Short commutes don't show off what Insight can do...
The Insight may be the perfect car for you, but don't expect to see the same kind of mpg figures as many of the others here. I drive mine 25 miles each way on my commute, usually averaging 60-65 mpg on summer days. Today I'm closer to 70mpg; in the winter I'm below 60.
I reset one of the trip odometer/mpg meters every morning, and find that it doesn't show above 60mpg until I've driven six to eight miles -- a cold engine just isn't efficient, obviously. If I were to stop my drive at 7 miles and let the engine get cold, I suspect I'd have a hard time getting any segments above 60mpg, even on a perfect day.
To be fair, any vehicle takes time to warm up. If you drive a Hummer, I'd guess you would see 9-10 mpg until it warms up and starts delivering that solid 17mpg on the highway. The Insight would still be doing better than any other vehicle on a short commute.
So even if you don't see spectacular mpg figures, you may still be happy with a tight-handling little car that gets you into the mid-50mpg range.
Yours,
MF
The Insight may be the perfect car for you, but don't expect to see the same kind of mpg figures as many of the others here. I drive mine 25 miles each way on my commute, usually averaging 60-65 mpg on summer days. Today I'm closer to 70mpg; in the winter I'm below 60.
I reset one of the trip odometer/mpg meters every morning, and find that it doesn't show above 60mpg until I've driven six to eight miles -- a cold engine just isn't efficient, obviously. If I were to stop my drive at 7 miles and let the engine get cold, I suspect I'd have a hard time getting any segments above 60mpg, even on a perfect day.
To be fair, any vehicle takes time to warm up. If you drive a Hummer, I'd guess you would see 9-10 mpg until it warms up and starts delivering that solid 17mpg on the highway. The Insight would still be doing better than any other vehicle on a short commute.
So even if you don't see spectacular mpg figures, you may still be happy with a tight-handling little car that gets you into the mid-50mpg range.
Yours,
MF