Development of the Ultra-Low-Fuel-Consumption Hybrid Car-INSIGHT

Abstract

For the global environment preservation, the model has been developed with the objective of reducing CO₂ in the exhaust, in other words, sparing on fuel, to 1/2 of Honda’s typical low-fuel- consumption car CIVIC. A variety of new technologies have been developed on the basis of new scheme of hybrid power train, e.g. relating to improvement in thermal efficiency for engine, weight reduction for vehicle body and reduction of aerodynamic drag, resulting in extreme fuel economy of 35km/L at 10-15 mode. Also, the exhaust emission attains as low as 1/2 of 2000 Japanese exhaust emission regulation. Additionally, due consideration was given to its recycling capability, safety performance in crash, comfortable running and the styling to be highly sophisticated ultra-low-fuel-consumption hybrid car.