approach with its new Fusion hybrid, which will be equipped with an LCD gauge cluster called SmartGauge[TM] with EcoGuide.

Gallery: LA 2008: Honda Insight Eco Assist

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Honda: U.K. drivers think hybrids are too expensive

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Filed under: Hybrid, Honda, European Union, UK

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In the United States, sales of hybrid cars greatly outpaces the sales of diesel cars; super-size trucks don’t count. The leader of the hybrid race globally and in the States is undoubtedly Toyota, but other manufacturers, including Honda, are doing their best to catch up. Despite the fact that the original Honda Insight helped usher in the hybrid age, the automaker has taken a major back seat to its main rival from Japan in recent years. To help combat this issue, Honda is set to revive the Insight nameplate with a Prius-fighting five door hatchback of its own, and it will undercut its competitor by thousands of dollars.

So, what about Europe? Across the pond, hybrid cars and trucks are not nearly as popular as they are in the U.S. There, diesel fuel is priced more attractively than gasoline, and sales of oil-burners are therefore very strong. A recent survey conducted by Honda in the U.K. indicates that 40-percent of those who would not buy a hybrid are put off by their high price. Since the Insight will be the cheapest hybrid available in Europe, Honda hopes to buck the slow-selling trend. We’ll see how it works out sometime next year.

Gallery: Paris 2008: Honda Insight Concept

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Paris 2008: Live shots of the new Honda Insight… at last!

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Filed under: Hybrid, Honda, Paris Motor Show

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The biggest bit of greenery at the Paris Motor Show may be the Honda Insight concept. This is the car that’s set to give the Prius a run for its money in the ongoing hybrid arms race in America, and it looks like it may have the goods to do proper battle. As has been stated, over and over again, the Insight bears a striking resemblance to its main rival from Toyota, but perhaps that’s to be expected as both cars are meant to cheat the wind in an effort to reach maximum efficiency.

This isn’t the production version, but we don’t expect too many changes to its external appearance before it hits the Detroit Auto Show in January in its final form. Details like those LED-heavy light clusters up front may not make it, but the overall look is what will be in Honda dealerships sometime next year. The interior looks pretty spacey, but so did the second-gen Prius’ when it was introduced. Take a look at the live shots in our gallery below.

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Honda reveals its plans for Paris

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Filed under: Hybrid, Honda, UK, Paris Motor Show

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The big news coming from Honda for the Paris Motor Show is the introduction of the Insight hybrid concept. We are glad that previous reports that the name would be changed were incorrect. For the rest of their booth, Honda has other things to show off as well, and we’ve pasted the official press release after the break. The next big debut is the Euro-market Honda Jazz, which is known in most of the rest of the world as the Fit. We tested the U.S. Sport version and you can read all about that here. Although everybody knows what the Jazz looks like, Honda will be trotting out the entire line, which includes 1.2, 1.4 and 1.4 i-SHIFT Automated Manual Transmission models.

Along with the Insight and Jazz, Honda will show off its newly-updated Civic hybrid for the first time. Drivers who want an automatic with their 2.2-liter diesel engine will get that option for the first time ever. Lastly, Honda will bring along its latest FCX Clarity and the CR-Z concept that we’ve all seen a million times already. Anything we left out? No? All righty then, there you have it.

Gallery: Paris 08: Honda Insight concept