In 1999, seven years before the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight became the first hybrid ... The system is similar to what's in the CR-V hybrid but modified to fit in the Civic.

The Honda Insight was an important facet of the automaker’s hybrid lineup over the first two decades of the 2000s, but none of its three iterations were big-league sales successes. The first ...

While it seems like Honda might be biting off more than it can chew, the Insight does have an incredibly sophisticated hybrid-electric powertrain, putting a heavy emphasis on fuel economy. Honda's ...