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Honda Insight and CR-Z unveiled at Show

Honda Aus CEO Satoshi Matsuzawa says Insight will be priced from $29,990 on Dec 6 and $34,490 for top spec model

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  • Prospect of an enjoyable to drive hybrid
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  • The next Honda hybrid won’t be it

The first is the Insight, which Honda Australia CEO Satoshi Matsuzawa, said will be priced from $29,990 when it goes into showrooms on December 6 and $34,490 for  the top spec model.

At a time when Australians have all but abandoned manuals, it is almost bizarre to see one billed as a new car’s main asset. But Honda is unapologetic about the six speed stick shift that drives the CR-Z.

Mr Matsuzawa said the boy racer shaped coupe will “change your view of hybrids” with its sporting dynamics. He said it will be in showrooms by mid-2011.

More whimsically, Honda also revealed its personal mobility device, a sort of automated unicycle that responds to the rider’s body movements.