Consumer Reports Review - August 2009 issue
Consumer Reports (CR) has weighed in with a one page review in their new issue now hitting US news stands and mailboxes.
First, I looked for the "Recommended" banner that they place near the car photo when they like a car. Hmmmmmm. No banner. Uh-oh!
The review starts out:
"The new Insight seats five and gets excellent fuel economy, but it's a noisy car with a stiff ride and clumsy handling".
(OK, Bruce. Try not to get defensive here just because they didn't like the car you just bought...)
They continue:
"The aerodynamic roofline impedes access. A hatchback design makes it versatile, but that's one of few saving graces. Reliability is likely to be very good, but it scored too low in our tests for us to recommend it."
Wow. I was shocked at CR's opinion!
Other phrases stood out - "steering is imprecise and has a numb spot on center".
"An ECON mode works by muting the throttle response but made no difference in fuel economy in our tests, where the Insight averaged 38mpg overall."
"...the center console can rub the driver's right leg."
"Interior plastics are hard to the touch but the pieces fit together well."
"...the steering wheel can block the speedometer for some people."
(Yeah, the people who don't adjust the tilt!)
I'll stop here - some things they liked but other things they did not. I was quite surprised that other reviews from other respected magazines did not seem to find the faults that CR did.
Oh, well. Can't please everyone!
__________________
2010 Tango Red Pearl EX Insight with navi
|
