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Honda has become a popular brand that’s well known around the world. The Honda motor company is perhaps best known for Honda Cars but it’s also a primary producer of motorcycles. Started in Japan the fame of the company has now spread all over the world and basically on any road in the world you would be able to see some Honda vehicle.

Those enthusiastic ‘car lovers’ might might be pleased to hear that there are a number of Honda Cars that would be obtainable in 2010. The cars are however still unavailable and would take some time to be released to the mass market. The story of Honda Cars is one that is very inspirational and challenging. Many have heard the fairytale success journey of Soichiro Honda. His journey from a mechanic to a multi-millionaire through the disaster of the Second World War has warmed many a heart.

S2000, Accord, Civic, CR-V and Insight are some of the most well known Honda Cars and Hybrids were made available by Honda since 2002. The production of such cars has been restrained due to the restricted availability of hydrogen filling stations throughout the world especially in developing countries. This however has proven the flexibility of the company and its ability to keep in touch with changing attitudes of consumers.

Honda was also a ground breaking Japanese auto manufacturer to release a luxury brand. In 1986 the company launched the luxury brand Acura. The sports car S500 became the first Honda Car to be produced by the company. The company has not remained limited to the mere production of vehicles and has even produced their very own robot ASIMO in 2000 through its involvement in robotics research.

Honda Cars have become more competitive in the market due to their superior fuel efficiency factor. With awareness increasing about global warming this is one factor that could have increased the popularity of Honda. In fact statistics show that demand for Honda Cars have increased during oil price hikes.

Even at the factory level the flexibility of the company has been a great strength in its success. Of course like all automobile giants Honda has suffered due to the recession. Sales of even Honda Cars dropped but with future forecasts appearing to be positive the future for this exceptional company appears to be a sunny one.

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Toyota recently released their new price for the 2010 Prius.The base model Insight is priced almost 00 below the base price of the Prius. The cheap base price give the Insight the title of most affordable hybrid in the U.S. 

The Insight offers an ECO Assist system which enhances fuel economy further by controlling acceleration rates and helping the driver drive learn how to drive more economically.The ECO socring helps the drive to have a system that allows for the best fuel economy, which is related back to the operator in the form of a miles per gallon readout.An electric motor gives the engine a nice boost, this system is called the integrated motor assist or IMA. Th IMA system is cheaper to manufacture, lighter than the original, and adds to the overall interior space. The Insight also has an i-VTEC® engine equipped with a CVT (continuously variable transmission).For about the price of a base mopdel Prius, you can get a nicely equipt Insight that comes with: rims, USB integraded stereo, navigaion with voice recognition, and steering wheel mounted shifter. The Insight and the Prius are clear competitors but Honda is determined to knock Toyota out of the competitive market to become the hybrid leader. 

On the other side of the coin, the Toyota Prius has a 160 horsepower 1.8 liter motor has three sttings for operation. The EV mode allows the Prius to run on battery power alone, the ECO mode’s responsibility is to ensure the optimum gas mileage is obtained, and then the Power Mode give more power and throttle response.Toyota has a new Smart Collision system called the PCS which is available on the new Prius.A laser is used to keep the same amount of distance as the car ahead of you in order to prevent any accidents. Toyota has a new system of buttons on the steering wheel that will help keep the driver safe.

Yes the Insight is much cheaper than the Prius, but the Prius does get much better fuel economy.Right now the MPG ratings for the new Insight are at 40 MPG in the city and 43 MPG on the highway, and the Prius comes in at 48 MPG city and 45 MPG on the highway.If you drive over 20,000 miles in a year (with gas costing .50 a gallon), owning the Honda would cost 19 in gas per year and owning a Prius would cost 86 per year. At this rate it would take over 25 years to recover the cost you spent on a Prius where yearly gas savings are concerned.  So although the Prius gets better gas mileage; the Insight overcomes that hurdle by having such a low MSPR!

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