Honda continues to bolster its reputation for producing some of this country’s most fuel-efficient rides with news that two of its cars, the Honda Fit and Honda Insight, were named among the Kelley Blue Book Top 10 Green Cars for 2010.
The Insight, Honda’s affordable new hybrid sedan, was commended for combining great features, great value and great performance at the gas pumps. A well-equipped Insight starts at just $19,800 and can achieve an EPA line of 40 mpg city/43 mpg highway/41 mpg combined. In addition, to help drivers attain those kinds of numbers, the car features Honda’s Eco Assist. This system offers a two-pronged approach to increased fuel savings: First, drivers can engage the Insight’s ECON button, which adjusts the car’s functions to prioritize fuel economy. Second, Eco Assist also includes a built-in feedback mechanism that can help teach owners to drive more efficiently. Insight boasts a lower price than the Toyota Prius, Burlington Honda says.
But there’s more to the Insight than just impressive mpg numbers. It’s also a highly versatile hatchback with 60/40 split folding rear seats that fold flat for maximum room, as well as a highly contented package that can add a premium six-speaker sound system, a voice-recognition nav system, automatic climate control, dual-stage multiple-threshold front airbags and paddle shifters—and still maintain an MSRP of just $23,100. Value such as that is what customers are looking for, Honda Manassas says.
The popular Honda Fit boasts EPA ratings of 28 mpg city/35 mpg highway/31 mpg combined, and the team at Kelley Blue Book rightly noted that it was a “fun, functional and interesting” choice for the Green Cars list.
Just consider the fun you can have driving the Fit, thanks to its dynamic i-VTEC engine and sporty suspension, the functionality of its rear seats, which fold down to allow for 57.3 cubic feet of cargo space and the interest your jealous friends will have in getting their own.
Of course, both of these Top Green Honda models could make you green with envy if you currently drive a rival.
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