I'm looking for a 2nd generation Honda Fit (really wishing I could find one in Orange Burst in Chicago, sigh...). I'm really excited about the versatile seat configurations. Here's a question I haven't been able to find the answer to, no matter how much googling I do, no matter how many videos I look at:

Is the back seat floor FLAT?

In other words, when the back seats are folded up into tall mode, is there a great big lump on the floor, in the middle between the two seats? Or is the floor flat all the way across?

In my old Plymouth vibe, I would store my big snow shovel back there, but it always lay at a diagonal angle because of that lump. I could never put any large object on the back seat floor without that problem. But if the floor of the back seat in the Fit is FLAT, then that tall mode would be much more usable!

So far, all the videos I've seen about the Magic Seat configurations are so dark, I can't see the floor of the back seat. I'm guessing that the way to answer this question is to ask actual drivers ;-)

Thanks much!

 

There is a bump on the floor. Probably to allow the exhaust to have a route to the back of the car!

Found this pic in 2 seconds:

 

I'd love to see a photo that's a bit clearer, but I believe this bump isn't as big as the one in my old car. That bump was at least 6" tall.
How tall is the bump in the Fit?

 

There is definitely a center hump as well as raised areas along the outer sills. So, you might think of the floorboard as having recessed footwells rather than raised humps. Regardless, I suspect the center tunnel and outer sills are there to increase structural rigidity and will note that the exhaust on a second-generation Fit travels down the outer edge of the passenger floorboard and not down the center. I believe there was also an AWD Fit in Japan for a while, which would have required a center hump for the driveshaft.

According to my calculations, the center hump on a 2010 Fit is approximately one sleeping cat high.

 

What a wonderful way to measure it!

 

Why look for a Gen 2?

You might as well look for a Gen 3 instead. Gen 3's still have the Magic Backseats.

 

Because I don't want to lose any of the trunk space, as a way to gain more legroom for the backseat. That's a change between generation two and three.

I have no need for a more roomy backseat at all. I live alone and I want the trunk space for errands. Reducing the trunk size is not a benefit, in my book.

 

Yeah! She's fit for purpose.

 

The kitty Fits right in ;-)

 

@Drew21 Would that be a metric or standard cat? All my cat tools are in metric.

 

Lol........

 

In the part of Missouri I'm from they still measure length in cubits. I'm a bit rusty on my conversion, but I think this particular cat was about 0.33333336 cubits at the shoulder when standing. Maybe half that when curled up in a ball.

 

Excellent. And not as easy to mislead as a tape measure!