Honda Fit News
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The new 4th-generation version of the Honda Fit due to be revealed at the Tokyo show will offer Honda's two-motor hybrid system.
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2018 Honda Fit: new safety features, style, Sport model, smartphone connectivity added (update)
Honda's smallest of vehicles—the Fit hatchback—has received several updates for the new model year, its fourth for the current-generation version. The 2018 Honda Fit now has incremental styling modifications, additional safety features, a new optional audio system with Android Auto and...
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Honda Clarity EV electric car to have only 80 miles of range: report
One of the more eagerly awaited all-electric cars coming to market this year has been the 2018 Honda Clarity EV. It's a battery-electric version of the 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell already on sale in some regions of California, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. But unlike most of the pure electric cars on...
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2017 Honda Fit priced, unchanged
The 2017 Honda Fit enters the new model year virtually unchanged.
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I Can't Buy A Honda Fit Hybrid In The U.S.; Can I Import One?
We occasionally run articles about "forbidden fruit," or cool and desirable cars sold overseas that aren't available in the U.S. With Honda down to a single hybrid vehicle for the 2016 model year--the aging and low-volume CR-Z two-seater--it turns out one reader is looking covetously at the...
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2015 Honda Fit Recall: Concern Over Potential Stalling
The 2015 Honda Fit is being recalled due to an issue that could cause stalling.
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Mary Nichols, the head of the California Air Resources Board, wants to all but eliminate internal-combustion cars in the Golden State.
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Why We Call Out Compliance Cars Among All Electric Vehicles
Often reader comments raise issues that are worth covering for a broader audience. So when our reader Brian Lakatos wrote to ask us about the tone of recent coverage of electric cars, we responded at some length--and then decided to turn the response into an article. (Plus, we hate wasting copy...
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Lease Extensions For Honda Fit EV, Two Years At $199 A Month, To Be Offered
With the first three-year leases of Honda Fit EVs now set to end in June, drivers of Honda's only electric car have been wondering what will happen to their cars now. Many of them would like to hang onto the cars. While Honda won't let them buy the car, the company has decided to offer those...
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Acura CDX Trademarked: Small Luxury Crossover Based On Honda HR-V To Come?
A trademark filing refuels rumors of an Acura crossover based on the Honda HR-V.
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Will U.S. Get Honda Fit Sedan To Join Hatchback, HR-V? Test Car Spied
A Honda City is spotted roaming the streets of Torrance, California.
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2015 Honda Fit Gets Highest Safety Rating From NHTSA
The 2015 Honda Fit earned a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA.
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If you’re looking for a small hatchback that delivers both fuel economy and flexibility, only a handful of new cars come to mind. Add in top safety ratings, and your list may narrow down to just one car: the latest 2015 Honda Fit. To Honda’s credit, the latest Fit looks less like a scaled-down minivan than either of the two previous generations. ALSO SEE: Obama: Buy A Fuel-Efficient Car, Gas Won't Stay Cheap Forever It’s a wedgy shape with a steeply raked windshield and hood, deep side creases, and a rear end that looks quite Volvo-like—at least until you get to the...
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2015 Honda Fit: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
The second of our five nominees for Green Car Reports' 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Honda Fit, the well-regarded subcompact five-door hatchback. It's the third generation of the car sold in North America, and it's got a new powertrain, dubbed with Honda's EarthDreams label, that...
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2015 Honda Fit Gas Mileage: True 40-MPG Subcompact, Or Not?
The 2015 Honda Fit subcompact is an entirely new model, and for North America, it's built in a new plant in Mexico. That means that its launch was necessarily slow and cautious--in fact, it was delayed two months--and then a bumper upgrade to reinforce crash-safety welds hardly sped up the...
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2015 Honda Fit: Early Models To Get Better Bumpers For Crash Safety Boost
Early-production 2015 Honda Fit hatchbacks will be retrofitted with stronger bumper-beam welds.
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Honda Ends Three Green Models For 2015: Insight, Fit EV, FCX Clarity
With the new and more fuel-efficient Honda Fit hatchback now on sale, the Japanese carmaker is slimming down its lineup a bit. For 2015, it has eliminated three low-selling green cars: the Honda Insight hybrid subcompact, the Honda Fit EV electric car, and the very low-volume Honda FCX Clarity...
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Why One Young Woman Bought A 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage: Frugal Shopping
Many people approach car shopping in the U.S. looking for the largest, most luxurious vehicle they can afford, from the best brand possible. Still, at least a handful of shoppers are more focused on basic transportation--and a vehicle they know they can afford. My daughter Priscilla falls into the...
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It's not a good week for getting your hands on innovative Japanese cars. Following the news that Mitsubishi has delayed its plug-in Outlander yet further, Honda Fit customers will now have to wait until June to get their cars--following an original April 14 release date. There's no solid reason why, according to Consumer Reports--though Honda dealers are putting it down to a national shipping delay. That's not a delay from Japan though, but from the U.S. itself--since the Fit is now being built in North America. Honda has released a statement, which explains that its new plant "features some...
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Drive A Honda Fit With ZipCar's New One>Way Car Sharing Service
Want to drive the new 2015 Honda Fit subcompact without the high-pressure environment of a dealership test drive? You could do worse than to sign up for ZipCar's new ONE>WAY car-sharing service, which will use the new Fit exclusively when the model makes its debut. ONE>WAY could be the most...
Antony Ingram -
2015 Honda Fit: Quick Gas Mileage Drive Of All-New Hatchback
If you're looking for a small hatchback that delivers high gas mileage and almost unparalleled flexibility, the all-new 2015 Honda Fit should probably be at the top of your list. The new Fit has become a more important car for Honda now that it's built in Mexico, and that's reflected in many of the...
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Compliance Car Update: Which Electric Cars Are Loss Leaders?
The Fiat 500e is perhaps the most critically lauded new all-electric vehicle that arrived in 2013. It's received rave reviews from unlikely sources, like buff-book magazines—even from Consumer Reports. There's reportedly been a long waiting list for these cars, with a $199/month lease deal...
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'Quietest, Slowest' Comparison Ever: 6 Electric Cars Tested By Car And Driver
Oh, to have the resources available to Car and Driver, which published in its March issue a lengthy comparison test among six battery-electric cars. They are the Chevrolet Spark EV, Fiat 500e, Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Nissan Leaf, and Smart Electric Drive Cabrio. MORE: Electric Cars'...
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Buying An Electric 'Compliance Car'? Think Hard About Servicing First
There are now more than a dozen plug-in electric cars for sale in the U.S., but not all electric cars are created equal. And a pair of recent articles about service challenges experienced by owners of the Toyota RAV4 EV underscores that buyers should be fully aware of the context in which their...
John Voelcker