Honda has exposed pictures of a new prototype insight ahead of the North American worldwide car show in Detroit next month, which will hit showrooms as the third-generation insight next summer.
While the very first as well as second generation Insights did make it to the European market, car reveal comprehends that this third-gen cars and truck won’t be provided in the UK. Honda axed the previous insight from our market early in 2014, together with the CR-Z hybrid Coupe.
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The pictures expose that Honda has considerably altered the shape of the Insight. It’s now a rakish saloon, with one or two tenth-generation Accord cues up front, contrasting with the round hatchback profile of the old model. It’ll still be positioned as a five-seat saloon sitting above the Civic on the us market, however. Sketches of the cabin expose a dashboard design similar to that of the Civic’s.
Little else has been said, however the new insight will make utilize of Honda’s newest two-motor hybrid system, likewise understood as Intelligent Multi mode Drive (i-MMD). The precise structure of the i-MMD drivetrain in the new insight is unknown, however it’s a system we’ve already seen in the CR-V hybrid prototype exposed at the Frankfurt motor show back in September. We’ve likewise driven a prototype Odyssey minivan utilizing the technology.
Though the next insight won’t be a worldwide model, Honda is preparing a worldwide electrification push. recent show-stealing ideas such as the metropolitan EV as well as the sports EV idea have hinted strongly at the direction the brand is taking, as well as the firm means for two-thirds of its worldwide sales to be electrified by 2030.
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