Lack of Insight: Why Honda's Toyota Prius rival was the right car at the wrong time and spoiled the brand's hybrid plans

Lack of Insight: Why Honda's Toyota Prius rival was the right car at the wrong time and spoiled the brand's hybrid plans

13 Aug 2022 by Stephen Ottley

Earlier this year the Toyota Prius quietly disappeared from the Australian market after 21 years on sale. While never the brand’s biggest seller, it helped establish Toyota as the leader in ...Read more
Honda Australia confirms every next-gen car will have hybrid drive

Honda Australia confirms every next-gen car will have hybrid drive

11 Dec 2019 by Tom White

It's a hybrid takeover at Honda, but it might be a while before we see electrified versions of its most popular cars... Read more
What are the safest cars?

What are the safest cars?

13 Nov 2013 by Craig Duff

None of us wants to crash our shiny new car but, if we do, we want to know we're safe. That's where the Australian New Car Assessment Program's standardised crash-testing analysis is invaluable, ...Read more
Honda Civic Hybrid and Insight | new car sales price

Honda Civic Hybrid and Insight | new car sales price

7 Aug 2013 by CarsGuide team

The Honda Civic Hybrid has received technology upgrades, leather trim and two new colours... and a new price of $33,990 (flat paint). Honda's second-generation Insight has also been repositioned, ...Read more
News car sales price Honda Insight

News car sales price Honda Insight

10 Sep 2012 by CarsGuide team

The Insight nameplate was the first hybrid launched in Australia, and the new one sells for a relatively affordable $29,990 for the VTi and $33,490 for the VTi-L (CVT with flat paint only). Both ...Read more
Honda Civic Insight hybrid racer

Honda Civic Insight hybrid racer

26 Jul 2011 by CarsGuide team

Economy and performance are words that seldom go together. But in the UK a car that easily achieves 2.8litres/100km (100mpg), has just been banned from rallying because it's too fast. The cigar- ...Read more
Beat the bowser

Beat the bowser

19 May 2011 by Mark Hinchliffe

And each week it seems the fuel price sign goes up faster than a politician's pay packet. Australians use a vast amount of fuel in going about their daily business, be it getting the kids to school, ...Read more
Ed Ordynski's fuel-efficient driving tips

Ed Ordynski's fuel-efficient driving tips

15 Feb 2011 by Stuart Martin

Then we head north in a Holden Cruze and Mitsubishi ASX, looking to see how far this pair can go on a single take of fuel.  Ed Ordynski is in the ASX and I have the Cruze, holding  the trip computer ...Read more
Honda Insight advanced technology

Honda Insight advanced technology

15 Oct 2010 by CarsGuide team

Called the Insight, the car will be revealed weeks ahead of its official on-sale date early in December.  The Insight will feature on the Honda Stand alongside the company’s new sports hybrid, the CR ...Read more
World Car of the Year 2010

World Car of the Year 2010

3 Mar 2010 by Paul Gover

The Toyota Prius is up against the Volkswagen Polo and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class in final voting for the world's most prestigious car prize. The three finalists are named today at the Geneva Motor ...Read more
World Car of the Year finalists

World Car of the Year finalists

9 Feb 2010 by Paul Gover

A widely varied field from the soft-roader Audi Q5 to the baby Volkswagen Polo is competing for the biggest prize in world motoring Read more
Honda Insight price point

Honda Insight price point

9 Nov 2009 by Kevin Hepworth

That would give the green Honda a substantial $10,000 price advantage over the Toyota Prius, its only real competitor in the Australian market. Read more
Green cars top crash stars

Green cars top crash stars

28 Aug 2009 by Mark Hinchliffe

Green cars have scored maximum ratings in the latest European crash tests. The Euro NCAP gave seven out of the eight cars tested a full five stars, including the petrol-electric hybrid Honda Insight ...Read more
2010 World Car of the Year shortlists

2010 World Car of the Year shortlists

28 Jul 2009 by Paul Gover

The Chevrolet Camaro might be built and sold in the USA, but it was designed, developed, tested and approved down under as a spin-off from the VE Commodore. It is named this week among the 31 ...Read more
Honda Insight delayed for here

Honda Insight delayed for here

1 May 2009 by Neil Dowling

Honda has pumped up the Insight as an affordable and frugal family car — and it looks like the major markets agree.It hasn't yet been on sale for a month in the UK and it has already outsold the ...Read more
Show surprises

Show surprises

6 Apr 2009 by Paul Gover

There were a couple of late arrivals including the gorgeous new BMW Z4 sportster, as well as more details on everything from the fuel miser Suzuki Alto to the Honda Insight which was shown as a left- ...Read more
The 2009 Detroit Motor Show

The 2009 Detroit Motor Show

12 Jan 2009 by Paul Gover

Icy winds and snow are blowing across Motown, dumping on the auto capital of the world at a time when American politicians are applying relentless pressure for a major shift in the way that General M Read more
Paris Motor Show Honda Insight stars

Paris Motor Show Honda Insight stars

3 Oct 2008 by Paul Gover

The Honda Insight hybrid is the clear star of the show, despite the best efforts of dream merchants from Lamborghini, Ferrari and Mercedes- Benz and new production front-runners from Audi, Alfa Romeo ...Read more
Bragging rights for hybrids

Bragging rights for hybrids

12 Sep 2008 by Paul Gover

Honda and Citroen have already presented a pictorial preview of their hero cars for the 2008 Paris Motor Show.They will fight with an all-electric Nissan number and a diesel Mazda city car for major ...Read more
Mercedes Benz turns fishy

Mercedes Benz turns fishy

5 Mar 2008 by Mark Hinchliffe

It is not the first time cars have been treated as art. Read more
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