2009 Honda Fit Review

2009 Honda Fit Review Joe: Hi, I’m Joe Wiesenfelder with Cars.com here with the 2009 Honda Fit. It’s been redesigned for the second generation here in this country. The Fit is a subcompact. It’s one level below the Honda Civic, a little bit cheaper and a little bit smaller. Now, unlike the Civic which comes as a Cooper 4-door Sedan, this only comes as a 4- door hatchback and it comes with the mystifying advertising line, the Fit is Go not The Fit is Ago, not The Fit Goes, just The Fit is Go. I think I might have figured this out. If you’re new to this, if you’re new to driving your model, if you push on this thing here on the right, the Fit is go, if you push on this one o the center, the Fit is stop. Now, the appeal of something like the fit is the best way to save on gas is to buy a smaller car. So, just people are downsizing from a larger car, it doesn’t mean they want a crappy car. So, something like the Fit which is small on the outside, pretty big on the inside and it’s actually pretty nice on the inside. It might be a good alternative as a family vehicle. So, we decided we’d try it out with our very own family. It’s not a real family, it’s the Cars.com family. Cars.com family member Jackie Brennan from communications, how does the Fit fit? Jackie: It’s a little bit tight in here but overall, not too bad. Joe: You’re all right with legroom? Jackie: I have pretty good legroom. Joe: You’re all right with headroom too? Jackie: Yes, not even close to touching. Joe: And here’s junior, it’s Collin Bird, Cars.com intern. You look like you’re a little bit more squeezed in there. Collin: ’m a little bit bigger so this is a bit snug, yeah. Joe: How about headroom? Collin: Headroom is fine. Joe: All right, how about legroom? Collin: Its’ good right now, yeah. Joe: The seat is not all the way back. All right, now what’s happening? Collin: My legs are touching the seat, it hurts a little. Joe: It hurts a little. That’s what interns are for. Let’s go for a ride. Now, I’ve got to say as the driver with four people in the car even though it’s a small four-cylinder, 1.5 liter and pretty efficient. I thought power was pretty good. It helps that this one as a manual transition even though an automatic is available. Jackie, how was the ride in the back? Jackie: I don’t think it was too bad. With the car seat in there, it was a little bit snug but overall I was pretty comfortable. Joe: And we went over some rough pavement, how did that feel? Jackie: It was a little bumpy, bumpier than I was used to but I mean it’s livable for a short trip. Joe: Short trips, I don’t know if short trips make for a good family car. But Collin, your turn, what do you think about the ride quality? Collin: I mean it was comfortable so long as we weren’t going on over any bumps. It got pretty choppy when that happened. Joe: So, you think the average family car is going to ride better? Collin: Yes, yeah. Joe: All right Sarah Gersh, Multimedia Coordinator. You rode on the back and the front, your thoughts? Sarah: Well, I’m small so it was doable for me but if I was any bigger, I don’t think I would be as comfortable. Joe: Is the Fit go? Sarah: It’s a no go for me. Joe: The Fit is no go. Finish the sentence, the Fit is? Collin: Go? Joe: He didn’t sound convinced. Jackie, is the Fit go? Jackie: Yes. Joe: We have one go, we have one go? And one no go. So, I guess the answer to the question is if you’re considering a Fit as a family car, the Fit is worth considering. Male: For additional information on this car or any other, go to cars.com and our blog Kicking Tires.