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Hatchbacks Honda Fit Article Comments - 2009 Honda Fit First Drive / Full Test
556 messages, Last post on Feb 05, 2009 at 1:45 PM
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Replying to: toronado455 (May 06, 2008 12:22 pm) Where are you getting that spec? ...right here on Edmunds... "The wheelbase has been increased 2 inches to 98.4 inches, while the overall length goes up 2.2 inches to 153.5 inches. The Fit is also 0.8 inch wider, while the front track is 1.4 inches wider and the rear track is 1.2 inches wider. It's surprising that the overall weight gain is a meager 22 pounds." |
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Replying to: thegreatoz (May 06, 2008 6:23 pm) AWD? Truly? Mymy, Honda must have realized Suzuki hit on something with the SX4, perhaps. If true anyway. |
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Replying to: thegreatoz (May 07, 2008 10:26 am) "The wheelbase has been increased 2 inches to 98.4 inches, while the overall length goes up 2.2 inches to 153.5 inches. The Fit is also 0.8 inch wider, while the front track is 1.4 inches wider and the rear track is 1.2 inches wider. It's surprising that the overall weight gain is a meager 22 pounds." Thing is though, that article was written by a contributor in Japan in Sept, 2007 prior to the debut/unveiling of the US 2009 Fit at the New York Auto Show in March this year. The 153.5 inch overall length he mentions is shorter than even the current US Fit. So obviously that is a JDM spec. So my guess is that the length and weight specs mentioned in the article pertain only to the new JDM Fit, not the US 2009 Fit. (The width and wheelbase specs would apply to both JDM and US cars.) In other words, I think he is comparing the old JDM Fit to the new JDM Fit.
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Replying to: toronado455 (May 07, 2008 11:25 am) 
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Replying to: muchocats (May 07, 2008 1:26 pm) I'm 6'0" and the FIT, like the Beetle, has a 'disappearing hood' even for my height. Those little pump-up levers add hardly anything to the design/mfg/price of a driver's seat...so why take them out of a North American version?? Certainly not to save money. 
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Replying to: jacksan1 (May 01, 2008 5:37 am) NAV will be standard on the '09 Sport  ...from LeftLaneNews: "The Sport model is the range-topping trim level and boasts a long list of standard features, including a navigation system, 6.5-inch screen, USB connectivity, and steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters." |
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Replying to: muchocats (May 07, 2008 1:26 pm) for those very short people, perhaps a thick seat padding can help. I am 5'5" and I feel rather comfortable in a current Fit. Right now I am wondering between getting a Prius or waiting for the 09 Fit Sport. I like them both but if the gas gets over $5 a gallon it's getting more and more appealing to get the Prius. Among all its "fancy" features, the backview mirror is the most useful, as I often have to struggle parking in very tight spaces in New York City. |
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(meow)...in the midst of you two, permit me to toss in my 2-cents... 1. Quality at Toyota has left the building.  2. Hybrids are hyly-overrated.  I know, that's like doubting Global Warming. Too bad... I owned an '04 Civic Hybrid. Drove it for two years. You'll never recoup the higher cost in gas-savings unless gas goes to $8+ a gallon. There's even a group of 'tin-foil hat' people now asking for a study into the dangers of driving with all the ELF radiation from the 144-volt wired car chassis. 3. Honda is tops in quality.  I have an '06 Hydrocarbon Civic (which gets only 5mpg less than my '04 Hybrid Civic). I have an '06 RidgeLine...which gets a measly 17mpg, but hauls mulch like a MoFo'. I've got an '07 Civic GX not going anywhere until I can get the Phill installed in my garage. There's natural gas piped in already. My wife won't drive the GX (I got it for her); she says it's a "rolling bomb." 4. I'm personally waiting for an '09 FIT Sport and giving the '06 Civic to my son this Fall.
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Replying to: thegreatoz (May 07, 2008 2:37 pm) Sport 5MT Sport 5MT with nav (so, nav is "standard"!) Sport 5AT Sport 5AT with nav (so, nav is "standard"!) Ala the top-end Civic EX, which comes in various trims, some with nav and some without. |
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Replying to: backy (May 07, 2008 4:06 pm)
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