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INSIGHT PROTOTYPE REVEALED

Honda unveiled the upcoming Insight generation with the Insight Prototype presentation, which the Japanese brand unveiled the first official images before its launch at the 2018 Detroit Motor Show, which will take place in less than a month.This is reminiscent of the presentation of the Honda Civic Type-R, which the brand revealed practically in its definitive production configuration, but also with the prototype term, as with this new hybrid model. The use of this term instead of concept, more usual, indicates that we are really facing a version very close to the definitive. But from the look of the model in official images, it is clear that this is a case similar to Type-R. We are almost seeing the definitive model.This being the third generation of the Honda hybrid takes a considerable evolutionary leap and as you can see, it inherits the traits of its bigger brothers of the line. At first glance it looks like a copy of the new Accord 2018, especially in its profile, although it also counts with clear influence of the Civic of tenth generation. This image is practically the definitive one that will carry the model, although it is not known exactly when will be the presentation of the final version.What is known is that its commercialization will start sometime in the first half of 2018, which may indicate that the definitive version of production will be presented at the New York Hall, or at some event organized by the brand itself in that same period, between spring and summer in the northern hemisphere.

According to the Japanese brand, the new Insight will be positioned between the Civic and Accord lines, sharing the dealer also with the recent Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, which will hit the market early next year. Taking into account that the renewed Accord also has an electrified version, we can imagine the new Insight as a new hybrid version of the Civic.One of the new features of the new Honda Insight is that it will be manufactured in the United States, unlike the previous two generations, which were imported from Japan. So far nothing is known about the performance and specifications of the new hybrid, but according to the brand , will be "competitive with other compact hybrid models".

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