Pricing: the MSRP of the base model should be about $15,000 with a manual transmission and $15,800 with an automatic. Invoice pricing should start at about $14,400.
Fuel economy: the fuel economy car ratings of the base model should stay about the same at 28/35 mpg city/highway. The hybrid model, if offered, will have substantially better fuel economy than the base model, probably closer to the 40/43 mpg ratings of the Honda Insight.
Engine: 1.5-liter, 117-horsepower four-cylinder engine on all gas-powered models; details unknown on gas-electric hybrid engine.
Acceleration: Fits with manual transmissions have 0-60 mph times of 8.9 seconds; automatic transmissions complete 0-60 mph in 11 seconds.
Car safety features: current car safety equipment will likely carry over for Upcoming Cars in 2011, but Honda would do well to make the Fit’s antiskid system, otherwise known as stability control, standard on all trim levels.
Suspension: same transmission offerings expected for Upcoming Cars in 2011 (regular and sport-tuned)
Warranty: three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty; five-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty
The best hatchback in 2009 was given to the 2009 Honda Fit by U.S. News rankings and reviews. It scored very high in all the catagories, it actually outscored the 2nd place car by .8 points which is alot. The only thing it scored bad in was the look of the outside. It looks like a wagon, not like the sporty hatchbacks. One of the good things about it is that it can get up to 33 miles per gallon on the highway which is very nice. The Honda Fit has 20.6 cubic feet of space inside with is alot compared to the other hatchbacks. The Honda Fit's MSRP is right around $16,000 which isn't too bad but it is kinda pricey compared to other hatchbacks with similar characteristics.
