We just heard that the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro outsold the 2010 Ford Mustang last month, but how did other vehicles perform in June? Overall, the year-over-year difference with June 2009 figures look more positive. Ford reported that sales in June were down just 10 percent while Honda and Toyota reported a sales dive of 30 percent.

KickingTires has put together the list of Top 10 Best-Selling Cars in June 2009 and the Ford F-Series is still king in a market that is said to be dominated by compact vehicles.

Click through for the whole list.

Honda’s new 2010 Insight hybrid-only model has been going head-to-head with the 2010 Toyota Prius for some time now. However, the latest review of the hybrid by the influential Consumer Reports magazine is sure to disappoint the executives in Japan.

Reviewed by David Champion, Consumer Reports said that the “Insight is the most disappointing Honda Consumer Reports has tested in a long time. Champion went on to say that the “Insight is a noisy, stiff-riding car with clumsy handling that is nothing like the Fit on which it is based. Also, Electronic Stability Control is only available on the highline EX version.”

The 2010 Honda Insight scored 54 out of a possible 100 points by Consumer Reports tests. The only car that ranks worse was the Dodge Caliber, which scored 49.

Consumer Reports recorded an average fuel-economy of 38 mpg in its tests, which compares “commendably” to the EPA-rated fuel-economy of 41 mpg.

Someone else by the name of Jeremy Clarkson once called the Insight “biblically terrible.”

Click through to read more in the press release posted after the jump.

2010 Honda Insight Hybrid:

Last week, chief engineer behind the Chevrolet Volt Andrew Farah test-drove the first pre-production version of the plug-in hybrid from GM. During a live webchat on GM’s FastLane Blog on June 25, Farah said that the Volt will be pitched as a sporty rival to the new 2010 Honda Insight and Toyota Prius.

“Our chassis is much more sporty than either of the other vehicles,” Farah said. He also said we can ”expect more than one trim level [on the Volt] as with most other Chevrolets.”

Farah also explained why the charging port on the Volt has been moved to the gas cap instead of the front fender. He said that the connector “is a bit larger than would fit under the fender trim, so we moved it down to accommodate.” Farah also said that the GM has some more “work to do on ride height, spring rates, etc.”

According to Farah, the Volt’s battery pack has been designed to have a ”10-year life.”

Make the jump for the updated high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt:

Andrew Farah Drives Pre-Production Chevrolet Volt:

Following Ford and Smart’s aggressive ‘campaign’ to show support for the federal ‘Cash for Clunkers’ credit, Honda announced today that nearly every new Honda model qualifies for the new Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) Bill.

Honda says that depending on a customer’s old trade-in vehicle, new buyers will be able to choose from one or more Honda vehicles including the Ridgeline pickup.

Honda models that will not qualify for the federal credit include the S2000 roadster, Accord V6 Coupe with a manual transmission and the limited-production FCX Clarity fuel-cell vehicles.

Click through for the press release to see the full list of qualifying vehicles.

As people take up my time to ask me about “that box” (2009 Nissan Cube) I’ve driving around, I’ve taken some time out to compile some of the random things we’ve come across on the internet today.

Hennessey HPE550 Camaro on eBay: With Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in theaters and the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS headed to our garage next week, we are at an all-time Camaro-high (we kind of always are here at egmCarTech). A completed Hennessey HPE550 Camaro has ended up on eBay with a starting bid of $59,950. Currently there are no bids. Not a fan of eBay? Not a problem. Hennessey sells its 562-hp HPE550 package for $18,950 plus shipping, or $24,950 installed. You’ll just have to provide your own 2010 Camaro. - eBay

Best Car puts together a rendering of a production Honda CR-Z Hybrid: Japan’s Best Car magazine has taken a shot at a computer rendering that gives us our first look at the production version of the Honda CR-Z Hybrid. Best Car, which calls the production model the CR-ZX, says that the next hybrid from Honda will be powered by a modified version of the Insight’s hybrid system combining a 1.5L gasoline engine. - Best Car (via CarScooop)

2009 Nissan Cube Test Drive update: If you don’t know by now you need to visit us more often. I’m driving the 2009 Nissan Cube this week as our press car and so far I’ve managed to get a 5-year old girl to hate it, learned how to park it and averaged 26.1 mpg. Today, while getting some grub from the drive-thru at Wendy’s, I found the best feature on the 2009 Nissan Cube - the cup holder hiding on the left side of the steering wheel. It’s easy to reach and sits right next to a vent to keep your drink cool or hot depending on your preference. - Follow us on Twitter to ask me questions about the Cube.

- By: Omar Rana

The Honda CR-V has been on sale since 1996 and didn’t receive its first major redesign until 2007. According to Mag-X, Honda is now working on the 2012 CR-V and has settled on the basic requirements for the 4th generation model and is currently focusing on the design direction.

Overall, Honda is focusing on increasing the sales of the CR-V in many regions and wants to do so by saving or dropping development cost.

With that in mind, the fourth-generation Honda CR-V will be based upon the current platform and will carry over the 2.4L K24A engine. Mag-X said that there are no plans for a V6 unit for the North American market or a diesel model for the Japanese market.

Honda’s tuning arm Mugen Motorsports has released the first official images of the company’s modified Honda Civic Type-R hatchback.

Mugen hasn’t released any details about its tuning package for the Type-R Civic but judging by the two pictures, we will see a wide front spoiler, a new grille, hood vents, plus additional vents behind the front wheels. In standard form the 2.0L 4-cylinder VTEC engine produces 200-hp. Mugen is expected to offer some performance tweaks increasing output to 240-hp.

Pricing is expected to come in upwards of £35k when sales start at the end of 2009. We’d love to have it in the states, but that is not likely to happen - ever.

Mugen Honda Civic Type-R:

- By: Mo Eladawy

Source: CAR

When you think about the Toyota Venza, Honda’s upcoming CUV model makes a lot more sense. The 2010 Honda CrossTour was recently spotted by a man on vacation in the Smokies. Detroit News is now confirming that the car 2010 CrossTour will enter production in September at Honda’s East Liberty factory in Ohio.

The model will be slotted between the CR-V and Pilot and will take on the Toyota Venza CUV.

Power is expected to come from Honda’s 3.5i VTEC and the 2.3L 4-cylinder turbo from the RDX. Now word on whether Honda plans on offering AWD on the CrossTour.

Click through for more pics.

Spy Shots: 2010 Honda CrossTour spotted in the Smokies:

We’ve been hearing all good things about the 2010 Honda Insight hybrid - it’s cheaper than the 2010 Toyota Prius, was the best-selling vehicle in Japan in April and Honda even considered increasing output for the United States market. However, according to American Honda Motor Executive Vice President John Mendel, Honda may fall short of its U.S. sales goal for the Insight by a third in the models first year.

Why? Mendel says that the recession and the cheap gasoline prices have both contributed to the matter. It seems like those Americans that don’t have money aren’t purchasing cars and those that do, are back to purchasing gas-guzzling vehicles since gas is relatively cheap.

Honda’s new Civic Type-R looks very good but when it comes to performance it hasn’t quite impressed many as its predecessor managed to do. Now, Japanese tuner Mugen is out fix all that by applying the modifications from the Mugen RR to the Civic Type-R three-door hatchback.

Mugen will strip the Type-R of most of its equipment, offer some suspension upgrades, may add upgraded Brembo brakes and lightweight Recaro bucket seats. Power is likely to come from Mugen RR’s 2.0L VTEC engine modified to produce 237-hp - up from 198 along with 160 lb-ft of torque.