With the 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Hybrid engine, 7-speed shiftable CVT transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2011 Honda Insight has been averaging 52.94 MPG (miles per gallon).
The 2011 Honda Insights in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 58 miles per hour (about 66.3 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (10 percent), in heavy traffic (1.3 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).
In addition, the average 2011 Honda Insight in this analysis was driven on mountainous terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all.
getting 52mpg highway and about 46 city, maybe someone at toyota paid off the epa to rate this car low, because i have NEVER gotten under 45 mpg on the highway.
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Econ Mode for just a three mile drive and got 53 mpg though traffic was very light. Afterwards during normal traffic driving, not using the Econ Mode, plus a very short drive 1/2 mile up and 1/2 mile back I got 36 mph engin cold.
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7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD