[carb0]

dooooood i just recently saw an inisight in person, (seein how im out in nowhere) those are sweet lil cars, id like to see someone put some 18 er 19's on it and maybe a bodykit just to see how it would look lol but i dont think that you could really do much performace wise......



im thinkin of gettin one and puttin some nice wheels on it and maybe some top-notch audio, kinda like "a rare no-one would do but this vehicles kinda nice" type

 

[cloud7]

I wouldn't like to see it buying done up too much... maybe only appearance mods and not performance mods... it is designed to be a gas miser and it is perfect the way it is.

 

[Blaze]

Much agreed. nice way to put it. Blaze

 

[carb0]

i understand, if i bought one i wouldnt do anything to the engine except appearence wise, id rather save money than race in it...lol....i know of one thing tho......if i bought one id go straight to the body shop and get that rear wheelwell filler thingie shaved up and out, unless it looked good with the wheels

 

[Bbc84]

but putting 18's or 19's wouldnt that be too heavy and defeat the purpose of that car to save fuel and same with body kit it would just creat more drag and add weight.

 

[rumorsHG]

i'd like to see the insight done up... esp if they got rid of the cover of the rear wheels, ewwww, nasty

 

[icon]

when i worked at americas tire comany those wheel fender cover deals are a bitch when the tires have to come off.

 

[Shmoo_200?_E46]

YEAH CUTE LITTLE CARS

 

[Super94GSR]

I would love to see someone throw a B18C Motor into a Insight...add wings to it and maybe it'll fly...(I wonder how good it'll do?)

 

[carb0]

 

[Bbc84]

Oh i like the green one. I love the wheels i want those on my Accord V6

 

[II nonsense II]

whoa, each of 'em got 6 votes.. pretty disturbing..

 

[tron]

yeah...that's more like it. take those ugly ass wheel covers off, drop the suspension...new rims and tires and it actually looks decent.

 

[wuwarrior]

The covers on the rear wheels contribute to its awesome aerodynamics. This car is lighter than almost anything out there (in USA). The car was designed from the ground up for efficency.

The car does not have much torque at all, larger rims will kill the accelleration of an already weak car.

I would love to see somebody put a B series engine in it.

Only if Honda would put this technology into a sports car. There was a concept car Honda created called the Dualnote. It has a 300hp i-VTEC 3.5L engine for the rear wheels and a 100hp IMA

 

[wuwarrior]

The covers on the rear wheels contribute to its awesome aerodynamics. This car is lighter than almost anything out there (in USA). The car was designed from the ground up for efficency.

The car does not have much torque at all, larger rims will kill the accelleration of an already weak car.

I would love to see somebody put a B series engine in it.

Only if Honda would put this technology into a sports car. There was a concept car Honda created called the Dualnote. It has a 300hp i-VTEC 3.5L engine for the rear wheels and a 100hp IMA electric engine for the front wheels. Maybe within 5-10 years we will see something like that.

In the future, while Subaru and Mitsubishi use turbos to make their cars more powerful, Honda (and Toyota) are using IMA to make their cars more powerful and fuel efficient. Right now IMA technology is in its infancy. We will see IMA capable of delivering 100+hp boosts.

The Insight is an awesome car inside and out. If it was not for the weak engine under the hood, you would mistake it for a 2 seater sports car.

 

[carb0]

whats ima?

 

[wuwarrior]

whats ima?

IMA = Integrated Motor Assist

Its an electric motor mounted on the flywheel to give the gas motor a boost.