Hybrid shoot-out: Honda Insight vs. Toyota Prius
Given the grim financial condition of the auto industry, the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week has been, by many accounts, a relatively somber affair.
At the same time, the industry appears to be on the brink of major technological change: many automakers this week announced plans to introduce electric cars of various types in the next two years.
Toyota plans to introduce an all-electric car in 2012, but it said its primary technology will be the gas-electric hybrid, used in the iconic Prius and now some Lexus models.
The newest Toyota Prius. Click on the image to launch a photo gallery comparing the Prius and its relaunched challenger, the Honda Insight.
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CBS Interactive)
At the auto show, it introduced the next version of the
Honda, meanwhile, is relaunching its own challenger, the Honda Insight, which is now a five-door sedan that will be available in April.
CNET Car Tech blog writer Wayne Cunningham is at the conference, where he filed this photo gallery of the two cars. Check out CNET's complete coverage of the Detroit auto show.
Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNET's Green Tech blog. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Before that, he was executive editor at IT publication InfoWorld. E-mail Martin. 
comparison to the two automakers hybrid/electric offerings at the auto show. As far as I can tell,
this article merely restates known facts, and doesn't go into detail comparing the cars.
- by cantonnais January 13, 2009 9:58 AM PST
- This new Prius looks great! Only wish it could go retail sooner. The upcoming Insight is also a huge look improvement over the existing version. Good work I'd say and hopefully they will attract much more consumers. But I'd like to see some specs.
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