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95 messages, Last post on Jul 14, 2009 at 4:07 PM
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In latest issue, or perhaps that was Automobile Magazine and their "2008 preview". Anyway, Fit Hybrid supposidly in 08. |
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| I have had my eye on the Fit for months, I have been waiting for the dust and prices to settle. If a hybrid version were offered for under 20K that achieved 50+mpg in a AT or CVT version I would definitely be interested. My wife just bought a Camry Hybrid and loves it! | |
| I dunno how they will be able to do this -- the Insight is/was an amazing vehicle because its body was almost 100% aluminum and lightweight plastic composites. It was like the Apollo mission of cars for all of its weight-cutting measures. The Insight was so demure that its total payload capacity is only about 450 lbs, and that is including people. I test drove one and the 3-cyl powerplant was adequate. I just don't know how that could translate into a viable powertrain for the steel-bodied, 4-door, 5-passenger Fit. Is it going to be fit enough to haul the Fit up a hill? Maybe if Honda improves the hybrid assist system, which I'm sure would occur after all these years of development. | |
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It seems doable to me, the biggest obstacle being the placement of the batteries. The Fit weighs in at approximately 2500lbs., the Civic Hybrid (50mpg capable)at about 2800lbs, so that the physics seems to indicate that the goal is within reach. The bigger question might be will some of the Fit's extraordinary space versatility have to be compromised?
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Replying to: doctyphoon (Jul 31, 2006 2:02 pm) http://corporate.honda.com/press/article.aspx?id=2006051735893 Straight from the CEO, over 2 months ago - scroll down to product strategy |
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Replying to: doctyphoon (Jul 31, 2006 2:02 pm) The last I had heard though, it appeared that Honda Corporate was going with a separate vehicle entirely for the next hybrid platform. So, the whole concept of a Fit hybrid may be moot.
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| A dedicated hybrid would be fine, lets just hope they incorporate some of the lessons learned from the Fit, ie.creative space utilization. | |
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Replying to: dewaltdakota (Jul 31, 2006 6:43 pm) 
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When they announced that the Insight was going to be discontinued, I saw that they plan to introduce a new hybrid-specific car in 2009. Whether that turns out to be a hybrid Fit or not, I suppose we'll find out more sometime this year
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Mar 26, 2007 5:42 pm) At this point, Fit looks like the right Fit for me even if it is just old fashioned technology.
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