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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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First Drive: 2009 Honda Fit - Inside the Fit's cabin, it's apparent that quality levels are up, with improved plastics, more supportive seats and a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel. Meanwhile, a new dashboard layout looks softer, reflecting a special effort by stylists to appeal to women. (more)
2009 Honda Fit Sport Full Test - Bottom Line: If only every sequel were so good. It's as if Honda used our long-term test blog about the 2007 Fit as a road map for the 2009 model's improvements. (more)
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Replying to: turboshadow (Oct 01, 2008 6:34 am) The 2007, 2008 and the 2009 Fits have timing chains NOT timing belts.. Regards, Bubba |
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Replying to: toronado455 (Oct 09, 2008 12:01 am) On another note, I forgot to mention about the cargo space behind the back seats. The sales people and the brochures would have you believe that this space has been increased. However, when I took the molded rubber cargo tray from my 07 Fit and dropped it in my 09 Fit, it did not FIT!!??!! The floor space is actually slightly smaller in the new car, believe it or not. I had to buy a new one! I will say that the new floor mats are better though, they look like the Beemer M3 mats. OH! and I really appreciate that dead pedal too. I'm sorta tempted to put some drilled aluminum pedals in the car......NAAAAAH It is strange that the Americans get a Nav package as an option on the Sport, which includes voice activated GPS and VSA, which is Vehicle Stability Assist or ESC as it is known over here. We here in Canada do not get this. I guess they figure we know where we are at all times?? Actually, it is probably because the Civic does not get GPS in Canada either, so it would look bad for Civic buyers if the lowly Fit got GPS, and they could not! But what really makes me jealous is that the Americans get MAP LIGHTS!! If you look on the overhead, just behind the mirror, you will see a spot for the map light panel embossed in the overhead panel. I'm thinking of ordering one from the States and installing it myself. Cheers, Pete
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I don't understand why this car did not get a better mileage rating from the EPA.The numbers are similar to the new Corolla which weighs 200+lbs more and has almost 15% more horsepower(28/33 vs.27/35).
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Replying to: middleoroad (Oct 10, 2008 3:47 am) Aerodynamics, especially at freeway speeds. Frontal area (cross section) and drag. Weight has very little influence on mileage at a constant speed - and not that much if you accelerate slowly. Notice the height and width of the Fit - that's frontal area. Punching a bigger hole in the air takes more power and that takes more fuel. Then, notice its blunt back. Compare it to the back of a teardrop (the shape with the lowest possible aerodynamic drag) and then to the back of a Civic or a Corolla. The reason the Fit has better mileage in the City (where speeds are lower and aerodynamic drag less a factor) compared to a Civic is largely because it has a smaller motor. There are other factors but that's the big one. The reason the Civic (and Corolla) have better EPA mileage on the highway is less drag. Sedans are better in general because they have trunk which makes then a bit more tearsrop-esque, and is why my wife's Avalon (which is quite teardrop-shaped for a car - look at one) can get 30mpg on the freeway despite a 3.5L 268 hp engine. It's all physics. Byron p.s. Aero is also why the 2009 base Fit gets beter highway mileage than the sport. The spoiler, other external cosmetic trim and slightly wider tires on the sport add drag. That being said we love my daughter's sport auto in tidewater blue. |
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Replying to: dvsutton (Oct 09, 2008 3:24 am)
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Replying to: prufrock1 (Oct 10, 2008 4:29 pm) You win the week's award for the word jingoists - outstanding! At first I thought you to be a myopic, bilious interloper, alas, I was wrong. You are actually the Honda consigliere for dvsutton with your theriac methods. I recuse myself from judgement -- but ya still get the award....  Regards, Buster |
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My very own goofy clown car will should be delivered end of next week. I wanted a white Fit Sport AT, but dealer said he was having a hard time trading around to get one. I told him I'd take the Milano Red and be happy the wait is over. (Wait for was only about 4-5 wks.) Dealer was expecting 3 to arrive. I'm located in northern Illinois. I'm a long time Toyota/Nissan guy .... this will be my first Honda and I plan to put over 200k on my circus car ...... I'm not brave enough to try that with a Ford product. My read of the specs led me to believe that the AT might get better highway MPG than the stick. Any experience out there to support that notion? Did I read some where that the auto revs lower than manual while cruising? If you've got a Sport AT, what is the rpm reading at 60 mph? |
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Replying to: prufrock1 (Oct 10, 2008 4:29 pm) I've actually been a lifetime Toyota owner with a few domestics thrown in here or there and parden my French but the (pos) Yaris is suppose to be the Fit's main competition; give me a break! What you get for the money in both standard/safety features far outways anything else out there so I just bought an '09 Fit Sport and couldn't be happier especially for someone who plans on owning this car well past the 200,000 mile mark. Try doing that in a domestic car or while on the subject, there's a reason folks the other sub compact cars like the Aveo, Spectra and Accent are cheaper than the Fit and you don't need to be a Mensa member to figure it out; THERE CHEAPER THAN THE FIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hear alot of talking about how the Fit doesn't stack up to this car or that car and quite a few of them aren't in the sub or sometimes even in the compact car class so everyone needs to remember that this is a SUBCOMPACT and the cars it should be compared to are the Yaris, Versa, Aveo, Sectra and Accent, not cars like the Corolla and Civic which are in the next class up. Also as an FYI to everyone, if you happen to be a big guy like I am, you will not find another car in either the sub or even the compact car category that has more room for the driver than the '09 Fit period! Just one man's opinion... |
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I'm 6'3" and 280+ lbs ..... looking forward to fitting in Fit! I train Labrador Retrievers competing them in field events and taking them to dog shows. I've got 165k on my Sienna van and plan on giving it well deserved break. I'm anxious to see how many labs comfortably fit once the magic seats are down. I plan on using the Fit for long trips to dog shows but don't plan to venture into the field with it. My only regret is that the dark Fit interior is going to show off the collection of yellow labrador fur to the extreme. Has anyone shopped for aftermarket seat covers? Any vendor stocking Fit 09 sizes? I'm not familar enough with the 08 and earlier Fits to assume that seat covers for them will work on the 09s. PS: I was encouraged to know the labs will fit with extra room to spare when I read that a new 09 Fit owner in California had hauled a couple bales of hey and two adult goats inside his new Fit!
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Replying to: baddog2 (Oct 10, 2008 6:10 pm) Yes, you are correct, the auto is geared lower for highway mileage. The Fit Sport MT revs right around 3000 RPM at 100 klicks which is close to 60 mph. At 72 mph it revs 3500. That makes it very responsive and peppy at cruise, but not particularly good on fuel mileage. The manual just begs for another gear. I figure they couold drop 5 or600 RPM off the cruise revs and it would still be OK. I have nothing against downshifting to pass or climb steep hills, but with the way the car is geared now, you don't need to downshift at all during trips. The 09 and the 07/08 rev just about the same. They changed the ratios in 4th and 5th on the 09, and then changed the diff up to 4.6 or so to accommodate the taller tires on the 09. The net outcome appears to be the same RPM so I'm not sure what the intent was/is. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than I could answer this. Cheers, Pete |
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