Strange thing is that among many Insight drivers, the CVT is considered an automatic. Haven't used one so don't feel like making a judgement on one, but the 5-speed Insight gets significantly better fuel economy than the CVT version. In theory the CVT should have superior acceleration.

61.5mpg lifetime - 82mpg in recent months

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"fanatic" is what the lazy call the dedicated