What do you guys think of the Honda Fit?

http://automobiles.honda.com/fit/



-THE DON

 

-THE DON

 

I'd get the Fit over a Yaris liftback or sedan, but I'd take a 5dr Yaris (if they were available) over a Fit.

I'm really anxious to test one out, that's for sure...

 

I will definitely be test driving a Yaris liftback and a Fit when they officially drop. Right now I'm liking the Yaris, but the Fit has some crazy rear seats that can either fold up, or dissapear completely into the floor. I like that.

-THE DON

 

Yeah, that Magic Seat™ sound like a nifty little feature!

 

A 5dr Yaris would be nice, but I doubt it since it would definitely cut in on xA sales. However, I really hope that the RS package will be available in the US as well.

 

I am having a hard time going with the xA with the releases of the Yaris and Fit in the spring. I've been wanting to get the xA for such a long time now...almost seems wrong to get anything but the xA. In the looks department, the Fit is really growing on me and i love the Magic seats, I can see those put to use a lot. And not to mention the Sport model of the Fit with paddle shifters and all of the standard equipment that it will come with, more than the xA. But since the price has not been announced yet, i'll hold my breath eventhough they're saying it'll start at around 13k. The Yaris liftback looks good and I calculated everything with options compared to an xA and it comes out about $400 cheaper. The Yaris sedan does look too Corollaish for me but I do still keep it in mind. Now, I dont know if I should wait or just go for the xA before the spring...ugh...I hate having options sometimes...

 

I've actually driven the Fit in Thailand. In terms of roominess, it slots right between the xA and the xB. The dash is nice and clean, but I do have one gripe.

The 1.3L i-DSI model was DAMN slow. . .

but the 1.5L i-VTEC was liveable, albeit slow as well. I drove the CVT (mock) 7 speed model, and it was about comparable to an auto xA/xB. However the manual is pretty nice. . . I dunno what tranny/engine options will be available here.

 

at first glance, i thought the rear resembles too much of a suzuki aerio. ouch!

 

I love the Fit. When my wife's Civic needs replacing, it'll be either a Fit, Yaris, Civic or Corolla most likely taking its place.

I almost waited until the Fit came out in the US to buy my xB.

 

Buy her a nice car cheap bastard. jk.

 

If you're fittin' the bill, I'll buy her anything she wants! LOL

 

Honda Fit is an aging design whereas the Yaris is all new... big difference in the cars...!!

 

The Honda Fit is in it's second generation already, same as the Yaris, so they're equal in that regard. I'd take the Yaris over the Fit simply because of the aftermarket already out there for it, but why Toyota is only bringing the 3 door over and not the 5 door is beyond me. Especially since they have the 5 door RS in Canada. Maybe I'll go there and buy one, although I wonder if there's any problems importing it.

 

Considering how the Yaris is a 99% clone of the xA, and shares 99% of the parts (except sheet metal and interior bits), I doubt it is an importing problem. I think they just don't want the xA to disappear. . . yet. If the launched the 5 door, xA sales would all but dwindle. Even if the Yaris is superior, it would just look bad to have a new model (such as the xA) be slaughtered in sales so quickly.

But yeah. . . I would have a hard time purchasing an xA over a 5 door Yaris, considering all the small improvements they've made. . . perhaps there is an update to the xA coming, based on the 5 door Yaris (which might be packaged as a Scion???) I have no idea. . . I pulled that guess out of my butt, so I'm just going to wait and see.