Pls help me to decide. Is it worth change vios G (2007-latest model) to Insight?  Thank

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

121+78=199

At least its the theory...

Motor and engine indeed working simultaneously. Notice the assist needle went up together with engine rpm under full acceleration?
That graph might be showing on wheel hp and torque rather than crank output.

I dont think honda was stupid enough for publishing combined max torque figure @ 199nm and at the same time contradict themselves with dynograph showing max torque 170nm only....

14% is about right considering transmission + rolling resistance loss

After all, its a dyno graph. Usually done on-wheel.
S, according to user manual it means 'second', according to fanboy it means 'sport'.

The main objective of sandwiching electric motor between engine and transmission was to fill the torque gap at lower rpm (1500-4000). I believe they've achieved that target by giving Insight enough poke to keep up with the traffic + getting good fuel economy. 199nm is figure for Insight owners to boast around or 'keepin up with the Kardashians'  

As torque is not the same at every point in a drive train, and considering friction at WOT etc, i leave the actual max torque figure to Honda.

The most important thing is, output of this ice + ima is good enough for daily use, + smoke unsuspecting driver with bigger cc.

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Added on June 20, 2011, 2:23 pm
Anybody getting this?

As I understand from Tomita-san, this is part of the enhancements to the ECU reflash recently. However, Tomita-san cautioned that seeing full assist on the meter does not correspond to absolute extra power in motor assist. The electric motor is a relatively low-rpm design and delivers it max torque/power in the rpm region below 3,000rpm. Thereafter, its power capacity drops off quickly as we approach the LDA engine's max rev of above 6,000rpm. Consequently, at high speeds, say 120kph, yes WOT will receive maximum assist from the IMA motor. But the actual increase in torque/power will be a lot lower than what would be available at lower speeds, when the engine needs to rev at lower rpm. Once engine rpm goes abover 4500rpm, there is really not much assist from the IMA motor. There is still some assist but not a lot. For this reason, the motor is tuned not to deliver full assist over sustained WOT operation because engine rpm would have peaked into a region the IMA motor is not very efficient in.

No. The best is 700++ per 30 liters. If you count 40 liters, the most is 800++
Torque 121Nm + 78Nm
Stability on highway slightly better than City, closely similar to Civic. No floaty.

However, Tomita-san cautioned that seeing full assist on the meter does not correspond to absolute extra power in motor assist. The electric motor is a relatively low-rpm design and delivers it max torque/power in the rpm region below 3,000rpm. Thereafter, its power capacity drops off quickly as we approach the LDA engine's max rev of above 6,000rpm. Consequently, at high speeds, say 120kph, yes WOT will receive maximum assist from the IMA motor. But the actual increase in torque/power will be a lot lower than what would be available at lower speeds, when the engine needs to rev at lower rpm. Once engine rpm goes abover 4500rpm, there is really not much assist from the IMA motor. There is still some assist but not a lot. For this reason, the motor is tuned not to deliver full assist over sustained WOT operation because engine rpm would have peaked into a region the IMA motor is not very efficient in.