For those of you who think Hybrid is slow:

"2013年新型FIT HYBRID フル加速 0-100 kmh DAA-GP5"

It hit 0-62 in 7.87 second!

The hybrid fit is incredibly fast with its 7-speed DCT and electric motor. The hybrid FIT weights the same as regular CVT fit.

We are missing out on that hugely here in the US. The hybrid fit is FASTER and MORE EFFICIENT.

 

You know they were going downhill.

 

Is this the same Hybrid Fit in this Top Speed article --> Top Speed

That measures 0-60 in 12 seconds with the i-DCD system that includes a seven-speed DCT system with a built-in high output motor?

I confused??

 

The top speed article is an estimate by the website, which is clueless more of the time. I bet they never drove one themselves.

@MontrealBagel
I don't think they are cheating on this. The 7 speed DCT has a really low first gear, combined with the ridiculous high low end torque of an electric motor, sub 8 second with a light 2500lb body is totally possible.

 

Another video showing similar performance:

 

Is the Hybrid ever coming to North America ?

 

This is the latest new I can find on the possibility of Fit Hybrid in the US:
Honda loves 86-mpg Fit Hybrid in Japan, 'may reevaluate' for US

The chance is still quite slim I think.

 

S-mode in the Hybrid completely changes the car. It's ridiculously fast!
I picked up my first speeding ticket last week playing with it on the highway

 

We have the S-mode here in the U.S. too. It's called Slow!

 

how much was the car after US exchange rates?

 

You 'Mericans can buy one from Honda, though they are refurbs and on lease. We are out of luck here in Canuckistan.

 

How fast were you going, and how much was the ticket? Japan is expensive, I know.

 

blahahaha!!


meh, 7.8sec is still very slow dis day and age.

 

compared to the prius at 10 seconds, its a respectable time especially if it gets better fuel economy than toyota's flagship model

 

"fun-to-drive and hybrid...things are generally at the opposite ends of the spectrum," -- Kelley Blue Book

"It's like low-calorie ice cream — it just doesn’t deliver what people expect."-- Kelley Blue Boo

 

the crz and the fit hybrid does not share the same powertrain, its completely different, if anything the fit hybrid powertrain has not reached NA shores yet, which is completely different from the accord hybrid we have now which is another new beast all together.

 

8 second 0-60 and incredibly fast don't belong in the same sentence.

 

I don't believe in the claim of 86 MPG by the journalist.
I recall a article by a pphysic professor at UWGB that said the best case scenario for a hybrid is 80 MPG...based on law of thermodynamics and physics.

If Honda actually invented a miracle device that can beat the law of thermodynamics and physics by 6 MPG, then it is headline news...and why is Honda holding back the car from US is bizarre. This would easily be the "Car of the Year."