Why does everyone love JDM stuff? The JDM Fit looks all scrunched up, too much like a Yaris, it doenst have a front or rear bumper really.

 

Personally, I really like about 90% of the new fit's design. I don't really care much for the bumper on the JDM version, looks too much like a pitbull that ran into a wall.

The USDM fit, though, is just the opposite. I like the headlights, doors, and shape, but the bumper just hangs over the front wheels for like a mile. Can't be very good for turn-in response. Makes you wonder what all is in front of the motor that's taking up all that space!!

 

Personally, I'm just not seeing that big of a deal about the front bumper. Especially in comparison to the 07/08. I remember the first time seeing an 07 Fit in person my first reaction was that it had no front end at all. It was rather amusing at the time with my wife at how small the little hood was and how much it was slanted down towards the ground. I hadn't seen it online before at the time and it was my true first impression.

 

Can someone put up photos of the previous JDM Jazz alongside the '09? What I'm wondering is how much the car changed for THEM, since it changed A LOT for us. In the OP's link, the 2 cars compared look like an '08 (top) v. an '09 (bottom) USDM.

Has anyone tried covering up the back half of the '09 Fit with their hand? Now do the same with the rear half. They look like 2 different cars. That's the problem for me. It doesn't look like the front goes with the back, because it wasn't designed like that in the first place.