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I just got home from a focus group for the new Fit at the Anahiem Convention Center and all I can say is damn. The new Fit is going to blow the current model away. Wish I brought my camera but they even made us give them our cell phones...very top secret. I don't think it's totally ready for production yet, no word when it's going to be released.  |
08-26-2006, 08:25 PM
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well........details!
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08-26-2006, 08:31 PM
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So what your saying is the current generation Fit will only be sold for 1 year in US? That seems odd.
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08-26-2006, 08:39 PM
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Even more odd is the fact that the convention center doesn't have this listed as an event, and I can't find any automotive news on the subject. Not saying I don't believe you, but I need....wait, no, I don't believe you. Proof is in the pudding
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08-26-2006, 08:59 PM
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Believe what you want..do you think they would annouce a focus group? New Fit soon, why would I lie?
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This totaly sucks if it is true..
I have to say I will HATE Honda for this it would make the 07 a white elephant of the biggest kind.
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Hmm. Very interesting. Give us a couple more details mang.
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08-26-2006, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by zonianjohn
I have to say I will HATE Honda for this it would make the 07 a white elephant of the biggest kind.
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I agree the new one looks soooo much better than the 07, why couldn't they wait a year and just release the new one. |
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Hmm. Very interesting. Give us a couple more details mang.
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The new model has a longer windshield giving it a much sleaker apearance from the side. A larger spoiler in the rear follows the contour of the roofline. The front end has a much more aggressive look. Larger 16" wheels will be on the sport model. As of now still no center console... |
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Your full of crap, no way Honda sells this car for 1 yr. Plus other info would have been leaked.
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I have to say I will HATE Honda for this it would make the 07 a white elephant of the biggest kind.
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Honda want to sell all the left over Fit to North America (clearance) , so they can produce new generation Fit in Japan
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There's been other pictures, or at least renderings, of the next Fit already. I don't know why it's so unbelievable.
I used to do this focus group thing but never got in for cars, just beer, insurance, and a restaurant.
I thought that is would be odd for them to sell the current Fit for only a year, but then would we have a rare car in the future?
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Your full of crap, no way Honda sells this car for 1 yr. Plus other info would have been leaked.
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Everything is still in the begining stages. It wasn't even a complete car, interior weren't even functionable. The interior and exteriors were two seperate displays. Like I said, believe what you want but the new Fit is coming soon. 
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where are these pics people are talking about??? Please let me know!
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Technically, the 07 Fit was released approx 6 months early, making it a 1.5 year cycle. Which is completely possible, seeing the age of the car. I could see the changes made.
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hope u r kidding cuz that would be **** up
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My friend in Japan said he read news that the new Fit is supposed to debut in June of next year there, so I have no doubt the new one's coming. Will it come here next year though is debatable. Curious to find out.
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A new Fit in '08 sounds good to me-- I remember the '63 Corvette had a split rear window, then for '64 they removed the divider, and the '63's became instant classics, so an '07 Fit could be a "rare" Fit eventally, with a high resale value.
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Id say its certainly possible that he went to a focus group for the car (I did one for the Dodge Magnum a few years ago), however Id say very unlikely that Honda would sell the current spec Fit for only 1 model year.
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it is not a new car...
Remember that it is actually a car at the end of it's cycle.
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