2019 Honda Insight Touring Hybrid MPG Drive / 0-60 MPH Review
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- Опубликовано: 12 янв 2019
- Ride along with MPGomatic.com as we aim for 70 MPG in a 2019 Honda Insight Touring Hybrid. [Get Local Honda Insight Pricing: mpgomatic.com/1800/fyt.html ]
On this high MPG Stunt Drive we cruise the back roads and through town, aiming to maximize MPGs. Our three-camera setup is back and the Insight's drive train is responsive, as well as efficient.
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thats exactly how i drive. i want to fill the tank every 2 months.
Great camera angles and solid tips provided to maximize fuel economy. The Honda Insight is at the top of my shopping list. You gained another subscriber! :)
Got about 7.5 - 7.6 so call it mid 7's for the 0-60.. that's really good and obliterates a Prius from a stoplight.
I wish the rear of the Clarity looked as good as the Insight. The Insight is just a better looking car all around, though I think the Clarity's LED running lights look awesome and very recognizable.
We actually own one of new ‘19 insights and it really is amazing, apart from needing lumbar support, but I did want to note that I noticed you didn’t use the regeneration peddles. There were two more higher regeneration settings you could’ve used. That would’ve increased your mpg even more I have pictures of us getting into the 80’s and 90’s in the city and a few higher. I realize you were coasting a lot too so there’s always a trade off, but it’s really useful when coming to lights or stop signs and especially off the highway! Otherwise awesome video that actually shows that this car can get quite a lot better than what the epa says, but like most gets lower the higher the speed.
I have a '19 Insight also..... what the EPA says is a JOKE. I blow their mileage figures by a mile..... I'm always in ECO mode which also helps a lot.
How many miles are u getting in one tank of gas? And how many times are u having to fill up pls?
Excited to see it
I love your videos!!! Every reviewer of this car is getting crappy mileage, and you drive it normal while knocking it out of the park. High mileage is all about driving style. I’ve had 2 Prii, Camry hybrid, civic hybrid, CRZ. All of which exceed the EPA if you stay at the speed limit or 5-10 over. I have an AWD HR-V and average about 35mpg every tank.
Sweet! It is good to see you got to have a nice run with the new Insight. Hopefully Honda passes the keys to an Accord Hybrid your way soon. That is one of the top cars on my list to add to the fleet as my personal daily driver. The Accord with it's better seats and on-ramp power, quieter cabin and more room all around make it a better car for me but the cost of getting a nice feeling steering wheel and decent speakers is a bit much. I may still go with a CPO MKZ or Fusion Titanium if the Accord hybrids don't start rolling into the lots in 2019.
I just bought a blue 2020 EX and am really loving it. I've not even gone through the first tank of gas, yet. We drive about 300 miles per week and it'll be great to pay this thing off one day and have a very cheap mode of travel. I keep a car until it simply can't be driven any longer, or the cost of repairs are too much to justify against the value of the car.
Same as me Great car gas etc. 2020 touring car I have
Seems like when the gasoline engine is running, it likes to charge the battery. That's a good use of the most efficient operating range of the engine.
MPG readouts may have a tendency to overestimate average fuel consumption so I wouldn’t rely too much on that information. Every time I fill up the gas tank in my car I have the habit of dividing the number of miles driven between fill ups to number of gallons bought at the gas pump that way I have an actual real world gasoline consumption average of my car. Then, before driving away again, I set the trip odometer to zero again. I also write out my latest MPG fuel consumption in my checkbook when I write out how much money I spent at the gas pump. That way I have a permanent record of my average MPG every time I fill up my gas tank.
Henry Espinosa I like that
Henry Espinosa I usually use Fuelly
Nice looking car for sure especially a hybrid. The outside looks better than the civic and accord in my opinion. I have two gripes about it though. A real blind spot info system is better than Lanewatch. Also, the rear needs air ducts for passengers in back.
Ducts are under front seats, I think.
I agree with ur complaints. Especially the blind spots
happy to see you... even in a country we don't have this car.
philippe peltier Thanks, Philippe!
I get about 60mpg on eco mode in city driving and reg mode on highway. Pretty even mix of each.
I can't help but think the 3rd gen Insight might be what everyone expected out of the Honda CRZ. Idk.
JLoveDrums94 I owned a CRX si, back in the day. It was a blast! The CRZ was disappointing. With a little more ooomph, it would’ve been more successful.
Funny... i was test driving the CRZ versus the Yaris IA versus the new Insight when deciding on what car to buy just months ago.
The CRZ is a real flop by every measure.. it doesn't do anything well..
The Insight is a quick car, but the powertrain poops out at higher speeds, so it's a bit inconsistent.. i also don't like the lack of manual transmission or the price tag..
I can't stand how the new Prius looks and how slow the thing is, so didn't even give that car a whirl.
They were offering $2000 off the Yaris IA, and the car was showing fuel economy numbers that made my eyes bulge.. so that's what i went with.
JLoveDrums94 agreed
@@neptronix the crz comes with a manual transmission! You would have gotten better fuel economy and still fun.
Is it safe to drive at its max power? Driving up grades on the highway, I just see the power gauge climb to its max and that's just to maintain the minimum speed.
Is there a chance of a 2019 Accord Hybrid test drive?
It’s very good car for daily driving
My accord hybrid in 25-45mph roads can also get 60mpg. Love it
Cool! I want one. It's hard to find used ones. 😃 What year is yours?
It's all about that ECO button on these recent Honda's. Saves so much gas.
I drive my new Insight in ECO model 99% of the time..... the other 1% is when I forget to put it in ECO. Incredible mileage in that mode. And for the haters out there (yes you know who you are Chad) that's why you purchase a hybrid to get great gas mileage. If that's NOT you bag which is just fine then just buy a regular vehicle and pay at the pump & shut up.
I believe a Honda guy said that running on eco is actually not actually better for mpg. It's good if you wanna ev a little bit but he said running eco mode will make the car try to keep the battery charged up so mpg suffers a bit. Normal mode is said to be the best option. But I for myself have no experience of this info.
6:40 that's right be respectful and attentive on residential roads.
I would almost bet that at 60 mph on a flat surface, this car gets 70 mpg. My Subaru Forester (2.5 liter and 4x4) is rated at 33 mpg, however I did a test at 60 mph with precisely 1 gallon in the tank in north Florida and got 44 mpg bitches! 8)
I've got a 2013 Honda Accord coupe in line 4, with my highway driving I can get up to 40mpg im over here thinking that is pretty good until I watched this lol
Real world figures for 2019 Insight can be found at fuelly.com. Owners seem getting over 46 MPG in average as of this writing. It's still February, so the figure should go up a little more over time, though it will probably level off around 47-52. Will the 3rd gen Insight finally see a commercial success? It's certainly better looking than the previous gens, but sedans are generally selling a lot less these days. We'll see...
I have a 2019 Insight EX. After almost 12,000 miles, here is my lifetime average (needless to say, I'm quite happy): www.fuelly.com/car/honda/insight/2019/hasarad/845931
Thanks for sharing this. There are people who posted their reviews of 2019 Insight on the Internet that complained about disappointing MPGs they were getting. I am now convinced those are idiots who don't understand that good MPGs depend on how they drive. I guess they never drove hybrid before.
No YOU are the idiot for thinking these figures are realistic. Guess your butt is hurt because you own one.
@@chadhaire1711 OK I figured why you stranger were so upset at my comment. Mind you, I was not referring to your RUclips video clip. Apologies as you seem offended by my choices of words. My earlier comment was about reviews that I had found at other web sites. Now, as an owner of a Honda hybrid myself, I want to say that Honda hybrid's actual fuel economy really depends on how it's driven. Toyota Prius kinda forces "eco-driving" which is dull/boring and even frustrating to some, but Honda's hybrid gives a driver choices - eco-driving for better MPGs, or the other way for mediocre MPGs. This video clip convinced me that Honda kept the same principle and that the 2019 Insight indeed could deliver the advertised MPGs as long as it is driven THAT WAY. If one cannot tolerate hybrid, it's just that and there is nothing wrong with it. But if someone drives a hybrid the same way they drive a sport car expecting to get its advertised MPGs, I have to say that science of fuel efficiency shouldn't be that convenient. You can't get performance and great fuel economy both at the same time.
@@nobujak if you drive like a snail you can get high figures but you can do that in any car. In the meantime driving like that is blocking traffic and clogging the roads which is dangerous. It amazes me the people who can afford an expensive hybrid yet worry about the cost of gas.
@@chadhaire1711 paying only 30$ for 600 mile range feels really good though, even if it's psychological. And no you can't get the same mpg driving like a grandma with regular cars compared to hybrids. Sounds like you hate hybrids in general. Maybe watch different videos.
Very true. Honda's let you drive how you want, sporty or economy. I like that. Gives the driver more freedom.
This is as fast as my 2010 Toyota Camry LE with its 2.5L N/A dual VVT-I SMFI 169HP engine. Included with a 6 speed automatic. My 0-60 should be 8.4 as tested by online reviewers.
2022 insight ex average 64mpg have reached 94.5
at 80mph what kind of MPG does this car get say like for a 500 mile trip ?
Lucky to get 30mpg at that speed..... hybrids don't get you any better gas mileage at high speed then a regular Honda Civic
ive been looking at hybrids, if you do a lot more road trips freeway driving, SKIP HYBRIDS, just get an efficient regular gas vehicle. The 2016+ civic with 1.5Turbo gets 42-50+MPG ON THE HIGHWAY at 70+MPH!!!! hybrids suck on highway unless you are driving 60mph, WTF drives that slow
@@henryhonda8408 2016+ civic 1.5T gets 40-50MPH+ on highway driving going 70mph+
Moises Alderson I agree with you, if you drive a lot on the highway at high speeds you may as well get a regular gas engine Civic. Most of my driving on my Insight is in the city and I get 55-65 MPG in ECO mode and I get about 45 MPG on the highway doing around 60-65 MPH (our speed limits are low up here)
Hopefully getting an EX tomorrow. They're in such high demand in California right now you can't find the midlevel trims.
Cool! Good luck with it!
@@mpgomatic And I got it! Less than ten miles on it. 50 mpg on my 27 mile, mostly freeway commute.
@@JDSleeper how you like it so far ?
So, I am confused. It says it got 50mpgs but u guys say it got 68??? Which is true? Totally love this car
Tape the hood and front end gaps, RainX the the windshield and headlights??😀😀😀
shift intohigh 👍🏻 That wouldn’t make much difference at lower speeds. Might help a wee bit on the highway, though!
Impossible! I have a 2019 insight EX. My highest MPG so far is 47.
It all depends on weather and elevations of roads. If one is doing 60 mpg , they are living in 70 degrees weather not using the heater or AC at all and driving on flat roads no hills , not on highways or freeways.
Bought mine for 2 months now. 55mpg
brian problems Cool!
In the steady 60km/h? Only got 55mpg?
Similar with my honda city idsi 2007 no hybrid.....????
My honda idsi city 2007 could get 23km/l for outside city, 60km/h and make it steady...
Or maybe driving with high speed? And some times full accelerate?
Nice run. Wish I had 30k for one.
Thanks, John! I hear that. I’ll bet they’ll lease a lot of these critters. Knock wood, there will be lots of CPOs in a few years!
John Wilkerson I can find CPO Tourings for under $25k all day. LX for around $18k and lower.
@@marcopineda2249 now the LX and EX are 25k used. And touring is almost 30k used.
@@SIIKAP1 I ended up with a CPO 2017 civic touring with 49k miles for $17k in April of 2020 right before all the prices skyrocketed. My car is now worth about $18-20k rn with almost 80k miles lol
@@marcopineda2249 jeez! Almost double the miles and a year and a half later, and worth more money lol. Crazy!
Man... Its just as fast as my prelude sh 0-60 soft launch. Makes me feel slow lol
yaushaas the tech in these new Hondas are a world away from what we're used to on the Hondacuras of the 90s-2000's
Do a Honda Clarity
Looks better then the other 2 competitors. Unfortunately Honda's been having some weird problems with their new cars. But def looks good. Doesn't look like some weird ugly alien car
There is no eCVT
Can someone explain how u get insane mpg I drove to Vegas this weekend and from riverside and drive like you say to drive and got 40mpg all the way and even in town plz help also it’s a 2020 insight it’s as only 1400 miles. Please explain?
Coast whenever possible. Keep your highway cruising speed down. Accelerate gently. Use the dash display. Drive smart. Anticipate.
Is it me, or does my 2006 Honda Civic seem to sound more quite as far as road noise goes?
It's you I guess, when driving my 2019 Insight Touring I hear next to no road noise...... quietest vehicle I've ever owned or driven. Second quietest was my 2002 Honda Civic.
It's just you. Ive owned a 2007 Civic and now this (19' Insight). This car is far more quite, leaving aside the fact that the engine is not always running. Its better insulated for noise in the cabin and the tires that come factory are also superior.
I get crazy good MPG with my 2020 EX, Los Angeles (traffic) 48 mile round trip work commute. With careful driving technique I easily average 65 MPG, with a 1 way (24 miles) record of 86.3 MPG , ...a record I just can't seem to beat but I try... LOL
@Al F what is your tire size?
I really like the Insight except it's so low to the ground.
It doesn’t feel that low compared to my S2000 and lowered 99 Civic HX. 🤪
Low to the ground or high fuel economy.. pick one
Low center of gravity gives better aerodynamic and handling. Ever wonder why SUVs have poor cornering ability?
H Boogie I’ve never wondered that. 😂 They’re bricks.
As great as 68 MPG is, I think we're at the stage where PHEV like Honda's own Clarity plug-in hybrid is making the Accord Hybrid & even the Insight a somewhat questionable buy. The only real reason why you buy a regular hybrid is when you frequently have to travel long distances where charging times & living in an apartment/condo with no frequently accessible charger is available.
Well, the insight costs $11k less than the clarity plugin hybrid and not much more than a regular Civic. Makes sense to me.
I like PHEVs, but charging infrastructure is a huge issue. It’s also a great opportunity for electricians. :) Garage/driveway chargers need to be a standard feature in new homes.
@@mpgomatic what are you talking about charging infrastructure is an issue? CHARGE EVERY NIGHT AT HOME. I'm sorry but my God. If Honda had done the right thing and made it a plug in I would of bought this thing. Doesn't actually need much range as a pure ev. 30 miles is fine for most peoples day to day driving. Its absolutely moronic to have something that can drive on electricity alone and not have the ability to charge it in any other way then running the engine. Also the reason why I'm so rude about your infrastructure issue is the whole point of the hybrid is to be able to use gas on long trips, if your stopping to charge somewhere that isn't your final destination then you my aswell of bought a pure ev.
larry Spiller Calm down, Bevis. 😂 For folks that own their own homes and have a driveway/garage nightly charging is easy. For folks that live in apartments or condos, it’s often impossible. Larger plug in batteries come at a cost, but If Honda sees demand, they may offer it down the road. Relatively cheap gasoline isn’t helping the cause.
@@mpgomatic the size of battery in the volt can be charged overnight at a 110 outlet. I proposing a smaller battery from that taking it from 50 miles to 30 miles which would charge even faster. Every apartment and condo I've ever lived in had access to 110. Its not that hard.
I wonder if the Insight will as reliable as the Clarity has been. Lol
jesse diaz it is all American made if that’s any consolation
Y’all mf’s aren’t going to comment when the 0-60 is? Okay, I see how it is
*said fluently in Madea
You average about 40mph, don't you?
It's slower with all the stops signs and residential streets
Pfft - I got 62 mpg in my Kia Niro on an all-highway trip
driving downhill
@@philchao Your mother is ugly as shit but I still get head from her!
This is what a hybrid or even an electric car should look like, not the gay styling the Prius has.
Oh no! they handed you the one with the worst fuel economy :/
I really liked this car but bought a Toyota Yaris IA instead because i was actually getting better highway fuel economy ( although city fuel economy doesn't stack up at all, of course )
At a steady 60mph, my top record is 68mpg with the 6 speed manual, but you were only doing 50mph top speed here and got the same.
I hope you get to take a Yaris IA out for a spin. I think it will be your MPG record winner.
neptronix Yaris iA is an awesome car! Hoping to get one on the schedule soon. In other news, I’m currently looking at potential replacements for my ‘99 Civic and a used iA is on the list.
@@mpgomatic have you test driven one yet? I'm convinced that the car has some form of lean burn, as i see the MPG spike into the 80's-100's at low throttle levels and speeds in a similar fashion to my first generation Honda Insight. The stock tires also seem to have a super low rolling friction, and the aerodynamics are fantastic, considering that there's little in the way of underbody panels.
One interesting thing is that it has direct injection and all the modern engine goodies but only makes.. 103 or 106 horsepower, whereas other similar sized motors are making ~130hp. The design emphasizes low end torque and low drivetrain loss over horsepower.. it is much like how the HX's motor was designed.
A side benefit to this is that you can lug the car along at 1,500RPM and still have good torque. The car loves being in 6th gear at 40mph.
The one negative thing about the car is that it seems to take a while to warm up, and MPG suffers in the winter on short trips. I think this is because of the huge oil pan. I believe it contains 5-6 gallons of oil. It is the only downside to the powertrain. But we're one grill blockoff away from fixing that warmup issue :)
neptronix Great Stuff! I drove the iA for half a day when it launched. Liked it a lot. Hopefully they have one in the media fleet.
You are way off that Toyota doesn't even get close to the insight
@@FearlessBoy19 I wish i could post a picture of my 69.5mpg i achieved on a Yaris here.
Have you driven both cars extensively?
I like the Honda Insight. I just wish it had a bigger 13 gallon gas tank rather than 10.9 gallon. Its range could be a bit better.
more capacity = more weight. So maybe its best to keep it small.