With 575 miles my AT has averaged around 34 with 80% suburban 20% highway. I know this will improve as the car breaks in and I adjust my driving style to the car. I am still learning how far it will coast after I remove my foot from the gas without impeding traffic. I too read somewhere that the Fit featured a lock up torque convertor in gears other that 5th, which is another reason this car is well thought out and slightly more expensive that Yaris, etc.
One thing odd I have noticed which may be related to the lock up convertor in lower gears is the sense that when I remove my foor from the gas to coast the car when the transmission has selected 3rd,4th or 5th is a slight drag or engine brake that is different that other automatics with lock up convertor....it's not bad, just different and requires I keep my foot in for slightly longer that I expected. The valving that Honda did on this transmission is superb..it is the smoothest shifting automatic I have ever driven.
I like the way the paddle shifts work in D and S. Fit returns the gear to first if I dont have time to and come to a stop, and in D when using the paddles to select a lower gear for engine braking the transmission holds the gear I selected until I touch the gas again.
