The Honda Insight EX is a front wheel drive road car, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 107 bhp (108 PS/80 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 134 N·m (99 lb·ft/13.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a continuously variable gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1361 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Length | 4663 mm | 183.6 inches | |
| Width | 1819 mm | 71.6 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1361 kg | 3000 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.2 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 89.5 mm
2.87 × 3.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 108 PS (107 bhp) (80 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 134 Nm (99 ft·lb) (13.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.3 kW/litre 72.4 ps/litre 71.4 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.45 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 13.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1124.1 kPa (163 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal Atkinson cycle | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| Hybrid drivetrain | |||
| Secondary motor type | AC synchronous permanent magnet electric motor | ||
| Secondary power | 131.0 PS (129 bhp, 96.3 kW) @ 4000 rpm | ||
| Secondary torque | 267.0 Nm (197 ft·lb, 27 kgm) @ 0 rpm | ||
| Maximum system output | 154.0 PS | ||
| Maximum system torque | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.06 kg/kW 28.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 55/49/52 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.3/4.8/4.5 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 23.4/20.8/22.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 66.1/58.8/62.4 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 55.0/49.0/52.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.540 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 16 93V | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 16 93V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 259 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 611149 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Honda Insight EX added 2019-10-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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