Insight, the new petrol-electric hybrid from Honda, is proving to be a big success in the Japanese market.

Soon after  Japan’s second-largest automaker, Honda Motor Co. unveiled its latest car Insight hybrid, the price tag has been announced as well. The car is priced at $2,200(in the U.S) below the least expensive version of Toyota’s top-selling Prius.

Honda Motor Co.'s Insight hybrid hatchback has entered the list of top ten highest selling cars in Japan in February 2009.

The Honda Insight is back from the dead! [caption id="attachment_242" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo: 2010 Honda Insight for Paris Auto Show, launch in April 2009"][/caption]