Honda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Insight, which was America's first mass produced hybrid
Honda is celebrating 25 years of hybrid sales in America as the Insight was launched in December of 1999. The model was originally rated at 61 mpg city and 70 mpg highway. While the Insight never really caught on, 25% of Honda sales now come from hybrids. Toyota is nearly synonymous with hybrids, but Honda is celebrating a major milestone as their first hybrid was launched in America 25 years ago. It was the futuristic Insight, which embraced aerodynamics and electrification.
Those are far less impressive numbers, but they’re still pretty remarkable especially when you consider the 2025 Civic Hybrid is rated at 50 mpg city, 47 mpg highway, and 49 mpg combined. So how was the company able to achieve this 25 years ago? By going all out and creating an aerodynamically optimized two-seater with a lightweight aluminum body as well as partially covered rear wheels. The latter helped to give the Insight a drag coefficient of 0.25.
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