I discovered the turning radius of our recently purchased FIT is greater than that of our Suzuki Aerio and Aerio SX. This is surprising considering how close the axles are placed to the front and back of the bumpers. In the Fit, we can't turn around from curb to curb without having to back up to complete the turn. In the Aerio, crank the wheel to the stop and it clears the opposite side of the street curb with plenty to spare!

 

I think turning radius is becoming a problem for Honda.
I just got my fit so can't verify what your saying, but in my RSX it seems the turning radius is to great for a small sports coupe

does this occur in other newer vehicles like the civic, accord, TSX, etc...?

 

Yeah, i noticed the Fit's turning radius isnt that great. Whenever I go to one of my friend's houses, which is a residential street probably 3+ lanes wide, I swing it around and I have to back up a bit to make the whole u-turn comfortably. It's weird, because I have a rental Mustang Convertible right now, and it can do the turn fine. I was pretty impressed by the Mustang, but its not like the fit sucks or something. The handling makes up for it anyway
Tre

 

Probably 'cuz the Mustang is RWD, so the front wheels can turn harder. My old 1979 Volvo station wagon (RWD) can turn better than any car I've ever seen, and it's BIG!.

 

The wheelbase is only part of the turning equasion. Perchance the suspension setup in the Fit doesn't allow for a greater range of motion in the front wheels, causing the turning radius to be a little bigger than expected?

I say - just deal with it.

 

Not so much an issue, just an observation.

 

My old EP3 CTR had the turning circle of a super tanker. I put it down to the width of the wheels.

 

My last Civic EX coupe had better turning. Even my wife's Yaris liftback has crazy turning radius (heck of a lot better). I'm quite disappointed with the Fit's turning ratio.

 

well you guys have got to remember that it is a FWD car so it cant have as good of a turning radius as a RWD because FWD has CV shafts that cant be at an extream angles. i used to have a 4WD toyota tacoma and the turning radius sucked. i used to make 3 point turns but then got lazy after a while so i went over curbs, but my dads 2wd T100 can make the turn with ease. Has anyone driven the acura TL or TSX?? if you havent i wouldnt be complaining about the fit's turning radius! im sure it isnt that bad.. ( getting ready to order my fit this week)

 

Like I said, my Suzuki FWD Aerio SX out turns the FIT easily. Just an observation!

 

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to take a discussion with Broody about turning radius out of the "stuff you don't like about your fit" thread.

I did some quick research on 2010 models. The following is a list of model, wheelbase, and curb-to-curb turning circle. It's in American Standard measurements, because that's what I use, inefficient and annoying though it may be... it's also what most online guides use, unless you specifically search a Canadian/British/Aussie site, or delve into a foreign language page.



A '10 Corolla 102.4, 35.6
B '10 tC 106.3, 36.1
C '10 Chrysler 300, 120, 38.9
D '10 Mustang, 107, 33.4
E '10 Pilot, 109.2, 38.6
F '10 Cooper, 97.1, 35.1
G '10 PT Cruiser, 103.0, 40.2
H '10 Tacoma 110.0, 36.1
I '10 Yaris, 96.9, 30.8
J '10 Suburban 130, 45.3
K '10 Tahoe 116, 39
L '10 Sienna 119, 36.8
M '10 Colorado 111.3, 39.4
N '10 Sentra 105.7, 35.4
O '10 Element 101.4, 34.9
P '10 Fit 98.4, 34.4
Q '10 Accord 110.2, 37.7
R '10 Civic 104.3, 35.4
S '10 NAltima 105.3, 36.4
T '10 Camry, 109.3, 36.1
U '10 Fusion 107.1, 39.0
V '10 Fusion 98.0, 34.4 - See P
W '10 Focus 102.9, 34.2
X '10 Versa 102.4, 34.2
Y '10 Caliber 103.7, 35.5
Z '10 Malibu 112.3, 40.4

I took a loose sampling of vehicles...
The Yaris is abnormally good. The PT is abnormally bad. Both are outliers. The Fit isn't extraordinary in its class, but far better than the majority of other vehicles out there. Below 36' will keep it within the lines on a road that is 3 lanes wide. Greater than 24 will blow the curbs on a 2-lane wide road (assuming standard size lanes). The poor Suburban could just manage it in 4 lanes. I didn't include it, but an E-350 van (frequently used for deliveries in cities across the continent) is pretty much the worst out there aside from the a stretch limo or commercial grade truck.

The Mustang is notably a tight turner, and yes, that's because it has no CV joints, nor does it need to be designed to accept CV joints like the Tahoe. I'm a bit surprised that the 300C is so low; do they offer an AWD version?

I owned a Jeep TJ that had a 93" wheelbase, and would turn curb-to-curb in just over 33 inches. Best car on earth for parallel parking... easy to see where the hood ended, and the rear corners, and who cares if you run over the curb... and with half doors, you could just hang your whole body out the side to straighten up if necessary. (That was before I owned an extended cab truck and learned how to reliably parallel park, make tight corners, etc. Skills that come in handy, as you never know what vehicles your job and/or life may land you in*)

* Drove a Dodge Grand Caravan in an urban area in Greece.
* Drove an Accord in England
* Borrowed my buddy's Crew-cab Tundra to move a bunch of furniture, and had to squeeze in both crowded urban streets and an apartment complex.
* Reservation for a rental Impala turned into an actual delivery of a rental Sienna.

 

After driving a PT Cruiser for 8 years, which turns worse than a quad-cab F-350, I'm impressed with the Fit turning radius. No longer am I driving an embarrassment.

 

The Yaris rules, the Fit has poor engineering.
It's not because it's better than most cars that it's good.

 

???

as for the topic...

meh.

 

33 feet... d'oh.

I suppose I should stop chasing the line eventually...

 

While I really appreciate all the work and thought people have put into this, I'll just say that after driving a '96 Accord wagon for almost a decade, the Fit parallel parks and flips u-turns like a dream.

 

Strange issue: the UK jazz is listed at 9.4m (31.1 ft)

The tire width is the same, and the difference in the front clip wouldn't matter in a curb-to-curb measurement, which is tire only.

 

I noticed that too, that's why the usdm fit is wrong. It's not normal to have over 10m on such a small car, 9.4 is what we should get here too (or .1-.2 more because of the longer nose).

 

I remember when I first took my Fit for a test drive how the salesman happened to be impressed with its turning radius. Since then I've made my share of tight turns with it that most cars just wouldn't be able to.

 

What shocked me is how tightly a Toyota Sienna can turn. It is a large FWD car and yet it U turns in a street where I have to Y turn the Fit. Our 131 inch WB Chevy 4x4 pickup (same as Suburban) is not good at all, so the Fit feels quite maneuverable.