Honda Insight - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

First generation

• The Insight's engine won the International Engine of the Year award for 2000, and continued to hold the "Sub-1 liter" size category for the next six years.
• It received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2000 Climate Protection Award.
• It was named the Greenest Vehicle of the year for 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2006 by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
• The Insight was nominated for the North American Car of the Year award for 2001.
• As of 2011, the 2000 Insight ranks as the most efficient EPA certified gasoline-powered vehicle ever, with a highway rating of 61 miles per US gallon (3.9 L/100 km; 73 mpg) and combined city/highway rating of 53 miles per US gallon (4.4 L/100 km; 64 mpg).

Second generation

• The Insight is awarded 2009 Good Design Award from the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization
• The American Automobile Association (AAA) awarded the Honda Insight the Top Commuter Vehicle in 2010.
• The 2010 Insight EX was awarded Top Safety Pick 2009 from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• Selected among Kelley Blue Book Top 10 Green Cars for 2010.
• Selected among Kelley Blue Book Top 10 Green Cars for 2011.
• Selected among the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Greenest Vehicles of the Year for 2010, 2011 and 2012.
• 2012 Total Cost of Ownership Award in the hybrid car category, granted by Kelly Blue Book for the lowest projected costs during initial five-year ownership period in its category.