I think most insight owners bought honda insight because dont wanna be another owner of city, vious (or vios? whatever la), forti, inspira etc on the road, some more it is hybrid, cbu.

sorry u r wrong..

for me because of "TAX"

Dont want to make gomen fat

i took off with "s" but "ECO" was on today 7pm@kota damansara heading back SS23.results were astonishing...felt like some monster was pulling me forward....

yeah man. like turbo boost

partly true.
but mostly is due to tax exemption n it is cbu.
worth every penny

Did a couple of times on 'S' mode without ECO on NKVE, its just gets better. Occasionally drive like normal, but sometimes wana show power a bit, haha...cos feel bored travelling such a long distance on highway. Smoke a couple cars before, just couldnt resist the 'force' of 'S'. I had my ride ramped up to 6k rpm, already at the red borderline...scary yo! Anyone go beyond the borderline?
Did accelerate also from standstill (with 'S' and ECO off), can feel the whole engine wants to shoot like rocket, but hold-up kind of feel, its like beng 'bottlenecked' by the car itself...

couldnt agree more, had enuf of other cars that I have seen too much on the road, so common dy.

guys. you should beware of the CVT gear box. Please google about it or from the previous Gen honda city. prevent technical failure before its too late. Car stationary and full acceleration, playing with 'S' mode, drive car with cvt like a race car with high rev, not a good idea. Don't end up paying RM 14k for a new CVT gearbox.....Just a little friendly advice.

I touch up to 6.5rpm with shell v-power racing

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Added on June 18, 2011, 12:44 amI touch up to 6.5rpm with shell v-power racing

Dun rev at high rpm on 1-3rd stage gear. Slowly to to max wil not giving problem.

But still... Try before ur warranty ended.

This post has been edited by kelvin_hata: Jun 18 2011, 12:44 AM

For me its a combination of '0' tax (though HM making more profit out of it), CBU, Fuel economy and best of all, trying to preserve the world for future generation....

199Nm of torque. That is better than Camry 2.0 u know.. somemore Insight have lighter body...

I'm not that technically sound but imho, shift to 'S' for rapid acceleration is better than stays at 'D'.
Our CVT are using clutch pack at its driven pulley. It doesnt use torque converter at input shaft. This setup helps improve efficiency by eliminating power loss at torque converter and improve smoothness.
However, dragging the car at D will results more 'slips' on its hydraulic control clutch packs as the computer will always try to get its highest infinite ratio and at the same time increases load on its belting.
While S will limit the gearbox to its lower ratio hence better pickup, less clutch slips and less load on belting. That was also the reason why they recommend us to shift to L for extreme climbing.

2 types of failure in City CVT last time was worn belting (though it steel) and worn clutch packs. And most of the CVTbox failure were happened to earlier batch City which Honda Malaysia themselves mistakenly use normal ATF during service that time (back in 2003-2004).

Hope they've already learn their lesson...

Because of tax

hi all, wanna ask if anyone can provide a pic of the dashboard or the location of the AUX plug? Wanna get an AUX cable with mic but the mic is on the plug and wanna see if the position is good enough to channel the voice

Tax exception is the main reason I bought this car and of course CBU.

Just tried the econ off and in Kesas highway at 160 km/h...superb...another Civic follow behind and I let him pass...haha

Hahaha... Yeah civic anytime n smoke us.... XD

Now in Actmar service center for 5k. Reach here @ 7.45am, learn a lesson from previous visit. I'm the 16th customer, lol. Apparently no appointments during saturday, which sucks. Let's c how long I'm gonna wait.

The whole process took 2 n half hours, okla not bad. The maintenance includes change of semi syn oil n washer drain. Insist wheel alignment n balancing check which cost around RM44.

My bro-in-law had his cvt gear changed as well (2nd previous gen city). I rev the engine hard only when in 's'...u could feel much more responsive n smooth, no dragging whatsoever, contrary when u rev at 'd'. Its like the cvt is straining. That's y we have that 'L' gear for slopes. But then again, gotta remind myself of the vulnerability of cvt gearboxes.

This post has been edited by I-Kurosaki: Jun 18 2011, 11:21 AM

cvt gearbox must come with PADDLE SHIFT just the power will come MAX

coz own a city pickup using paddle shift damn powerful

One more thing to note, when I was in stage 2, the light blue zone seems longer. Which means in normal driving condition, i usually stay around light blue & green zone.
After a couple of revs n moving on to stage 3, I notice that the light blue zone seems very short. A normal pick-up from standstill will have the zone change from green to light blue, then instantly to dark blue. Normally I hardly move into the dark blue zone under light acceleration.
Is the ecu so smart to recognize that i occasionally accelerate that they adjust the gear ratios, or this kind of condition is apparent during stage 3?

I have included the radio photo with the aux circled in yellow.

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Did my first service at the new Honda Autoworld in Paya Jaras yesterday. Not busy at all even close at 10am, maybe because it is still working hours. Not much to report since it is only first service. Provide breakfast and the place is super clean. The layanan is also great. They say they provide semi synthetic for oil change as regulate by HM. Finished in 30 mins.

just make sure you change your CVTF frequently and do flushing once in awhile....I have a Honda City 06 CVT still running in peak condition as I change my CVTF every 5K service @ Sumber Auto..