switching between the two on my signature is like a whole new experience all over and over and over again... I refer to it as manning a yacht (crosstour) and riding a jet ski (fit)

 

I remember the turbo PT I have unfortunately. Not only I had trouble with it mechanically, but I had nothing but trouble with the law with it, too. 4 speeding tickets. As for the Fit, almost one......... almost.

 

I just traded in my GD3 for a 2010 FA5. Its the first Kpowered car I've driven and I can tell you it won't be the last. I don't miss the utility of the Fit because I really never used it. And my first tank in the Si was 32 mpg. Which was a bad tank in my Fit but I was expecting to be in the 25 mpg range so I'm very pleased. I thought I would miss the "fun to drive" factor of the Fit but I'm not.

Plus my wife and I are considering buying a GE8. So I might not be Fitless for long.

 

If it wasn't for insurance being more than the payment, I would've ended up with a Mazdaspeed 3... torque steer for the win

I love my Fit though.. enough power to get around, good mileage, and lots of room.

 

Had a 650hp Cummins before the fit xD was a very big change from extended cab dually to a honda fit. I miss the torque of it, but couldn't turn to save its life. Only got 14mpg as well.

 

Its more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow...

I kind of wish they would make a Fit Si, I know it would eat Civic Si sales, but I would prefer the hatchback configuration. Especially as I have heard that Honda is pulling the plug on the Si sedan, which is kind of a bummer. But maybe they are going to build the Fit Si since it will be different enough from the Civic coupe? Oh how I would line up to buy a Fit with an Si drivetrain... I can only dream though...

 

Where did you hear about them pulling the Si Sedan? I thought the sedan was selling better than the coupe? This would make me sad as I had hoped that we might be able to pick one up in a few years.

As for the Fit Si. I think they should do it. But not with the Si Drivetrain. transplant the R18 and up the rev limiter a little bit. it's a light engine that would do I think quite well in the fit as it would retain decent fuel economy yet provide 140+hp (probably 150+ with the rev limiter raised and ECU re-tuned). Drop in the 6MT and it would be a fun little hauler. It would give the fit more of a Mini cooper power/weight ratio and wouldn't make the car insanely nose heavy like a k series would up front. The economy would probably not change much because the extra torque from the R18 would negate the weight gain of the engine. i would also allow for better cruising on highways at lower rpm.

~SB