Car & Classic Dealer

Dermot Healy

Ashton-u-Lyne Lancashire

2000 HOND INSIGHT COUPE 1st Gen Hybrid For Sale

Rare Ist Generation Honda Insight Coupe

Original UK supplied car - Ist reg April 2000


995cc Hybrid
250k
MOT March 2020
Air con (which works)
Elec windows
5 Sp manual
Stop/ Start system
ULEZ exempt

The Insight uses an advanced 995cc 3-cyl engine with VVC & lean burn technology linked to
a 140v battery which supplements the engine by providing an additional 16bhp boost. The battery
is charged automatically with energy recovery under braking and on the overrun. No external charging is required. A 5 speed gearbox is used with very high ratio 3rd, 4th & 5th gears.

The body/ chassis is aluminium and various mechanical components are magnesium. Everything is optimised with lightweight components, aerodynamic efficiency, and even the wheel alignment settings and the 0-15W engine oil contributing to outstanding efficiency. The vehicles were built alongside the NSX and the designers were tasked with producing a car which exceeded all current benchmarks by a very significant margin. They were not constrained by cost & Honda are believed to have lost a lot of money on each car produced.

I have two of these cars - the blue one with 250k & the silver one with 300k. Both prove extraordinarily reliable.
This auction listing is for the blue car. It is running well but I know it has the following defects.

+ some of the metal brake pipes could do with replacement
+ 2nd gear synchromesh is weak go down the box .... so just double declutch
+ minor marking/ paint bubbling on the body (aluminium) consistent with 20 yrs of use
+ sometimes battery monitoring system will trigger a IMA light on the dash & the battery
will no longer provide boost. Sometimes this happens several times a week & other times
it will go for weeks without throwing the light. The system can be reset by simply interrupting
the 12v feed via master switch & switching it back on again & it all returns to normal. The 140v Battery is
believed to be the original, but this minor inconvenience of occasionally resetting the system does not justify
its replacement or rebuilding.
+ wheels have corrosion marking
+ radiator fan sensor may require replacement

Lifetime mpg shows as 68. 3mpg

Insights are quite unlike any other car you will find but are both practical and engaging to drive. The high gearing and other curious features mean they take time to learn.

Delivery can be arranged at modest cost.








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