I'm going on three weeks waiting for Honda to install a replacement radio in my 2020 Fit. Fortunately, they gave me a brand new 2020 Civic as a loaner. Although I prefer the Fit, the electronics in the Civic are amazing. Not only does it warn me if I start to drift out of my lane, but it also steers the car back into the center of the lane. Just out of curiosity, I took my hands off the wheel as I drove on a two-lane highway at 55 MPH. My hands were within half an inch of the wheel, so I wasn't being ridiculous. When the car came to a right curve, the warning lit up on the dash, and the car followed the curve to the right and then continued straight. Then it followed a gentle curve to the left. When a sharper bend in the road was coming up, I didn't want to push my luck, so I gripped the wheel. If I left my hands off the wheel for a while (I never did time it), I saw a message on the dash telling me to put my hands back on the wheel. Amazing!

When the cruise control is set, it will not get closer than two-plus seconds behind the car in front. If the car gets too close, it will apply the brakes to maintain that distance, which is the recommended following distance. Yesterday, I had the cruise control set at 56, and I was driving a steady 53 behind the car in front. When the car turn off, the Civic speeded up to 56. A couple of times, a car changed lanes close to me, and the car braked gently but firmly.

All these features can be turned off, and setting everything just right can be tricky, I haven't read the manual, but there are a lot of buttons on the steering wheel. I haven't computer MPG yet, but for the last roughly 400 miles, the display indicated 45.3 MPG. The speedometer agrees with the speed indicated on my GPS, while my Fit is a couple of MPH optimistic.

 

Are there different driving modes with the autopilot feature? Like, F1 (aggressive-accelerate to discourage the other car from moving into your lane) besides the one you were using (Sunday driver-slowing down to allow the other car into your lane to avoid any confrontation)? On the other subject, the Honda Fit mpg indicator does improve accuracy now that my Fit is nearly 60K miles on the ODO. I don't know why.

 

I doubt that the Honda legal department would let them program an aggressive, offensive driving routine. : )

 

I have a 2020 CRV with that tech, you can set how far you can stay away from the car in front of you.

 

That's good to know. Makes sense.

 

WOW, I regret not spending the extra money for the Civic hatch. It's so much nicer of a car with only a slight gas millage hit. Had I actually looked and just not assumed the milage would have been significantly worse I would never have bought the Fit. Doesn't really make a difference since my son now drives the Fit and I drive my MT 6 speed Hyundai Elantra Sport.

 

The higher trim levels on our Fits have that system as well. They call it Honda Sensing. I have it on my 2018 EX. I love it

 

The Fit with the bad radio has that feature (2020), but it doesn't apply the brakes when the cruise control is on

Now that the Civic is gone, I'm driving my Fit, and I prefer it to the Civic, although the MPG in the Civic was comparable, surprisingly.