"The original Honda Insight was a fantastic commuter car that beat Toyota's Prius to the punch as the first hybrid to be sold in the United States, back in 1999. Its rear wheels were covered to make it slip through the air with ease, and everything about it was made in the name of efficiency."
"The new Insight is a rebadged, right-hand drive version of the Honda e:NS2, an electric hatchback/crossover developed by China's Dongfeng Honda joint venture and launched in 2024. In fact, the new Insight will be built in China and then exported exclusively to Japan starting this spring, making it the first Chinese-made EV launched in Japan by a domestic manufacturer."
"There's a front-mounted electric motor that's good for 201 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque, while the 68.8-kilowatt-hour battery pack enables a WLTC-rated driving range of over 311 miles (500 kilometers). On China's more lenient CLTC testing procedure, the e:NS2 is rated at 339 miles (545 km) with the same battery."
Honda is reintroducing the Insight nameplate after a four-year absence, shifting from its original hybrid heritage to an all-electric vehicle. The new fourth-generation Insight is a rebadged version of the Honda e:NS2, an electric crossover developed by Dongfeng Honda in China. It features a front-mounted electric motor producing 201 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque, powered by a 68.8-kilowatt-hour battery enabling over 311 miles of WLTC-rated range. The vehicle will be manufactured in China and exported exclusively to Japan starting spring 2024, marking the first Chinese-made EV launched in Japan by a domestic manufacturer. Initial production is limited to 3,000 units, with identical specifications and design to the e:NS2.
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