After nearly three years with a first-year Gen 3 Insight EX (Simcoe), I am now a day into owning a 2021 EX (Wile E.). Here are my observed differences so far.
BSM: Blind-spot monitoring is a great improvement, but I do miss the camera. I used to use it when traversing the very narrow free bridges over the Delaware River along with parallel parking to see how close I am to the curb.
PWS: I did find an annoyance I didn't have with my 2019 regarding the pedestrian warning system. In my 2019, it cut off when I got to about 15mph. I never heard it again until I got down to the same speed while decelerating. The 2021 seems to have the limit raised to 25mph, and it is very noticeable on deceleration. I wish there were a way to lower the activation speed. I can't find anything in terms of doing that. I don't intend to disable it though.
Black Interior: My 2019 had an ivory cloth interior. My new 2021 is black inside. The black won't show dirt as much, but it sure will show dog/cat hair. After all, it's black! I had no issues keeping the ivory seats clean. I didn't allow eating in the car, and it was primarily a work commute vehicle with only me in it. I used my old Odyssey for the heavy lifting. Although I got black this time, I'm still on the fence about ivory vs. black. We'll see over time how the upkeep is.
Wheels: The 2021's silver/black wheels don't look as nice as the silver/grey 2019's. They're not ugly, and I wouldn't really care if I didn't know what the 2019's looked like. I'm pondering swapping wheels with my son when he's due for new tires.
Infotainment Screen: It seems more responsive on the 2021 vs. the 2019. I've confirmed the firmware is the same. I'm wondering if there are any underlying hardware changes. Also, when I did a factory reset on the 2019 before passing it on to my son, it freaked out and rebooted the first time he used the car. Need to keep an eye on that.
So far, not a single rattle, and the hood doesn't shake at speed. Build date is 01/2021. Thoughts so far are that this one was built on a Tuesday as well.
MaxPider mats, Honda trunk tray, Oxilam 7440 turn signal bulbs, splash guards, key fob covers, Auto-Vox F/R dashcam (and mirror mount) and LED interior light kit are all ordered. Still trying to source a good reverse bulb since the Sylvania 921 ZEVO T-16 bulb is only available on Amazon for a crazy price I'm not willing to pay.
More to come if I find anything else noteworthy!
BSM: Blind-spot monitoring is a great improvement, but I do miss the camera. I used to use it when traversing the very narrow free bridges over the Delaware River along with parallel parking to see how close I am to the curb.
PWS: I did find an annoyance I didn't have with my 2019 regarding the pedestrian warning system. In my 2019, it cut off when I got to about 15mph. I never heard it again until I got down to the same speed while decelerating. The 2021 seems to have the limit raised to 25mph, and it is very noticeable on deceleration. I wish there were a way to lower the activation speed. I can't find anything in terms of doing that. I don't intend to disable it though.
Black Interior: My 2019 had an ivory cloth interior. My new 2021 is black inside. The black won't show dirt as much, but it sure will show dog/cat hair. After all, it's black! I had no issues keeping the ivory seats clean. I didn't allow eating in the car, and it was primarily a work commute vehicle with only me in it. I used my old Odyssey for the heavy lifting. Although I got black this time, I'm still on the fence about ivory vs. black. We'll see over time how the upkeep is.
Wheels: The 2021's silver/black wheels don't look as nice as the silver/grey 2019's. They're not ugly, and I wouldn't really care if I didn't know what the 2019's looked like. I'm pondering swapping wheels with my son when he's due for new tires.
Infotainment Screen: It seems more responsive on the 2021 vs. the 2019. I've confirmed the firmware is the same. I'm wondering if there are any underlying hardware changes. Also, when I did a factory reset on the 2019 before passing it on to my son, it freaked out and rebooted the first time he used the car. Need to keep an eye on that.
So far, not a single rattle, and the hood doesn't shake at speed. Build date is 01/2021. Thoughts so far are that this one was built on a Tuesday as well.
MaxPider mats, Honda trunk tray, Oxilam 7440 turn signal bulbs, splash guards, key fob covers, Auto-Vox F/R dashcam (and mirror mount) and LED interior light kit are all ordered. Still trying to source a good reverse bulb since the Sylvania 921 ZEVO T-16 bulb is only available on Amazon for a crazy price I'm not willing to pay.
More to come if I find anything else noteworthy!