Hi Iboomalot:
___I cannot help that a Jetta weighs 3,000 #’s the same as I cannot help that a Prius II weighs in at 2,890. That is the way they are. The Insight w/ A/C weighs ~ 1,890 #’s and with a 200 # + driver, receives far in excess of 60 mpg on average let alone what some have received …
___As for less then 14.0 seconds, even with a low battery the Insight will still do a faster dance given what C & D received during their 2004 test of the Prius I and II, HCH, and Insight 5-speed in the side by side. See page 2 of the following for more information about the VW Jetta TDI …
Road Tests: 2004 HCH,2004 Toyota Prius, 2004 Honda Insight, 2003 Toyota Prius
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In August 2002, we tested these claims of diesel and hybrid parity by sending a VW Jetta diesel along on a 250-mile mixed-driving loop with a like-sized Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid. Average fuel economy on the loop ranged from 39.4 mpg (Honda) to 42.3 mpg (VW), and acceleration to 60 mph varied from 12.7 seconds (Toyota) to 13.8 seconds (VW).
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___In regards to the Insight 5-speeds performance, it all depends where you get your numbers and which tranny is being discussed.
C&D Road Test: 2000 Insight,
Honda Insight, 2000 - 2003,
Road Test: 2000 Honda Insight
___I know you love your VW TDI’s and they have their place but in the real world, the hybrid’s are eating VW’s lunch in terms of FE and range although most are probably driving them (their hybrid’s) a bit more conservatively in doing so. This includes world records of range and FE over a segment between the two differing types of ICE’s as well.
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
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Waynegerdes@earthlink.net