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| January 15, 2001 | POPE, BYRON | COPYRIGHT 2001 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Our long-term Insight manages to draw stares and questions wherever we go. We do our best to appease the curious, passing along what knowledge we have gleaned about the Insight in our brief time with it. One of our more pleasant discoveries is the ``driveability'' it offers.

The Insight is proving to be far more practical than anyone thought. As a daily driver it performs remarkably well, handling and driving like a car without all the high-tech hybrid technology that hums beneath its aluminum skin. At times, we wish for more power, but Insight gets the job done when called upon. One thing hampering its daily-driver functionality is cargo space, which is at a premium in this two-seater. Unlike other hatchbacks, most of Insight's rear cargo hold is taken up by its nickel-metal battery pack, located over the rear wheels. Fortunately, ...

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