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Old 05-10-2004, 04:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Possible Insight replacement due in 2009!

Fantastic! It appears that Honda are introducing the IMAS / Insight 2 according to the TopGear website. Can't wait!

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/car ... g_soon/03/
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Old 05-10-2004, 09:14 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Maybe I should stop looking for a 5 speed and just keep my cvt for another few years. With all this talk about accords getting 80+ mpg in europe and now a new Insight model, seems like it would be a waste to get one now when I don't especially need it.
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Old 05-11-2004, 09:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Am I missing it or did they change the site already? All I see for Honda are the following:

Honda mini-MPV - Spring 2005
Honda Legend - Autumn 2005
Honda CR-V diesel - Mid-?05
Honda mini-MPV - Spring 2005
Honda Insight - Late 2005
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I think that the suspicion was that since the Insight was being listed as a "new model" it was going to be a different one. However, I don't know if that's the case or not.
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Old 05-11-2004, 10:31 PM   #5 (permalink)
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The suspence is killing me!
I must forget about this post.....
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Old 05-12-2004, 05:00 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Email the site to find out what they mean by new model!
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Old 05-12-2004, 01:52 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Ever since the Insight I've always thought the only thing that could replace it is another color Insight, but with the prospect of a Honda Insight II, maybe there will be another option!

Let's hope it gets 30 mpg more and is 2x faster, 2x safer, and 2x lighter.

I've always wanted a car that I could carry into a shop with me. Soon it won't be an FJM just a JM.
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Old 05-12-2004, 02:30 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Guys, when they say new model they mean new model. The TopGear website is quasi-BBC and their information should be accurate. However there are a couple of typos (they have put mini-MPV twice and missed the new NSX, which they had on the list previously). I cannot find anything else on the Web, so I think it would be good idea to e-mail and doublecheck with the website.

I want to be the first person in Britain to get the Insight 2!
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Perhaps we should send a letter to Honda asking them to use the same procedure that Toyota did. (Toyota offered the new Prius to existing Prius customers before anyone else). Have fun, RIck
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Sign me up for that!
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