Since Honda began selling the Insight the first hybrid vehicle in North America way back in the concluding month of the 20th century, it's struggled to discover a winning formula for the carbon-conscious hybrid crowd. That first odd-looking, all-aluminum Insight was a fuel-economy champ, but it offered small room for property and one additional chair, forcing most would-be buyers to wait seven long months for the more practical Toyota Prius.
The 2003 Civic hybrid didn't capture hybrid buyers apparent desire for something that looked different, that made a statement. The same can be said of the 2005 Honda Accord hybrid and that V-6 powered sedan didn't produce as giant a bump in fuel economy as did the Civic.
