Review Car

2011 Honda Insight

The 2011 Honda Insight Hybrid has a 1.0-liter, VTEC E three-cylinder gasoline engine with assist from the electric motor. It has many excellent features one of the things is its chassis, which weighs a 47 percent less than the previous generation Civic 3-door steel chassis. A lightweight alloy wheel enhances the vehicle’s efficiency (P165/65 R14). Its new body construction takes advantage of aluminum. Die cast aluminum joints connect the extruded aluminum frame components together, to which the roof, body and door panels are added. Also to reduce weight is a resin valve cover, intake manifold and pulleys are used. The 2011 2011 Honda Insight is set to arrive at US dealerships has once again topped the fuel economy charts, earning the highest efficiency rating from the EPA for the fifth consecutive year.

The 2011 Honda insight, Integrated Motor Assist power train is a combination of a gasoline engines an electric motor. And five speed manual transmission. In the area behind the driver and passenger are the electronic controls for the system, the nickel metal hydride batteries and gasoline fuel tank.

2011 Honda Insight’s VTEC E system was designed to create a swirl effect in the cylinder. This allows the air-fuel charge to burn cleanlier for enhanced fuel efficiency and cleaner- emissions. The most significant changes for the Honda Insight will be in its interior enhancements. Owners of the previous model years were more than pleased with the Insight’s most important features.

Five-speed manual transmission produces 73 hp @ 5700 rpm and 79 foot-pounds of torque at 1500 rpm with up to approximately 1/3 of this torque being supplied by the electric motor. The 2011 2011 Honda Insight has an electric motor directly between the engine and transmission and is only 2.3 inches wide. The electric motor supplies additional power to the engine when it is needed during, deceleration. As in previous years, The 2011 Insight is available with either a 5-speed manual transmission or an advanced continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), achieving EPA city/highway fuel economy ratings of 60/66 and 57/56 mpg, respectively.

The Insight’s IMA system also uses a unique “idle stop” feature that automatically turns off the engine when the car is not moving to reduce unnecessary fuel consumption and emissions. On models equipped with the CVT, the engine automatically restarts when the driver’s foot is removed from the brake, and on 5-speed models it restarts when first gear is engaged. The 2011 2011 Honda Insight was designed by using a lightweight and aerodynamic aluminum body and chassis that delivers a low 0.25 coefficient of drag and a 40 percent reduction in weight versus conventional steel body components. This car offers an extensive assortment of standard features, anti-theft Immobilizes system and available automatic climate control, including anti-lock brakes, power windows and mirrors, electric power steering, dual air bags, power door locks with keyless entry.