Actually, it is going for a HCX /Insight 1/FCX Clarity look, the Prius
copied Honda, not the other way.

"Mr. G" <mrg@aol.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.243b4a9f5cc3a2c89896b3@news.giganews.com. ..
> From what I've read and seen about the Insight, they seem to be going
> for a Prius exterior look, but it employs the same mild hybrid IMA set-
> up Honda used on the Civic, which left me totally unimpressed.
>
> In article <1860B155655B4B039F2D55D0FDCA3C71@DefaultPC>, rtc (Use-
> Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]) says...
>> Business Week
>>
>> Given the parlous state of the auto industry, the rivalry between Honda's
>> new Insight and Toyota's third-generation Prius is proving to be an
>> enjoyable diversion. Committed to increasing sales of gas-electric
>> models,
>> the companies are launching hybrid cars in quick succession-and neither
>> one
>> is skimping when it comes to generating hype...
>>
>> Continued: http://tinyurl.com/HybridWar
>>
>>