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Honda Insight

The Honda Insight reaches 60 mph in 11.88 s (100 km/h in 12.67 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 18.63 s, tripping the lights at 74.8 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 3.07 s and the eighth mile in 12.05 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Honda Insight SEAT Toledo 1.9 TDI 90 (1995)

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Down the strip

Standing start Honda Insight
0–60 mph11.88 s
0–100 km/h12.67 s
0–100 mph—
60 ft3.07 s
1/8 mile12.05 s
1/4 mile18.63 s
Trap speed74.8 mph

About the Insight

The 2009 Honda Insight is a front-drive naturally aspirated car of 1,176 kg with 87 bhp, which works out at 74 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 3.07 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 12,722nd quickest to 60 mph, and the 170th quickest of the 191 Hondas here. Its 74.8 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 9 of 9 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Honda Insight
Year2009
Power87 hp (65 kW)
Kerb mass1,176 kg
Power to weight74 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront drive
Gears6
EngineNaturally aspirated
Top speed114 mph (183 km/h), quoted

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
SEAT Toledo 1.9 TDI 90 (1995)199511.87 s18.61 s74.1 mph89 bhp
Opel Corsa 1.2 75202011.94 s18.66 s73.7 mph74 bhp
Dacia Sandero Stepway 1.5 dCI 90200911.97 s18.68 s73.1 mph89 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Head to head

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Where these times sit

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Questions

What is the Honda Insight 0-60 time?
The Honda Insight reaches 60 mph in 11.88 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 12,722nd quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Honda Insight quarter mile time?
18.63 s at 74.8 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 12.05 s and clears the first 60 ft in 3.07 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Honda Insight have?
87 bhp and 1,176 kg, which is 74 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, naturally aspirated, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 183 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Honda Insight?
Closest here on pace: SEAT Toledo 1.9 TDI 90 (1995) (11.87 s), Opel Corsa 1.2 75 (11.94 s), Dacia Sandero Stepway 1.5 dCI 90 (11.97 s). Each one can be raced against the Honda Insight in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Honda Insight is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 9 of its 9 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.