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2009 Honda Fit Sport - May 2009 Four Seasons Update Review - Automobile Magazine

 

And interestingly enough another car magazine notes...

"It's funny that enthusiasts love lithe cars and frequently pine for hatchbacks," notes web editor Phil Floraday, "but the combination of light weight and a tall profile works better for sailboats than economy cars."

The Fit - like it or not - is definitely not the perfect car on a highway, with winds being a real problem.

"As long as it's not terribly windy and the sun is shining, it's actually a pretty decent freeway car, because the huge windshield makes for such good visibility."

"The car is highly susceptible to crosswinds," wrote DeMatio, having piloted the little Honda from Ann Arbor to Chicago and back. "Threading this car through the narrow lanes of a construction zone, hemmed in by semitrucks, in the dark, in the rain, with strong winds blowing? Not a pleasant experience."

Still think I'm making things up?

 

Neteng, either you're not listening (reading), or you just don't get it.

We all say that the Fit is vulnerable to crosswinds, just like the previous Fit, just like many similar cars. What YOU seem to convey is that your car is dangerously all over the road, whereas the rest of us, including the car mags simply notice it and simply correct it with steering if necessary. In no way is my Fit squirming side to side on the highway like my RSX did.

 

Care to elaborate on similar cars?

The Fit is highly susceptible to crosswinds, more so that cars like the Prius (high profile, low drag tires) from what I've seen. Maybe your tolerance of corrections and the crosswinds and conditions you faced are different - bear in mind, the terrain and wind in different parts of the country aren't quite the same.

The same theme surfaces over multiple long term tests - these people drive tons of cars. The Suzuki SX4 on Edmunds which would be similar to the Fit certainly seems to have better highway manners from their entry.

Your RSX was just plain squirmy, the Fit only misbehaves when you give it plenty of wind at highway speeds and the direction of wind and terrain all seems to play into this. If this was not wind related, it will show itself up at speeds in other ways... that's the thing you fail to understand. Its you who just doesn't get that the Fit isn't quite a super perfect car without any flaws.

 

Wow, neteng, in all my posts in which I actually try and help you not only do you fail to retain the points I mentioned to help you, but you insult me to boot?

My RSX wasn't "just plain squirmy". Where do you get this understanding from? To reiterate, my RSX when new had a very hazardous and inexplicable susceptibility to crosswinds and other cars' winds. I've driven other RSXs, including my ex-girlfriend's and the symptoms were absent. Plus, I didn't hear of any RSX owner complaining about this. Eventually, this trait disappeared from my RSX. And again, to spell it out for you, this trait was absent when there was no wind or strong wakes from other cars.

And your last statement...who ever said the Fit is flawless?? I surely didn't.

You sound belligerent when all the while I was taking time to post multiple times to help you. Well that stops with this post. Don't bother addressing me - I'm ignoring this thread.

 

What you fail to recognize is that what you experienced was 1 single instance, indicating a car with issues.

As you and others can clearly see, I'm not alone with crosswind issues in the Fit - its even showing up in long term test blogs and others here have noted it too (being a problem, to varying degrees).

I just think others who might be shopping for a Fit or considering one should give fair consideration that this is one real shortcoming that seems to be a design flaw/weakness of the Fit. I don't buy your theory that its just due to a single defective car - because there's clearly evidence to show its not an isolated thing like with your RSX.

 

I'm not taking sides, but I have not experienced this in the Fit. I have test driven Fits on windy days and did not notice anything that would be considered "too dangerous". We do get gusty winds here, too. I can feel the winds even causing my 4,000lb Tacoma to veer a little, but nothing bad at all.

If anyone wants to experience what true effects of crosswinds is like, they need to hop on a sport bike. My first outing years ago resulted in going 50MPH and holding on for dear life as the cross winds tossed me from one lane to another on the freeway. Now, I don't even notice it anymore.