2018 HFP (Honda Factory Performance) Package Quick Look from Honda Pro Jason
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,421
From: Upstate New York
I won't trade my 2015 PBP EX for the 2018. ...But what's coming in 2019 or 2020 is what I'm looking for. I'll keep mine till something a new really great Fit comes along. I'm real happy with what I have. Why Honda does not have a LED bulb and bigger battery upgrade this year is a big mystery to me. ..
the 4th generation debuts in 2021 or so.
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,444
From: Dunedin, Florida
I just saw my first 2018 Fit today, and it was a Sport with HFP. I talked with the owner, and he had picked it up yesterday. It was Modern Steel and looked terrific with the orange accents and black wheels. I disliked the facelift in photos, but it worked on his example live.
I've driven a few 2018 GK5s (1 Sport, 2 EX-Sensing... all 3 CVT models sadly and built in Mexico) at work so far and I'm actually stoked that the Sport trim level is back as well as very impressed with how the face-lift model actually turned out. The front fascia (and color choices as well) is just too bland for me styling wise and the "vents" in the rear bumper make no sense due to not being open and actually allowing air to vent out.
The Sport trim actually seems to have gotten rid of those dull body characteristics and added a little "playful splash" of red/orange accents and minor body revisions that makes it appear to be a sporty hatch... My very initial thought when seeing our first Milano Red Sport was that its was effectively a Fit aspiring to be a SI or Type R (since it was parked by our recently acquired Civic Type R).
With that said, I think that a different choice in wheel could have been better. It seems that it was a design after thought and someone just shaded in the wheel on the concept art. A little bit wider wheel/tire would be have been nice... Maybe even a 17x7 with 205/45R17; but hey. its an entry level hatch so I can somewhat understand.
The Sport also has a nice black and copper/orange stitched interior with a proper leather steering wheel again as well as has a larger screened audio unit like that of the EX... WITH A VOLUME KNOB. Which is something EVERYONE who has, had, or wants a GK5 said that the car badly needed.
Road manners aren't too different from the 2017s since they use the same dampers as well as springs front and rear (2015s and 2016s have different dampers as well as different rear springs). And its because of that... I was a little let down with how the Sport drives. With GD and GE Sports, you could actually feel a slight difference between it and the Base/LX/DX trims when you drive them thanks to less sidewall flex due to going up 1 size in wheel diameter and a smidge wider tire as well as in the GE's case having a slightly stiffer rear torsion beam.
I was honestly on the fence of ditching my 2016 CR-Z for the GK5 Sport but there isn't enough of a structural change for me to justify it. Maybe if a RS, SI, or even Hybrid with the dual clutch transmission variant shows up I may rethink this but for now I'll keep what I have.
The Sport trim actually seems to have gotten rid of those dull body characteristics and added a little "playful splash" of red/orange accents and minor body revisions that makes it appear to be a sporty hatch... My very initial thought when seeing our first Milano Red Sport was that its was effectively a Fit aspiring to be a SI or Type R (since it was parked by our recently acquired Civic Type R).
With that said, I think that a different choice in wheel could have been better. It seems that it was a design after thought and someone just shaded in the wheel on the concept art. A little bit wider wheel/tire would be have been nice... Maybe even a 17x7 with 205/45R17; but hey. its an entry level hatch so I can somewhat understand.
The Sport also has a nice black and copper/orange stitched interior with a proper leather steering wheel again as well as has a larger screened audio unit like that of the EX... WITH A VOLUME KNOB. Which is something EVERYONE who has, had, or wants a GK5 said that the car badly needed.
Road manners aren't too different from the 2017s since they use the same dampers as well as springs front and rear (2015s and 2016s have different dampers as well as different rear springs). And its because of that... I was a little let down with how the Sport drives. With GD and GE Sports, you could actually feel a slight difference between it and the Base/LX/DX trims when you drive them thanks to less sidewall flex due to going up 1 size in wheel diameter and a smidge wider tire as well as in the GE's case having a slightly stiffer rear torsion beam.
I was honestly on the fence of ditching my 2016 CR-Z for the GK5 Sport but there isn't enough of a structural change for me to justify it. Maybe if a RS, SI, or even Hybrid with the dual clutch transmission variant shows up I may rethink this but for now I'll keep what I have.
All joking aside, I do agree. Disc brakes all around would be nice.
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Posts: 4,329
From: Cleveland, GA
I kind of accepted the rear drums on our GD, because it was a cheap car not built for the North American market. We won't have another Fit until they have rear disc. Guessing we aren't the only ones that consider that mandatory on a $20k plus car.
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Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 189
From: Ontario, Canada
Well, I doubt I'm getting a Fit now. Honda Canada finally released the info on the 2018 Fit Sport. There is a $1000 price increase and they are trying got charge more (thanks to a 5.49% APR) than I'm paying for my 2015 Civic Si. No HFP springs available either. They are only giving us 3 colour choices as well, orange, black and white. I wanted the orange anyway but why the lack of choice? It's like Honda Canada is trying to handicap this car. They are giving away Civics but want the Fit to fail so they can discontinue it. Oh well, time to shop for something else.
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Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 28
From: Portland, OR
I've driven a few 2018 GK5s (1 Sport, 2 EX-Sensing... all 3 CVT models sadly and built in Mexico) at work so far and I'm actually stoked that the Sport trim level is back as well as very impressed with how the face-lift model actually turned out. The front fascia (and color choices as well) is just too bland for me styling wise and the "vents" in the rear bumper make no sense due to not being open and actually allowing air to vent out.
The Sport trim actually seems to have gotten rid of those dull body characteristics and added a little "playful splash" of red/orange accents and minor body revisions that makes it appear to be a sporty hatch... My very initial thought when seeing our first Milano Red Sport was that its was effectively a Fit aspiring to be a SI or Type R (since it was parked by our recently acquired Civic Type R).
With that said, I think that a different choice in wheel could have been better. It seems that it was a design after thought and someone just shaded in the wheel on the concept art. A little bit wider wheel/tire would be have been nice... Maybe even a 17x7 with 205/45R17; but hey. its an entry level hatch so I can somewhat understand.
The Sport also has a nice black and copper/orange stitched interior with a proper leather steering wheel again as well as has a larger screened audio unit like that of the EX... WITH A VOLUME KNOB. Which is something EVERYONE who has, had, or wants a GK5 said that the car badly needed.
Road manners aren't too different from the 2017s since they use the same dampers as well as springs front and rear (2015s and 2016s have different dampers as well as different rear springs). And its because of that... I was a little let down with how the Sport drives. With GD and GE Sports, you could actually feel a slight difference between it and the Base/LX/DX trims when you drive them thanks to less sidewall flex due to going up 1 size in wheel diameter and a smidge wider tire as well as in the GE's case having a slightly stiffer rear torsion beam.
I was honestly on the fence of ditching my 2016 CR-Z for the GK5 Sport but there isn't enough of a structural change for me to justify it. Maybe if a RS, SI, or even Hybrid with the dual clutch transmission variant shows up I may rethink this but for now I'll keep what I have.
The Sport trim actually seems to have gotten rid of those dull body characteristics and added a little "playful splash" of red/orange accents and minor body revisions that makes it appear to be a sporty hatch... My very initial thought when seeing our first Milano Red Sport was that its was effectively a Fit aspiring to be a SI or Type R (since it was parked by our recently acquired Civic Type R).
With that said, I think that a different choice in wheel could have been better. It seems that it was a design after thought and someone just shaded in the wheel on the concept art. A little bit wider wheel/tire would be have been nice... Maybe even a 17x7 with 205/45R17; but hey. its an entry level hatch so I can somewhat understand.
The Sport also has a nice black and copper/orange stitched interior with a proper leather steering wheel again as well as has a larger screened audio unit like that of the EX... WITH A VOLUME KNOB. Which is something EVERYONE who has, had, or wants a GK5 said that the car badly needed.
Road manners aren't too different from the 2017s since they use the same dampers as well as springs front and rear (2015s and 2016s have different dampers as well as different rear springs). And its because of that... I was a little let down with how the Sport drives. With GD and GE Sports, you could actually feel a slight difference between it and the Base/LX/DX trims when you drive them thanks to less sidewall flex due to going up 1 size in wheel diameter and a smidge wider tire as well as in the GE's case having a slightly stiffer rear torsion beam.
I was honestly on the fence of ditching my 2016 CR-Z for the GK5 Sport but there isn't enough of a structural change for me to justify it. Maybe if a RS, SI, or even Hybrid with the dual clutch transmission variant shows up I may rethink this but for now I'll keep what I have.
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