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Honda's New Hybrid Will Sell for $20K

Prius rival Insight will be cheapest hybrid on market

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(Newser) – Honda's much-anticipated 2010 Insight hybrid car will sell for a base price of just $19,800, the Los Angeles Times reports. The recession-friendly price tag makes the Insight the cheapest hybrid in the country at $2,200 less expensive than the Toyota Prius. The company aims to lure buyers who wouldn't have otherwise chosen a hybrid.

The Honda Insight on display at the Chicago Auto Show last month.
The Honda Insight on display at the Chicago Auto Show last month.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Honda Motor Co. President and chief executive Takeo Fukui introduces the Insight hybrid car during a news conference in Tokyo last month.
Honda Motor Co. President and chief executive Takeo Fukui introduces the Insight hybrid car during a news conference in Tokyo last month.   (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
A model of the Insight hybrid car is displayed at Honda Motor Co. booth during the
A model of the Insight hybrid car is displayed at Honda Motor Co. booth during the "Eco-Products Exhibition 2008" in Tokyo late last year.   (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
Journalists examine Honda Motor Co.'s new Insight hybrid car during its unveiling in Tokyo last month.
Journalists examine Honda Motor Co.'s new Insight hybrid car during its unveiling in Tokyo last month.   (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
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