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Originally Posted by HafNHaf
if you get rid of the assist and replace it with a bigger engine, it _will_ burn more fuel. how much depends on how you drive it.
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I'm not so sure about that yet, look up the "K-Sight," which is an Insight with its hybrid powertrain removed and a Honda K20 motor installed. The motor was tuned to 200whp and the owner claimed 47 US MPG at first, including a few dyno runs. He believes 55 US MPG is attainable after tuning and mostly normal driving. Not bad for a performance-oriented setup. A smaller high-compression lean-burn ICE motor from an old Honda Civic might yield impressive MPG in an Insight, with enough power to scoot.
I'm dreaming of an Insight with a 240ft-lb Honda diesel engine for ultimate MPG, or VW's turbocharged 3 cylinder 1.2L aluminum diesel engine. Another Insight with batteries only (100km range) would be nice too.
Mark