Where the engine is weak the motor is strong, and vice versa. In contrast, the petrol engine's 65kW max arrives at 5800rpm, not far beyond its 121Nm torque peak at 4500rpm. There's no torque curve it's 78Nm from 0-1000rpm, beyond which a steeply angled decline explains the modest power maximum. The motor's 10kW maximum arrives at only 1500rpm. While the motor's power isn't massive, the way it's delivered is a sweet mesh with the petrol engine. The reason the Insight uses only half the motor's rated output in electric-only mode is that full power quickly drains the relatively small battery. Insight's electric motor, like its engine, is Honda designed and made. But it also has half the number of valves (two per cylinder, not four) and double the number of spark plugs (two per cylinder instead of one) compared with a Jazz 1.3-litre engine, changes designed to boost fuel efficiency. While the 1.3-litre engine is related to the same-size four in the base-model Jazz, its head is quite different. It's mind-warpingly complicated, however, if you examine the software that runs the system. Honda's IMA - for Integrated Motor Assist - hybrid tech is quite simple - if you just look at the hardware. If this all sounds super complex, well, it is. The system is also activated when the Insight is running in electric mode. To maximise the amount of energy available for recycling through regenerative braking, the engine's variable cylinder management (VCM) system shuts all of its eight valves. With its motor switched to generator mode, the Honda loses speed but gains a surge of battery charge. Like any other hybrid, Insight uses regenerative braking to slow itself. It shuts down long before the Honda actually comes to a halt, of course. Stopped at red lights and pedestrian crossings the engine mostly remains silent. In the zone between 30 and 60km/h, just so long as the road is flat or a little downhill, 5kW is often all that's needed to keep moving with the bustling morning traffic in this pretty city on Spain's Mediterranean coast.Įlectric mode isn't Insight's sole fuel-saving strategy. And the nozzle reappears.ĭriving the streets of central Valencia, the Insight regularly goes electric. When more than 5kW is needed, say for acceleration or climbing a hill, Insight's four cylinders spark back to life. What's left is a moving arrow from the battery icon to the car's electric motor. On the energy-flow display in the centre of the Honda's big tachometer, you'll see the filler nozzle icon, which indicates engine running, disappear. If less than 5kW is required to keep the aero-slick five-seat hatch moving, its 1.3-litre petrol-burner shuts down. Redline Group continues to invest in talent, technology and training, to ensure it is continually capable of delivering the specialist professionals demanded by this dynamic industry.Drive the Insight, Honda's new hybrid, and you're constantly reminded how little power it takes to keep a car rolling, once it's been accelerated up to speed. During the last three and half decades Redline have supported household names through to high growth start-ups recruiting across 1,000’s of organisation. This is what makes Redline Group the preferred key strategic recruitment partner to UK and European organisations. To be successful in highly competitive industries, it takes shared industry knowledge, insight and collaboration to execute and deliver real expertise. Our clients and candidates trust Redline Group to deliver the best recruitment services across the European technology arena. Our consultants have a deep understanding of their customers own area of expertise alongside an approachable and professional attitude. Redline’s depth of knowledge is unparalleled in the technology sector the stability, consistency and longevity of the business, our brand, ethics and the staff have created a wealth of knowledge and experience. We pride ourselves on being industry experts with specialist teams of over 65 consultants, dedicated to specific technology markets operating exclusively in Engineering and Technology. As a specialist in Permanent, Contract & Interim and Executive Search, we have been sourcing and selecting professional and qualified candidates and have assisted 1000s of companies for over 35 years. Redline Group has been providing exceptional professional talent for the European Technology industries since 1981.
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