Given that we could get the full model change for the Honda Fit as early as calendar year 2007, we will likely get all-new engines for the US-market Fit as it switches to the next generation.
A very likely engine will be a new 1.5-liter I-4 engine that uses the same SOHC i-VTEC valvetrain technology used on the R18 engine of the 2006 Civics. Because of its new valvetrain design, the new engine would probably be rated at around 115-120 bhp (SAE 08/04 net), will easily meet ULEV Level-II emission standards, and likely get 33 mpg city, 38 mpg highway using the more stringent EPA 2008 standard for fuel mileage measurements. It's likely that the new Fit will no longer use the five-speed automatic but switch to a new, improved CVT automatic.
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