On Nov 25, 7:24 pm, "dat...@gmail.com" <dat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone have an opinion on the new Honda Fit that's on sale in Japan?
> I was considering on getting one as a commuter car but when I read
> about the redesign from Autoblog, I'm now wondering if it's worth the
> wait for car that's 9hp more than the current one in the U.S.

I am in the same boat. The new FIT is much more car with a much better
fuel consumption than the current FIT. The current FIT has the same
consumption as the CIVIC. It also costs almost the same as CIVIC. In
fact here in Ontario some car salesmen are claiming that it is a bad
buy. Also, it would appear that HONDA screwed up the gearing for the
current FIT as some articles indicate. I have also read that the 2nd
gen FIT has a 1.3L and a 1.5L engine. The 1.3L engine will not be
destined for US or Canada, just the 1.5L. The consumption (Honda
claims) for 1.3 is 1L of gas for 25Km, while the 1.5L FIT is 20Km per
1 liter of gas. This is still much better than the current generation
FIT. It is worth waiting for as gas in 1 year's time will be $1.5 per
liter.