Failed to make the grade with Consumer Reports as a "recommended" vehicle:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Honda's new hybrid-only Insight, touted as a low-cost competitor to the Toyota Prius was dealt a major blow Monday after it failed to get a thumbs up from the influential magazine
Consumer Reports.
"The Insight is the most disappointing Honda
Consumer Reports has tested in a long time," said David Champion, director of the magazine's auto test center.
The magazine roundly pans Honda's (
HMC) new hybrid car in its upcoming August issue, criticizing its ride quality, handling, interior noise, acceleration, and rear-seat access.
Champion called the car "noisy and stiff-riding," in a statement released by the magazine.
Out of 22 currently available hatchbacks and small wagons the magazine has rated, the Insight ranks 21st.
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Consumer Reports knocks Honda's new hybrid - Jun. 29, 2009