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#41 of 4728 Trial Offer by artdecho Apr 08, 2002 (10:56 am)
Hey, marcb........maybe we should contact Honda and see if they'd lend us a Jazz to drive around with and get some public reaction. I guarantee you, the car would gain attention all on its own (as happened with recent trials of both the A-Class and Smart cars in Canada). Put a sticker on it saying 65mpg (highway) or over 50mpg combined, plus a sticker saying under $15,000 Cdn. and i you'd be mobbed with people wondering where they could get one.......especially when they see the space/versatility of the interior. Replies to this message: texas_jazz (Apr 11, 2005 2:07 pm)
#42 of 4728 by dudleyr Apr 08, 2002 (11:31 am)
Looks like a nice little vehicle. Wish they would bring it over.
#43 of 4728 artdecho: cool!.. i'm game. by marcb Apr 08, 2002 (12:05 pm)
i bet it's gonna be fun, specially if we have to drive with a right handed version. But I doubt we'd make that much splash without a large advertisement.   living in Ottawa i do get to see some of superminis which I would guess are the Transport Canadas fuel efficiency test units. A purple A-class, a silver Audi 2, a Smart, plus a grey Insight and a green Prius that looks like privately owned. They do turn heads, but for only those who could recognize them.
#44 of 4728 dudleyr. by marcb Apr 08, 2002 (12:09 pm)
true, back in the hybrid topic where this began a couple of the guys there also thought so. so really, honda should know they have a market here.
#45 of 4728 btw. by marcb Apr 08, 2002 (12:15 pm)
i tried several times to post a corrected dimensions comparison table containing the Yaris and the ZX-5 but this website refuses because of a certain char limit. finally tried a mangled msg but deleted it asap so i apologize to anyone who saw that msg. anyway, heres a simple interior seat flip-flop animation for anyone interested.
#46 of 4728 Fit and Stream by vspiars Apr 19, 2002 (9:37 am)
I just arrived back from Japan a couple of weeks ago. I was fortunate enough to be able to go to a dealership and see the Stream and Fit. The Fit (I sat in) is like a 5-door Civic. The rear seats are really interesting. They have 2 storage positions. One is where the seat bottom collapses up and is perpendicular to the floor giving a semi- narrow but deep storage hole. The second is where the seats collaps in to the floor making a flat bed from the rear of the car to the back of the front seats. You don't even remove the head-rests. You slide the front seats forward and the rear rests go beneath the front seats. You then return the front seats to their previous position. Very cool. When they come with bigger engines (currently 1300cc and 1500cc next year) they will be great for the US market. The Stream is a smaller version of the US Odessey. Same general configuration and layout. They just need manual trannys and all would be right with the world. Honda has missed the rush to wagons. I think they are still smarting from the financial beating they took with the Accord wagons. I love mine but it is 10yrs. old. A hybrid Fit would be the perfect Fit.
#47 of 4728 yes, I agree! by marcb Apr 22, 2002 (7:31 am)
...and Honda better rush to bring it here. Toyota is already planning to have a hybrid Matrix by 2003. I would much prefer a Fit due to it's interior flexibility and roominess. But I would most probably end up with the hybrid Matrix if there are no other choices next year.
#48 of 4728 hybrid fit by artdecho Apr 22, 2002 (7:43 am)
The Fit itself gets such good mileage (around 50mpg combined/65 mpg hwy (that's Imperial Gallons, btw......translates to about 40/52 US)and that's attainable mileage, not the "ideal conditions" mileage figures of most hybrids) and has such low emissions that I don't think a hybrid Fit would make sense, at least from an economic perspective. Even with the hybrid Civic, you could never save enough gas to make up for the price premium over the regular Civic. However, I do agree that Honda has missed the boat on wagons/hatchbacks/mini-minivans and should get some kind of Fit iver here pronto. (Civic 5 door and Stream would also be welcome, as well as an Accord wagon)
#49 of 4728 by civicw Apr 28, 2002 (5:01 pm)
I'm speculating that Honda will bring the Fit here in Fall 2003, to compete with Toyota's Scion vehicles. Look for Honda to announce this either at the Detroit or NY show next year. I remember reading a news story this year that quoted a Honda VP saying that the Fit was a possibility for North America.   Early next year, Toyota will introduce the redesigned Vitz/Yaris, which is right now taking a beating in the Japanese market from the Fit. The Vitz, along with the Nissan March, will reduce demand for the Fit, thereby freeing up Fit capacity to meet North American needs.

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