2009 Honda Fit - Expert Reviews Page 2
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We have scoured the web for expert reviews of this car and found the best ones for you to read. Found 14 reviews. This list is displayed in ranked order based the reviews we think are the best.| Ranking | Details |
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| #11 |
2009 Honda Fit Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...It may sound unnecessary, but the extra cubic inches give big, tall items (say, an 80-pound Golden Retriever) substantial breathing room and make loading and unloading cargo as simple as opening and closing the doors. Don't think the Fit is perfect. Its pint-size may blend well on Japanese and European roads, but in America, the Fit is almost too small, even in a city. Civics and Corollas appear to be Lincoln Town Cars in comparison, and no matter how hard you charge through a rotary, a few entering drivers will always refuse to yield. Lucky the brakes and handling are up to task. The... |
| #12 |
2009 Honda Fit Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...The cargo hold behind the rear seat offers room for luggage or groceries. Rear seat backs are split and either or both fold flat quickly to hold more. The cargo hold also has hooks for plastic grocery bags along the sidewalls. Reach-in and pull-out height is low for easy loading/unloading. Other nice touches include bottle holders in the rear doors, cupholders in the corners of the dash for driver/passenger, soothing blue backlighting for gauges, easy-to-see-and-reach controls that are well lit at night, a power plug in the center console and a pair of cupholders and map holders in the front... |
| #13 |
2009 Honda Fit Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...New interior options include Honda's touch-screen navigation system and a USB port for accessing iPods and simple flash drives through the stereo. The 60/40-split folding backseat has added a new trick: The backrests fold flat in one step without requiring the head restraints to be removed or guided under the front seat. As before, the backrests can be left up and the bottom cushion raised, providing ample floor-to-ceiling space. Under the Hood The engine is a new 1.5-liter four-cylinder similar to the previous generation's. (Specifications aren't available as of this writing.) As before, it... |
| #14 |
2009 Honda Fit Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...Once the transmission downshifts and the engine revs higher, acceleration is definitely adequate. Inevitably people will hear this transition and conclude that the engine is "straining." It's not straining; it's doing its job. Anyone who gets over this misconception will be rewarded with good mileage. Unfortunately, the Fit Sport might not make it easy, because it has significant engine noise when accelerating moderately to heavily. Is it because the car is otherwise quiet and exceptionally nice? I don't know, but it surprised me, and I drove a 2008 model the same day that seemed quieter. The... |
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The 2009 Honda Fit is priced significantly higher than most of its small-car competitors, but it feels much more substantial from behind the wheel, with a firm but well-controlled ride and better steering and handling than most inexpensive small vehicles.
The automatic transmission in the Fit has five speeds—one more than the competition—which helps bring good performance and fuel economy, along with relaxed highway cruising.
The Fit’s engine also lacks the fatigue-inducing boominess and coarseness at high-rev acceleration or higher cruising speeds that most of these rivals have.
Anti-lock brakes, which are standard on the Fit, are optional or not available on many of its competitors.
Among these competitors, all but the Rio5 have a softer ride than the Fit, but it doesn’t necessarily bring more ride comfort; the Rio5 handles quite well but isn’t as comfortable at high speeds, and the Versa rides and handles like a larger, heavier car, lacking the Fit’s nimble feel.
And none of these models match the Fit’s cargo or back-seat space.
The xD, with its taller body and boxier appearance, is perhaps the most direct competitor to the Fit, but the materials used inside the Scion feel cheaper and there’s not nearly as much cargo space or seating space in back.
