Toyota Prius Beats Honda Insight in Edmunds’ Inside Line Comparison Test

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Inside Line, Edmunds.com's high-speed online car magazine, today announced that the 2010 Toyota Prius beat the 2010 Honda Insight in the comparison test described in full at 2010 Honda Insight vs. 2010 Toyota Prius Comparison Test.

"The 2010 Toyota Prius is quicker, it stops shorter and, with its smoother ride quality and quieter cabin, it’s the one you want to be in when commuting," says Erin Riches, Edmunds’ Inside Line Senior Editor.

In the comparison test, the 2010 Honda Insight was praised for its steering and for the responsiveness of its continuously variable transmission (CVT).

“Consumers who cross-shop the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius will find two rather different vehicles,” said John O’Dell, Senior Editor of Edmunds’ GreenCarAdvisor.com. “And the selection of compelling hybrids in the marketplace will continue to grow over the months and years to come.”

To read the complete test and to get more information on the editors' evaluations and rankings, visit the 2010 Honda Insight vs. 2010 Toyota Prius Comparison Test.

Engaging discussions about this comparison are currently underway in the 2010 Honda Insight vs. 2010 Toyota Prius message board in Edmunds.com's CarSpace Forums.

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Edmunds Inc. publishes four Web sites that empower, engage and educate automotive consumers, enthusiasts and insiders. Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive consumer information, launched in 1995 as the first automotive information Web site. Its most popular feature, the Edmunds.com True Market Value^®, is relied upon by millions of people seeking current transaction prices for new and used vehicles. Edmunds.com was named "Best Car Research Site" by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "Most Useful Web Site" according to every J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com Study(SM), was ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites by The Wall Street Journal and was rated "#1" in Keynote's study of third-party automotive Web sites. Inside Line launched in 2005 and is the most-read automotive enthusiast Web site. CarSpace launched in 2006 and is an automotive social networking Web site and home to the oldest and most established automotive community. AutoObserver.com launched in 2007 and provides insightful automotive industry commentary and analysis. Edmunds Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and maintains a satellite office in suburban Detroit.