When you are searching for the number one contender in the hybrid market, you should have no uncertainty after getting behind the wheel of the Honda Insight. For 2012, this hybrid car will receive a few updates, both in appearance and performance.
Available at East Coast Honda in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this November, Honda unveiled this hybrid vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany a couple weeks ago.
Some of the additions and better air conditioning, more angular design for vehicle aerodynamics, and a bump up in fuel economy. Lower front suspension is now constructed from aluminum instead of steel, which lessens cabin noise and vibration. Honda also improved quality of seat and dash materials, as well as an increase in head room. The rear spoiler has been slimmed down in order to improve rear visibility.
Those upgrades are available on Insight vehicles world wide, but the US-spec gets its own improvements.
Those improvements are available on Insight vehicles across the globe, but the United States spec gets its own upgrades.
In the U.S., the 2012 Insight will come with an advanced audio system with added features, as well as navigation. All these additions were shown off on the Honda vehicle in Germany, and are expected to be applied to North American models.
