09' Honda Fit
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Japanese pricing for the 2009 Fit begins at 1.14 million Yen ($9,800) and tops out at about 1.7 million Yen ($14,600).
OH MAN for 14,600 THEY GET A GLASS TOP ROOF AND NAVAGATION AND WE GET!!!!!!!!!!.... a base fit IF WE TALK THEM DOWN. bah i h8 japan lol
OH MAN for 14,600 THEY GET A GLASS TOP ROOF AND NAVAGATION AND WE GET!!!!!!!!!!.... a base fit IF WE TALK THEM DOWN. bah i h8 japan lol
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the 1st gen Fit had an AWD version I think only in Japan. (maybe in a couple of other countries too but deffinately not in the US)
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hmmm and they seem to have ditched (possibly the rear middle headrest)
and the rear side headrests are more like the middle on our current Fits.
hmmmm....interesting.....
who knows what will make it out here though....
and the rear side headrests are more like the middle on our current Fits.
hmmmm....interesting.....
who knows what will make it out here though....
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From: Arkansas
Hmm...the outside doesn't look too bad, but I agree that it sort of reminds me of the Prius.
The interior, however...
Ehh...the main reason I went with the Fit over the Civic (which I also looked at when car shopping) was because I really don't like the Civic's dual-level overly angular interior. I see a lot of that in the new Fit, unfortunately. I know it's supposed to look "futuristic" or whatever but I've always kinda thought the Civic's interior and dash looked like it was designed by someone on ecstasy.
At least all the gauges are in the same plane and they're all analog. (They are, aren't they?)
The interior, however...
Ehh...the main reason I went with the Fit over the Civic (which I also looked at when car shopping) was because I really don't like the Civic's dual-level overly angular interior. I see a lot of that in the new Fit, unfortunately. I know it's supposed to look "futuristic" or whatever but I've always kinda thought the Civic's interior and dash looked like it was designed by someone on ecstasy.
At least all the gauges are in the same plane and they're all analog. (They are, aren't they?)
lol! Because everything looks stretched and weirdly proportioned in the civics, it seems more like someone on shrooms or some other hallucinogen would have been the designer.
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The bare minimum car (Fit G type FF) would be 1197000 (your figure is the pre-tax one) = $11105 USD. Given it comes with CVT and lots of stuffs standard it's still a great deal!
The Fit RS 5MT 2WD(5MT costs more than CVT, not like here in NA where most people won't/can't drive an MT) would cost 1.785mil yen = US$16561. That's about what we get here, right? Don't forget glass top roof, nav and HID costs extra.
I checked out the specs, (here's the link Honda | クルマ | フィット | スペック, in Japanese of course)
and here's what I found:
Gear Ratio: pretty much unchanged. Let's hope they know we want a taller 5th (or better yet a 6th) over here.
185/55R16 First: 3.461 2nd: 1.869 3rd: 1.303 4th: 1.054 5th 0.853 R:3.307
Final: 4.294
Fuel Tank: Same 42L one (11.1gallons) That means you'll still have to fill up every 350 miles or so
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The telescoping steering wheel is offered and I think it's a standard on Fit RS which is reported to be the trim we're getting. Of course Honda could leave the telescoping steering wheel and the driver seat hight adjuster out completely for North America which I think wouldn't be a good decision. I assume compared to Japan we have the biggest range in height from the short Hmong lady to a tall umm......African American man so we would GREATLY (caps!) benefit from such features. I just hope whoever makes that decision at least considers that
Last edited by HapaLynai; Feb 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM.
