The IMA battery is inside the car structure and chassis, not outside. The bottom of Insight is all covered up with diffusers to improve its drag co-efficient.

This drawing (without the diffusers) shows where the fuel tank and battery

Gulp ..thats good FC dude. I could only clock 510km and cost RM62 Esso RON95 to fill up. 90% city 10% highway.
But then I am still happy coz its way better than MyVi that average 300km RM60!

Well I think the different in FC from all our Insights most probably due to:

1. Accesories installed, bodykit, rubber mat, subwoofer, passengers and bags..more weight more fuel needed.
2. Driving style
3. Road condition, hill climb and traffic condition.

Onwers experience from me:

Extremely satisfied for what I have paid for. I don't know where to get a RM98K CBU Made in Japan, loaded with features i.e. Vehicle Stability Assist, Cruise control, Headlight adjustment, digital air con, auto rain sensing wiper, auto headlight, futuristic dash, color changing speedo, sleek sporty styling, 0.28 drag co-ef, undercarriage all nicely cover up, responsive ride and handling, 200NM of torque, nice radio cd player (to me this is nicer than the Nav equipped), silent stealth mode when stop , almost silent engine start , gentle chime and audio alert, mother Earth friendly ..and oh dont forget the best part, DUTY FREE!

Ok the downside of it..interior can be quiet but soundproof is average only, ride can be hard (probably the Turanza 55 series tires but heck sporty ), engine can be loud when rev high, missing cargo lamp , 4 1/2 passengers not 5, no ignition keyhole light, low headroom for rear, useless rear wiper that barely swipe 50% of the window, ONE remote key , beep beep horn ..WTF?!? Hatch release dinosaur style..(why not ala Mazda electronic button ), has electric folding side mirror but NO auto fold when ignition is cut.

Overall ..I'm lovin it

To those who upgraded theirs to 6 speakers, wanna know if there are additional pair of cables ffrom the player unit for tweeter connection? I can see its quite easy to DIY add a pair of tweeter into its position.

Nice job bro. How much it cost you for the DRL?

adding salt to your wound bro. ..hehe I got 2 neck pillows, 2 towels and 1 umbrella (actually SA promise 2 say will pass to me later worr)

That's the trouble I was worrying about contemplating to install the bodykit. The car front overhang is quite long hence clearing bumps and slope will risk scracthing the skirting.

Alright to those who wish to see the difference between stock halogen vs HID. I just done mine.
55W vs 35W



This post has been edited by iphone: May 28 2011, 08:24 PM

Below photos show my installation. Circled are the ballast and arrow pointing the single screw that can easily be loosen to remove the HID kit. Me too dislike about warranty void issue, so I installed them such a way the HID can easily be remove and replace back with the standard halogen prior to sending the car in for services.

waaa...new ride you hantam redline ah. Heart pain

Mine all seats plastic intact. Have to remove one by one.

Anyone played with those 3 emergency light sticks before? haha..kinda funny when I saw that when taking delivery of the car back then.