Has anyone posted yet about Honda not bringing the newly-designed 2022 Fit to the USA? Sales of the Fit are way down, but the Fit-based HR-V is selling very well, so they will be emphasizing that. It's bigger, heavier, more expensive, and more expensive to operate - everything I dislike in a car.

 

There are a few threads on the Fit being removed from the North American market.

 

Kinda old news ..... the 2020 Fits Honda was selling was not the "new" or made over Fit/Jazz they sold elsewhere......either just the plant in Mexico was still making them, or just old unsold stock leftover, as yes, unfortunately, US customers don't want small hatchbacks.....including my wife. Her Kia got rear-ended a few weeks ago, the offender's insurance co decided it's totaled.....ended up buying a HRV EX......more than I wanted to spend, but.....it really is super nice - and now I have my Fit back to drive Driving a totaled car for a few weeks ain't fun

 

the last old school Honda is gone , well maybe not in spirit at least , the new civic looks like a brand new '94 accord only
a little bigger

 

The HR-V is apparently undergoing a complete redesign for the 2022 year. That will almost certainly include an upgraded power train for more oomph. Could even be hybrid but I doubt it. Anyway in North America Honda now wants customers to be impressed with the HR-V and to forget about the Fit.

 

Considering the frequency I've been seeing HR-Vs on the road around my area... I'd say, it's less of Honda "encouraging" it... and more of them "responding" to the market here.

Even though there are people that still want the Fit (sub-compact car), the market shows more wanting SUV type, even if it's a "sub compact SUV."

I have a 2019 HR-V Touring and 2010 Fit Sport MT... if I'm honest, if not for the mods I put on the Fit, I would've sold the Fit to my coworker already. The time and effort I put is the only attachment I have to the Fit at this point. The mounting cost of repair and maintenance is diminishing its value a bit. I had to replace the AC compressor and the clutch, which is what triggered my buying the HR-V.

I already sidelined the Fit once last year until this recent 4th of July holiday, when I had lots of family visiting and needed the extra vehicle. But even during it, the top grommet holding the strut decided to break rendering it useless for a couple of days until I replaced the part... and then last week, I heard more noise that sounded like something breaking and the suspension feeling stiffer than it usually is. So, it's sidelined AGAIN until that can get sorted.

 

Getting parts could be a concern in the future. Aftermarket products will probably be in short supply. This isn't going to help the resale value of the Fit.

 

Don't forget though that the Fit was manufactured and sold in many countries around the world as the Jazz, and the newer model still is, although not in North America. And some parts will be common to other Honda models. I don't see parts as being a major problem for some years to come. Certainly due to the popularity of SUVs a lot of car models have been recently discontinued by all manufacturers so availability of parts for the Fit is no different than what is being faced by a lot of people with a lot of various cars.

 

Right. Some consolation.

 

Honda figured Americans are willing to pay more for more Honda profit. When comparing the HR-V vs CR-V, the CR-V is a better buy according to the journalists. More money less fuel economy. Shucks! The new Honda Civic Hatchback may be an option.

 

https://www.edmunds.com/car-comparis...vs-honda-cr-v/
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/...-vs-honda-cr-v
https://www.verneidehondasiouxcity.c...vs-honda-cr-v/

 

Time will tell - I still like my Fit and the only other practical car would have been my 1994 Civic VX for the room, MPG, ease of repair, and practical nature. I think Honda's will need a low cost of entry car - especially if credit tightens. (Right now we're back to 2008-level debt per capita. Wells Fargo is disbanding its Line of Credit for personal loans - that tells you something is near).

 

According to fuelly.com, the 2020 Fit averaged 33, while the 2020 CR-V averaged 28. I'll have to get our 2020 Fit's MPG posted here through Fuelly.

 

The HR-V is ugly, more expensive and gets worse fuel economy-what a deal! The Civic Hatch is 1.5 feet longer (less room for the Harley-Davidson in the garage, as it sits behind the car) and a turbo, which is, in itself a deal breaker for me. Buh bye Honda.

 

Yeah, I'm not a fan of turbos.

 

Small displacement turbo engines are going to be harder to avoid in future, even the Fit overseas has one now.

The Civic engine really wakes up with a tune, but the feel isn't as good overall while driving. It's still more fun than any Toyota I've driven, though.

 

I would be very interested in what the 1.5 Turbo could do in the Fit. In the 2022 Civic EX sedan, Honda claims 42 mpg on the highway with a CVT. The 3rd gen fit was rated at 36 highway with the CVT. My 2018 Sport w/CVT regularly gets in the mid 40's. More fuel efficiency with more power? Makes one wonder.

 

Have you looked at the Axion 1.5t swap thread in the engines section? Long overdue, but they finally gave up waiting for Hasport to do their wiring and asked the Vtec Academy guys to do it. If the harness ever comes on the market, you can do it yourself. I wanted to jump on it for a while, but picked up a Civic in the meantime and not sure if it's worth it now.

 

I read the other day that Honda is also axing the Odyssey minivan and the NSX.

 

i just read that , i think they still would want some kind of mini van in their lineup . probably in some different format of some kind