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by Editors of Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports performs extensive road tests of a variety of vehicles, and provides numeric ratings and rankings of each vehicle within a specific class. Several hybrid cars earn the organization's… Recommended rating. Reviews and ratings are available online, but a subscription is required to access them. A highlight of Consumer Reports' coverage is its owner-satisfaction and repair data culled from subscriber surveys.
by Editors of Edmunds.com
by Patrick Bedard
by Erin Riches
Edmunds.com uses a comprehensive test procedure as it pits the 2010 Toyota Prius against its top rival, the 2010 Honda Insight. In testing, both cars achieve almost the same mileage in a highway-biased test… route: 51.2 mpg for the Insight; 52.2 mpg for the Prius. Test drivers find driving the Insight more enjoyable, but they say the Prius offers a smoother ride, quieter cabin and better performance.
by Kim Reynolds
In this head-to-head comparison test between the 2010 Honda Insight and the 2010 Toyota Prius, Motor Trend's Kim Reynolds provides an excellent discussion of the cars' technology, comfort and drivability.… The Insight wins, despite drawbacks such as a coarse, noisy ride and slightly lower fuel economy. Reynolds feels that the Honda's more reasonable price and excellent mileage makes for a more appealing package, overall.
by Jason Kavanagh
Edmunds.com compares the new Honda Insight with the 2009 Toyota Prius in a balanced test report. The Prius has a larger, more comfortable rear seat and slightly faster acceleration, the article claims. The… Insight's front seats and driving position are more accommodating, and its handling feels sharper. On an identical driving route, the Prius achieved 54.4 mpg vs. the Insight's 51.5 mpg. The Insight's biggest advantage is its lower price, writer Jason Kavanagh says, helping to give it the win in this comparison test.
by Editors of ConsumerReports.org
by Tom Appel
by Larry Webster
With good technological detail, this comparison test evaluates the 2010 Honda Insight against the 2009 Toyota Prius. The Insight averages 42.4 mpg versus the Prius' 41.1 mpg after 200 miles of "mixed… driving around Phoenix," but not necessarily identical routes. Editor Larry Webster declares the fuel efficiency to be about equal. He chooses the Insight as the winner, based on its value and greater fun to drive.
by Larry Webster
While much of this comparison test is focused on the fuel mileage of the two contenders, the 2010 Honda Insight and the 2010 Toyota Prius, Larry Webster also discuss the driving characteristics, styling and… interior features. In an identical driving route, the Insight returns 40.9 mpg while the Prius achieves 45.8 mpg. Webster chooses the Prius as the better car, noting, "Sure, the Toyota cost more, but it's also worth the money."
by Editors of IntelliChoice.com
IntelliChoice uses a number of criteria to predict which vehicles will have the lowest cost of ownership and factors that heavily into its Best Overall Values awards. For the fourth consecutive year, the… Toyota Prius is named the Best Car Value under $24,000 and Best Midsize Value. The Honda Civic Hybrid wins Best Overall Value for Compacts over $17,000. The Lexus GS 450h is listed among all the winning GS models in the Sport Sedan/Wagon over $38,000 class. We appreciate this site's careful analysis, but it can be a bit confusing to sort through all the award categories.
by Josh Jacquot
This interesting test report compares a conventionally-powered Honda Fit five-door hatchback against a Honda Civic Hybrid sedan. Editors clarify that their goal is to determine which vehicle is better for a… buyer seeking "reasonably priced utilitarian transportation." The clear winner is the Honda Fit, which has a lower price, greater utility and is much more fun to drive, writer Josh Jacquot claims.
by Kim Reynolds
by Chris Walton
These two sedans have very different drivetrains that both achieve outstanding fuel economy. In this comparison test, the Toyota Prius' hybrid powerplant achieves an average of 39 mpg over two weeks. During… the same time, the nonhybrid Volkswagen Jetta TDI's turbodiesel engine averages 36 mpg. But, the overall winner of this test is the Jetta. Editors feel that the Prius can't match the Jetta's comfort, fun-to-drive factor or its lower price.
by Editors of Automobile.com
by Mark Solheim and Jessica L. Anderson
Kiplinger magazine makes picks for the best 2009 cars in a wide range of classes. These short reviews include predicted five-year service costs, predicted resale values, insurance costs and annual fuel… costs. In the Sedans $20,000-$25,000 group, the Best in Class is the Honda Civic Hybrid. The Toyota Camry Hybrid wins Best Resale Value -- Sedans $25,000-$30,000, while the Toyota Prius, Nissan Altima Hybrid and Lexus GS 450h win Most Fuel-Efficient in their respective classes.
by Editors of Cars.com
by Editors of Kelley Blue Book
by Editors of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
by Editors of J.D. Power and Associates
by Kim Reynolds
by Editors of Kelly Blue Book
by Dennis Simanaitis
by Frank Markus
by Editors of Cars.com
by Ben Stewart
Popular Mechanics editors drive a Volkswagen Jetta TDI and 2009 Toyota Prius hybrid over the same 238-mile city route, followed by a highway cruise of the same distance. The Prius wins the city drive with… 44.7 mpg vs. the diesel Jetta's 32 mpg. But on the highway, the Jetta averages 45.4 mpg vs. the Prius' 44.8 mpg. In terms of comfort and fun-to-drive, editors say, "It's an easy pick: We like the Jetta TDI."
by Editors of U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News' car-review section follows a methodology similar to the one pioneered by ConsumerSearch -- that is, the U.S. News ratings are based on the testing of third parties. Editors boil down their… research in an easy-to-read one-page report that culminates in a numerical rating. Interestingly, editors give a solid edge to the Camry Hybrid over the Honda Civic Hybrid, Prius and other hybrid cars, but except for a single quote from Newsday, it's hard to tell why.
by Editors of MotorWeek
Based on the MotorWeek television program, this transcript describes and compares the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid and Chevy Malibu Hybrid. It contrasts the technological differences in the Camry's full-hybrid… powerplant vs. the mild-hybrid Malibu, commenting that the Camry gets about 10 percent better fuel economy, but the Malibu's significantly lower price makes it a better value. Unfortunately, the article doesn't rank one over the other.
by Editors of Green Car Journal
by Edited by Wayne Cunningham
by Editors of Hybrid-Cars.org
In this brief article, editors compare the conventionally-powered Honda Fit with the new Honda Insight hybrid. The Insight wins the fuel-economy contest, while the Fit wins the sticker price battle. In the… comfort category, editors call it a draw. Overall, they fail to choose one model over the other, saying either car is a good choice, although the Fit has the advantage of additional interior space and cargo capacity.
by James M. Flammang
by Video by Torque TV
This is an approximately seven-minute video of the race-track behavior of the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid versus the 2008 Toyota Prius. While not particularly informative, this amusing, tongue-in-cheek video… does reveal a few performance facts about these cars. Test driver (and professional drifter) Sam Hubinette pushes each car to its (relatively low) limits at the Willow Springs race track. The Civic manages to post faster laps and average speeds around the track, although the Prius is faster in quarter-mile acceleration (going forward). The narrator says the Prius is the better hybrid overall.
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