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Honda Insight side crash test.

The Honda Insight and Toyota Prius received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s “Top Safety Pick” rating in front, side, and rear crash testing. These findings dispel the myth that high fuel efficiency always requires a compromise in terms of safety.

To earn the Insurance Institute’s “Top Safety Pick” status, a vehicle has to earn good ratings in all three tests—and must offer electronic stability control, which comes standard on all Prius models and on the Insight EX model. It’s available as on option on the less expensive Insight LX.

Honda Insight frontal crash test

The Toyota Prius, a midsize sedan with a combined city/highway rating of 50 mpg, is the most fuel-efficient car on the market today. The Honda Insight has an average efficiency rating of 41 mpg.

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