'09 Honda Fit to make US debut in New York
Filed under: Honda, New York Auto Show, North America, USA
Click image for a photo gallery of the '09 JDM Honda Fit
The redesigned Honda Fit is ready to hit the US as an '09 model, and Honda will give it a big Broadway debut at the New York Auto Show next month. Okay, okay -- it's more like a big 11th Avenue debut, but you get the point. The overhauled Fit essentially blends the shape of a Prius with the face of a last-gen Civic Si. The end result is a subcompact with midsize-level interior room. It should do well at the pump, too. Don't look for the 98-horsepower Japan-spec 1.3L base engine to make the trip to the US, however. Instead, we'll probably get the 1.5L i-VTEC that makes 118 horsepower. That's a 9-horse jump over the current car, and it's capable of achieving a maximum fuel economy rating of 46 mpg under the Japanese test cycle. We'll have to wait and see how it rates under the EPA's program. AutoblogGreen will be there when Honda drives the car onstage in the Javits Center, and we'll provide full coverage from New York. In the meantime, if you want more info on the Japanese-market version, check out our October post on the topic.
[Source: Honda]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-22-2008 @ 5:10PM
May said...
funky front design ;)
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2-22-2008 @ 6:01PM
Red said...
I kind of like the front, but from the side it looks like a cross between a Prius and a minivan.
Not flattering.
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2-22-2008 @ 7:24PM
Dad said...
"Don't look for the 98-horsepower Japan-spec 1.3L base engine to make the trip to the US,"
Too bad, it would a mileage champ.
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2-22-2008 @ 8:02PM
Bill said...
How about a turbodiesel option?
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2-22-2008 @ 8:08PM
Warner Young said...
The shape of a Prius? After Honda made fun of the "wedge of cheese" shape of the Prius? Kind of ironic.
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2-23-2008 @ 9:59AM
kt said...
It seems like the Fit just came out, I don't see why they're redesigning it already (I'm guessing it was out elsewhere longer than it's been in the US). What really needs to be freshened up is the VW Beetle!
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2-23-2008 @ 11:50AM
Alex Nunez said...
kt, you are correct -- the Fit/jazz was out for quite a while in Europe and japan before Honda decided to import it to the US.
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2-23-2008 @ 12:08PM
mike said...
Will there be a hybrid version?
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2-23-2008 @ 4:25PM
Dave S said...
Will it blend?
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2-24-2008 @ 3:04PM
vtiman said...
I think the shape is rather attractive especially bearing in mind the market it is competing in and i can see no resemblance whatsover with a prius except they are both hatchbacks. dont know why we always have to have the looks like comment everytime a new honda or acura comes ouit
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2-25-2008 @ 6:34AM
almost Dr. G.. said...
that hood bulge looks like it needs a scoop. just kidding. i drove one of these cars a year before they made the US market and i loved it.
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2-25-2008 @ 7:17AM
john riley said...
Will it have a spare tire when it comes to N Am?
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2-25-2008 @ 1:14PM
Dustin said...
#10, I agree. If anything, it looks like the previous Fit... go figure! I'm so sick of reading about the Fit and hearing the word Prius.
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2-25-2008 @ 1:48PM
Nick said...
I think once this hits thew streets I'll be inclined to go back to Honda. It has a fresh new look (nothing like the prius) and offers a lot of space with great gas mileage.
http://htcsource.com
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2-25-2008 @ 3:14PM
Red said...
Reply to: kt - "It seems like the Fit just came out, I don't see why they're redesigning it already (I'm guessing it was out elsewhere longer than it's been in the US). What really needs to be freshened up is the VW Beetle!"
The Fit has been available since June 2001 in Japan and other parts of the world.
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