Honda is going to officially unveil the 2009 Honda Insight at the Detroit Auto Show this month, but photos of the euro-spec Insight have already leaked onto the web.
The euro-spec and U.S.-spec versions of the Insight are not expected to differ much. What you can tell from these photos is how little the production version differs from the concept. The front-end remains largely the same sans the LED headlights. There are also more production friendly fog lamps and lower air intakes, which are slightly different than the U.S.-spec version. The side mirrors have been enlarged as well as the door handles. The C-pillar is also larger and the rear end gets a few minor tweaks.
We still have to wait to see what changes are in store for the interior.
Sales of the 2009 Insight will begin this spring with a starting price somewhere around $20,000.
Comments (4)
ugliest rear
Posted by adrian | January 6, 2009 12:43 AM
Posted on January 6, 2009 00:43
If the Honda dealers sell this at a reasonable price it will be a hit.
Posted by Tim | January 6, 2009 5:57 AM
Posted on January 6, 2009 05:57
It won't be a pricing problem, it will be a training problem. Honda dealers need to pay for training for all new cars, problem is, the dealers try to hold off on training their employees because they know once they are trained they will ask for more money.
I had a Civic Hybrid until a few months ago. The battery unit had started to fail and Honda was not willing to replace the battery pack.
After envolving Corporate Honda, I was informed that the two dealers that I took the car to were not trained to work on the vehicle.
This looks like a nice car... but leave it to the dealers to screw it up.
Posted by Andrew | January 6, 2009 6:30 AM
Posted on January 6, 2009 06:30
Ugly, boring, looks like a blob. Set it on fire.
Posted by pff | January 6, 2009 6:58 AM
Posted on January 6, 2009 06:58