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braisler · 04-07-2009, 06:23 AM

Despite 'sucking' for a lot of people, the original Insight does have a large fan base of hyper-milers who are more concerned about getting a few more MPG than a few more HP. There have been Insight owners who have shaved the side view mirrors off to reduce drag and replaced them with rear-facing CCD cameras. Other people have modified the Insight to tweak the air intake with pre-warmed air, or tweaked the IMA to make it manually adjustable to maximize efficiency.

The original Insight also had the lowest drag coefficient of any production car at the time of its release. 5.1 CdA ft^2 vs. 6.24 for the Toyota Prius for example. I don't know the drag numbers on this new Insight, but I'd bet it was closer to a Prius instead of moving forward.

I'm just really disappointed to not see a new move forward.

04-07-2009, 06:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
braisler Addict Location: Midway, KY	Despite 'sucking' for a lot of people, the original Insight does have a large fan base of hyper-milers who are more concerned about getting a few more MPG than a few more HP. There have been Insight owners who have shaved the side view mirrors off to reduce drag and replaced them with rear-facing CCD cameras. Other people have modified the Insight to tweak the air intake with pre-warmed air, or tweaked the IMA to make it manually adjustable to maximize efficiency. The original Insight also had the lowest drag coefficient of any production car at the time of its release. 5.1 CdA ft^2 vs. 6.24 for the Toyota Prius for example. I don't know the drag numbers on this new Insight, but I'd bet it was closer to a Prius instead of moving forward. I'm just really disappointed to not see a new move forward.