Nice positive review. Pretty accurate except for the mistake about the ICE always running while in SPORT mode.
I bet many people thought the automobile was a hideously ugly contraption compared to a horse 100+ years ago. We're now in a new world where the old auto priorities like 'exciting styling' and 'luxury' take a back seat to efficiency, safety/autonomy and connectivity. Form follows function so I expect the form to permanently evolve away from what we've become accustomed to. Frumpy? Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
I think the 2019 Insight is beautifully styled for a compact/midsized car. If that is an important criteria for a hybrid to sell, it should be a best seller for any car (55 mpg, fast acceleration, and excellent handling, what a breakthrough!). Unfortunately, buyers prefer poor handling, gas guzzling SUVs over excellent cars so I don't expect it to sell as well as it should.
