honda fit



Safe, fuel-efficient and affordable-what more do you want from your car? If the word ‘luxury’ resonates in your mind, my friend, I urge you to give that up and let me tell you reasons why, I think, you should go for the Fit.



Fit, for a price of $14,400 (five-speed manual transmission) and $15,200 (five-speed automatic transmission) prides itself for being Honda’s lowest priced car. Guess what, this five-door; five-passenger Fit is as endowed as the many expensive cars when it comes to innovations and features.



The Environmental Protection Agency’s fuel economy rating (35.5) has rated the Fit as the third best for a gasoline-powered, non-hybrid, new car sold in the United States. To compensate for its short 13-foot length, the Fit makes best use of all the space provided. The Fit’s total passenger room is 90.1 cubic feet and comes with lengthy 33.7 inches leg-space, 21.3 cubic feet cargo room and greater headroom than the Civic.



As for safety, believe me, you can sleep while you drive. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that the Fit was awarded five out of five stars for driver and front-seat passenger protection in government frontal crash testing. Five out of five stars for front-seat passengers’ protection but only three out of five stars for rear-seat passengers’ protection in case of side crash testing. Moreover, as a standard, it comes with six air bags, including curtain air bags.



Powered by a 1.5-liter, single overhead cam four cylinder with Honda’s VTEC variable valve system, the Fit is estimated to get 370 miles on a 10.8-gallon tank of gasoline. You may find the 109 horsepower unappealing, but that too is compensated by its light-weight of 2,500 pounds so that the car does not become a drag.



You know what I like most about the Fit-it is so right for congested urban drivers who have to go through extra pains to locate free parking space.





Via: smdailyjournal.com