Driven- 2019 Honda Insight Touring Car Review
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- In 1999 the Honda Insight was an odd looking machine while the Toyota Prius was indistinguishable from an ordinary Japanese budget sedan. Now the roles have reversed. Tom Voelk reviews the third generation Insight and finds Honda has built a refined efficient hybrid with lots to like, and a quirk or two left in.
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About Tom:
Tom Voelk is an award-winning automotive contributor to The New York Times. His podcast was the first to win an Emmy Award. He also married way out of his league. Now, stop reading this promotional copy bragging about Tom's photography and editing skills and watch a couple episodes. It's much more interesting.
I've always found your reviews fair and objective. You don't gush over cars - you point out their good points as well as their bad. Thank you.
Awesome. Thanks for yet another well produced and informative video.
Kissing cousins LOL
This is the best car reviewer ever. I've watched his stuff since he was on iTunes. Definitely deserves more subscribers.
At least the Insight doesn't have the strangely ugly look of the current Toyota Prius (Toyota in my opinion should have just updated the design of the previous model instead).
Just bought one 2020 touring and i love it just wished it was more roomy inside.
Martin, you rule! Thanks for helping to make these videos as good as they can be!
the video sucked--no fuel economy figures
@@chadhaire1711 3:11
@@tyrehead Okay noted--- but his figures are fake..it is obvious this was a one day test done in a few hours as he has the same shirt on from the beginning and end,,and the sun is always at the same angle....driving a car a few miles and seeing 50 mpg on the computer is bullcrap. I have driven this car and in a week of REAL driving it is 43 mpg average verified by other drivers. This test was FAKE....just an advertisement for Honda...
This looks good and the interior is just right. Conservative but much more attractive than the Civic. I normally don't care for hybrids but I could see myself buying this just because it's a nice all-rounder sedan.
Great team!! Thanks Martin....BTW got the 2017 Optima SXL and loving it!! Titanium metallic exterior and Aubergine nappa inside! Thanks for that review too!
I love your reviews. And the front end on this is the best of any Honda sedan at least. lastly-glad you gave the shout out to Martin.
This review sucked--no fuel economy figures
Selectable regen makes sense. Not everyone wants that much braking when they lift off. It's weird until you get used to it. But why oh WHY would it reset at every stoplight?
And Sport Mode locks in maximum regen? WTF?
I sense opportunity for aftermarket tuners here.
Thanks Martin! And good review Tom, I'm liking how normal the car looks for a hybrid, even if sedans are supposedly on their way out.
Great Job Martin! (That's as much as i can give ; P) and of course great reviews as always Tom. Love your work.Thumbs up.
Excellent review, best of them all out there and I've seen a lot of them!
Tom, I am a first-time watcher for your site. Excellent review. I am adding the Insight to my wish list. Love the look and MPG is pretty darn good. Would like to test drive one....if I can find anywhere in the SAC area.
It's hard to get a lot of cars, I'm sure you've noticed. Best of luck!
Definitely my favorite everyday hybrid right now. Great review on it!
Best insight review I've watched. Thank you for the honest and detailed review.
Can't believe I'm saying this, but I think this will be on the list cars I may consider -- next time i'm car shopping.
I am not really a hybrid fan, but the newest Insight is far better looking than the newest Accord. The seem very similar in size. Honda was STUPID to downsize its engines in all Accord versions. Even if V6 interest was very low for the Accord, Honda should have just left the 2.4 liter 4 as it was.
everything about the insight is awesome and i would buy it in a heartbeat butttttttttt the gauge cluster being only half screen is going to slowly drive me insane at night drives
Three thoughts:
1) Why Honda went with a fastback profile, without adding the utility of a fastback hatch, is beyond me
2) The regen paddle quibble is annoying just to hear you talk about
3) This is still a very nice small car and proof that automakers can hit aggressive MPG requirements without sacrificing much at all
Answers:
1. Because you do not care because all Honda cars are the most beautiful of all.
2. Who cares? It is meant for driving excitement.
3. Agreed.
Marco B same points I was going to make. No rear power outlets in this Honda nor the Accord. Also, no Honda has a Surround view/Birdeye.
did you listen to how the paddles react? They reset when you come to a stop. Also regen paddles do not equal transmission paddles. Consumers expect differently. It's not a good implementation
Because on almost all hybrids, the paddles initiate regen braking. Tom mentioned the oddity for a reason. Have you driven many hybrids or electrics? It's practically universal.
Resetting when you stop is even sillier under your logic, because the paddles just increase or decrease the aggressiveness of regen when your foot is off the gas. Why would you want that to reset? It's as if, whenever you turn the radio off and back on again, the volume is not where you left it.
Marco B yes, that’s incredibly cumbersome and makes zero sense. Can you imagine being in stop and go traffic having to switch back on each time coming off a stop?
The Honda Insight doesn't have a rear wiper. I don't like it. However it has the Skyroof on the top. I love it!
Can I cover for Martin sometime? Haha kidding aside, great review as always Tom! 👍🏻
You can join the long line, especially when it's a nice car...
This review sucked--didn't even test the fuel economy
I take it that you’ll do a review of the 2019 VW Jetta SEL Premium at some point this year
Great review Tom
This review SUCKED ASS..no fuel economy figures? Whats the point
I think it looks pretty good. I haven't driven it but personally, I think it needs a bit more power, a quieter engine and slightly plusher interior. I like a but of luxury. :)
If it doesn’t have a plug. I don’t want it. A 25 mile battery pack is so small these days I don’t know why conventional hybrids are still being sold
Clean and attractive design It's NICE as a whole
My 2017 Honda Civic 1.5t gets about 50 highway and 41 city. It just depends on how I drive. So is the insight worth it???
Thank you Martin!
Thanks for what--these idiots didn't even test for fuel economy
4:02 Does the car really make that noise when it stops and goes? If so does it do it inside and outside? It’s a cool noise if it does, very futuristic!
You don't really hear that sound inside the car though there is some electric motor sound.
Driven Car Reviews Ok thanks.
How do you and the AutoTrader review have such differing opinions on rear headroom? He was 6’3 and had zero issue with it...?
It's not an opinion. It's a fact. I had very little headroom. Maybe he has an unusually short torso.
Driven Car Reviews oh yea that must be the case 😂😂😂 I guess his leg room was awful then. Wait nope didn’t mention that at all.
Well it is autotrader so
Good looking car and the gas mileage is top-notch. That said, I really wish Honda had stuck with a traditional gear shifter, a la the Civic.I don't want to keep looking down whenever I have to change gears.
You don't need to, the placement of the buttons and they way they're pushed and pulled is easy to do by feel.
You get that classic CVT Sound without an actual CVT. Great!
Are they pumping simulated CVT groans into hybrids the way they pump simulated revving engine noises into performance cars?
Best looking Hybrid on the market. They should sell it in Europe. Why is the Civic so ugly when Accord and Insight are great looking?
I guess civic better than insight
There are rumors that the upcoming _mid-model change_ (MMC) version of the Civic will use a lot of the front end and rear end styling from the 2019 Insight.
You and Martin make a solid team. How do those regen paddles compare to the Hyundai Ioniq's?
I’ve always thought the current gen Insight body should be Civic ... seems more upscale to fit the segment competition better
Love my ex Insight. Getting 48 mpg overall!
Why 48? Are you driving aggressively ?
Miguel Angel Medina Rise not at all. Mainly freeway driving
Paris auto show has a hybrid Honda CRV. When is it coming to USA?
Will upgrade from Insight II FL when it reaches my country . . .
Aggresive mode shut down byself when you stop and have to setup again you push the gas, so stipid but honda can fix this in software update
Hard to accept a higher premium for the touring model and get less mpg. Getting the EX.
Thanks Martin! Bought this car and i love it!
Has it had any problems yet?
@@buildmorefarms1007 negative. i cracked the windshield when a truck spit a rock at me on the highway, but that's it. (knock on wood)
@@dtmelroy What trim did you get?
@@buildmorefarms1007 the middle one, not sure what X that is....
@@dtmelroy EX
can you please do the 18 honda accord hybrid review?
Tom you spoke of this drivetrain in a cuv.Honda hinted at a hybrid CRV at one of the car shows.With that terrific mileage, or near it taking in account increased cd.That would get me into a Honda store.With your vast developed resources, do you know of this coming to market?
An electrified Honda crossover is inevitable but I have no idea when it will be coming or if it will be hybrid, plug-in or BEV. The most often heard phrase by auto journalists is "We don't comment on future product".
there is also a plug-in version of the Pilot but it is under testing.
Game changer
Why haven't you reviewed a model 3 yet, Tom?
i really like the reviewer...hi Tom...
Good looking vehicle.
Price
It would just look SO much better without the rear indicators above the red part of the tailight - couldn't they input them into the middle of the outside section?
Although we can debate whether the market needed one more CUV, one thing that is indisputable is the lousy rear headroom of yet another new 4 door sedan coming to market. A Camry Hybrid seems like a much better offering at a very similar price. Am I the only one who prefers a tried and true nickel battery for long term reliability?
Exactly, with a battery this small li-ion makes no sense and nickel is the better solution in the long run.
But not me, li-ion batteries are still the best because nickel is nothing but an old dinosaur and li-ion makes the most sense to me because I am a Honda fanboy.
HY, The Camry Hybrid starts at $27,950. The Insight EX model starts at $24, 060 while the Touring starts at $28,080. Over the course of time Toyota also tends to offer incentives. Does that qualify as a similar price range?
And why does Toyota have to offer incentives?
So the Civic Touring has Heated Rear Seats but the Insight doesn’t???🤔
The Accord Hybrid still seems the better choice.
If you have the extra $7,000 to spend. Plus lower fuel economy.
Let's see, $7k more for additional space I don't need, wrapped up in a body I find much less attractive. Not thank you.
John Borges they honestly look nearly identical. I was about to comment that the thumbnail for this video erroneously used an Accord instead of an Insight
I find they look quite distinct in the flesh. The Accord is quite enormous looking.
Tom Terrific Nope. Insight is better looking, a lot cheaper and gets better mpg.
Why dont they make hybrids like this its beautiful people would buy them
Why is it not a hatchback ?????
So, Insight Touring is more than $10k less than Accord Hybrid Touring? Seems like great value. Yes?
Accord gives you more.
This is my next car
So a poorly thought-out regen system, and a 1980s back seat, yay.... Overall I say it is a sincerely refined looking car, but not very well executed. Just my opinion. As always, excellent video Tom! Also how do I send Martin money?
If your friends head room is a concern when buying a car just get a damn van😂😂 that would be concern 100 on any reasonable car buyers list
Rob Rob yeah like it’s my car!! I’m sorry my friend will just have to deal with it for the time they are in MY car that I paid for
Just fix that odd and annoying ENGINE/TRANSMISSION sound and I'm happy to buy it
It’s a hybrid
Tom when can you review the Tesla model 3?
Sorry, I just don't have access to Tesla products. Blame Elon.
I want one.
Amazing, i think you would like my music for your videos as well, perhaps you would be intersted to use my music for your next video? Cant wait to see more!
One could say the Prius stole the Insight design language. First Prius was a sedan, and copied the aerodynamic profile of the Insight but added two doors.
Does anybody know how to effectively provide Honda with feedback over this car? I love it, but there are flaws that make me want to steer clear. Like missing features that the competition provides.. and bad decisions that some software could fix..
It seems like an average buyer cannot communicate with Honda and get feedback.
You can start here. I'm curious what your issues are.
So for the software, Honda chose to dump fake engine noise (CVT engine noise) in sport mode, and sport mode is the only way to keep your chosen regenerative braking from resetting each time you stop. I would like to change these, software upgrade; no fake engine noise setting, regen level that sticks constantly even after braking, still chosen by the shifters if they have to include those.
Features missing, the ventilated seats that Honda put in the concept pictures of the Insight's interior, they removed the feature during development, but Kia offers them in their hybrid model. I have noticed that the seats do not offer a lumbar adjustment (the lowly Civic apparently has this). Heated steering wheel is missing for Canada (Hyundai and Kia offer this feature on many of their cars whether they are premium or not). Wireless charging pad is missing, totally dropped the ball on this feature as it will be in many more cars in the future. Spare tires are missing in more and more cars, yet I applaud that they didn't modify the car platform and remove the spare wheel well, but I cannot add the spare as an option from Honda, must be aftermarket. For some reason Honda doesn't make their car stereos with a sound system company (I have not heard any official review over this compared to other competitors, its just odd. Anything more that is missing, seems to be something other makers offer in their mid sized sedans, so I understand missing rear passenger console vents, etc.
I think it is important that features be offered that match competitors, even if you have "the good brand name." Thanks.
I should mention that Canada gets 4 of the 7 colors offered in the USA, and yet they didn't allow me to buy the brighter of the two blues, the one I fell in love with on the Civic. It is disappointing the lack of colors offered here. Usually Honda avoids offering anything but black and white in the lower trims, whereas the USA gets most or all the colors on any trim. (much larger scale in the states, so it's understandable..)
The Insight has the best front fascia in the Honda lineup (a la Honda S660 roadster). Forget a CUV version. Wagon! The international version of the Odyssey (2008-2013) actually looked like a wagon version of the Gen 2 Insight, with optional 4WD.
I second that motion.
And you promise right now that you will buy one if Honda comes up with a wagon? Hmmmm...
Speaking for myself, I'm already living the wagon dream and intend to do so for years to come.
Certainly! Alas, the Mazda6 estate never reached our shores, and the Accord/TSX wagon has been long forgotten.
I like this car, but it is yet another of Honda's big misreads of the market. As you said Tom, no one wants sedans and those who do are generally conservative buyers who are less willing to spend money on a hybrid. This should have been a Honda Nero. You can put this in the same category as all of the other Insight models, the CR-Z, the Crosstour, the Element, and the 1st gen Ridgeline as a likeable but ultimately pretty significant misread of what the market wants.
You state you do not know why honda did not make this a suv.....the better question is why it is a sedan and not a hatchback as HBs have as much room inside as most suvs, are more fun to drive and get better mileage.
Well, crossovers are selling far better than hatchbacks and the whole point is to sell a lot of vehicles.
Martin is cool. :D
It's always good to have another non-related brother / buddy. But if you must be "twins," a mustache & baseball cap would help!
I can do the hat but not the mustache.
0-60 is rated at 7.3 not 9
I want the crappy safety stuff
Why did you get all these toilets paper?!
it is look like civic 2016
Why do all Honda Insight reviews sound like a Honda commercial and why are all the reviews with a few exceptions done with the Touring model? I drive the 2019 EX and it's better featured than the LX and the LX and EX get better gas mileage. There are two things all reviews should mention, the lack of rear a/c vents and the lack of usb outlets.
All those swirls in the paint in the beginning took me out. Oof.
For 30k USD, u couldn't have asked for more.
Toyota was the first auto manufacturer who invented the hybrid car in 1997. They have more knowledge in the hybrid systems. Honda is just trying to play copycat.
Nope, Honda released the Insight a year before the Prius. As for Honda playing "copycat," please elaborate.
Emin Marookian Do your research lol. Toyota made the first Hybrid car in the late 1990s. Key word is “first.” Honda failed at hybrid vehicles in the past while Toyota has been the number one automaker for hybrid vehicles. Next time I suggest you research before looking dumb.
A. The Prius is not the first hybrid ever invented. One of the first production hybrids was a car called the Owen Magnetic which came out in 1915. The only reason why Toyota gets credit for inventing the first mass market hybrid was because the Owen Magnetic was an expensive luxury car that very few people bought.
B. It is true that Toyota did introduce the Prius before the Insight.
C. Honda however was the first to introduce a hybrid to the US market. The Prius first came out in Japan in 1997. The US didn’t get the Prius until 2000. The Honda Insight came out a few months before the Prius.
D. If you want to get real technical Ferdinand Porsche, inventor the VW Beetle, was the inventor of the first hybrid vehicle in 1900. His car however never went into production.
So in this case everyone is technically correct.
Just another cookie-cutter boring looking vehicle. Prius has it beat with looks. I want a car that looks interesting and different, not one that is identical to every other sedan out there that screams "old man driving".
Thanks Martin!!
So, Insight Touring is more than $10k less than Accord Hybrid Touring? Seems like great value. Yes?
In the same trim Insight is about $7,000 less. But it's worth a look if you don't have tall friends riding in the back.
Driven Car Reviews making sure my “tall friends” are comfortable is hardly worth a 7k difference not to mention by all accounts the Ex version is the superior trim package considering what is included and it’s better mpg. Which would put the price at a 10k difference.