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Hatchbacks Honda Fit Honda Fit Test Drive Report - did you drive it? Tell us!
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Replying to: hungarian83 (May 05, 2006 9:20 pm) I am trying to figure out why 4000 rpms would sound a lot quieter in 5th gear rather than 2nd gear. Anyway, even if the stick is just as quiet as the automatic on the highway (which I still have some doubts about), I like the fact that the revs are a lot lower with the automatic, from a fuel-saving perspective.
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Replying to: backy (May 06, 2006 5:36 am) Logically, that makes sense. I wonder why EPA highway ratings of the manual vs. auto don't bear that out.
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Replying to: backy (May 06, 2006 5:36 am) Hmm, I think we both know the reason the engine noise is less pronounced at 80 mph is because it is being drowned out by the other noise entering the cabin. The engine itself will be making the same amount of noise at 4000 rpm regardless of speed. But the transmission may make more noise in the higher gears, and certainly wind and road noise will be much more pronounced at 80 mph than at 40 mph. Which means that in fact sound deadening for the cabin in the Fit may not be that great, if a notably loud engine note at 4000 rpm is lost in all the other noise entering the cabin at high speeds. Hatchbacks are always louder at speed than their sedan counterparts, because the rear wheel wells are in the cabin instead of insulated by being in the trunk. This has been noted in various reviews of the Yaris, which comes as both a sedan and a hatch.
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Replying to: nippononly (May 06, 2006 10:09 am)
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Replying to: anotherscott (May 06, 2006 5:54 am)
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Replying to: backy (May 06, 2006 11:40 am) Sounds to me like you're right. I just checked the EPA site, and they appear to assume a fairly crowded highway, as their hwy estimate is based on an average speed of 48 mph. |
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Replying to: bodble2 (May 06, 2006 10:17 am) That is my #1 gripe about their vehicles. I actually find the Fit more pleasant, noise wise, than our 04 oddy. On old concrete surfaces, where the rocks show through badly, going 65-80 the oddy sounds about like a jet airplane. The Fit is much better. It is also much better than previous generation civic or crv. I find some wind noise above 60, but it doesn't bother me. Not like the new generation civic with the bad whistle, or ridgeline with the windsheild noise. |
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Replying to: backy (May 06, 2006 5:36 am)
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Replying to: hungarian83 (May 06, 2006 8:07 pm)
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Replying to: fit_ness (May 07, 2006 12:08 am) |
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