Comments on: 2009 Honda Fit: First Drive

By: LT2211

LT2211 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:42:45 +0000

Epa says the FIT automatic gets 35 MPG Highway. Yet the FIT sport, same car same engine is rated at 33 MPG highway. The transmissions are the same, except the fit sport has the optional paddle shifters. Does the EPA dock highway mileage for the paddle shifters being there? Even if not in use. Trying to figure what is causing the 2 MPG drop in Highway rating. On a recent 600 Mile road trip, Mostly interstate, I averaged 41 MPG. So have little faith in the EPA ratings.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:35:40 +0000

I’m getting 47 1/2 mpg with my 2008 fit mixed highway and city driving.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:58:18 +0000

Fits are nice little cars and after this redesign, they are even better. Congrats Honda…..show up that stupid happy bunny looking Yaris.

By: bishop

bishop — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:06:47 +0000

i have an 07 honda fit sport and i get 33-35 mpg on average in city and when i drove mainly highway it was 42 mpg. i love the car and have been so happy with it.

By: kurtdaniel

kurtdaniel — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:15:01 +0000

i specially like the looks!!!!honda really has the best designers!!!

By: MrE

MrE — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:13:54 +0000

I just got a 2009 Fit 5 speed Sport . When i drove home for the dealer on the highway i got an average 48 mpg. Driving a round town I have been get around 36-38 average.

By: MrE

MrE — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:11:21 +0000

I just got a 2009. When i drove home for the dealer on the highway i got an average 48 mpg. Driving a round town I have been get around 36-38 average.

By: Zippy

Zippy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:38:34 +0000

I still don’t get it. Where’s the modern high MPG? I still drive an 86 Suzuki gas-powered Chevy Sprint. Never on the interstate and never less than 45 MPG.

By: MLS21

MLS21 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:49:30 +0000

Those are good points. I was getting a kick out of the new Mazdaspeed version of the Mazda 3. Why would I want to pay extra for a car to boost the horsepower to where I still can't outrun anything with a decent V6, and pay for premium gas because of the turbocharger? Oh yeah, my gas mileage goes down as well. I think Mazda will figure out that they can keep the tight sport car handling, and drop the power a bit to up the mileage before too much longer. The quality of their car interiors and their longevity always bring me back. It's hard to beat what you get for the money you spend.

My mileage in town is helped by the fact that I can drive about 45 mph on most of the roads around here. There is very little in city driving since I live and work in a suburban area. I'm sure if I lived in a true downtown area I would see a good hit to the mileage. Still, the feather touch on the gas, as well as coasting into red lights in order to accelerate moving at about 10 mph or more does make a huge difference for me.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:30:47 +0000

Yep. We struggle to get over 22 or 23 in town. Once again, we live in the epitome of a stop/start neighborhood and there is no way around it. While I might have "dropped the hammer" on other cars as a kid, thesedays I am reasonably gentle on the car. It is an automatic so I can't play the games I did with my old Saturn (drive down normal roads in 5th, etc).

My parents have an old Mazda Protege (not a Protege5) and they get 26 or 27 in the city (roughly the same neighborhood....not quite as bad). Maybe the difference is either the move to the sportier look/feel around 2001/2002 or the fact that I have the wagon.

IMHO my frustration comes out of this....my car should either be faster or get better gas mileage. Pick one. If it was fast, I could better understand the gas mileage. If it got better gas mileage, I could understand why it didn't leave a trail of fire behind it. But both leave me wondering what the heck is going on.

Right now the Protege5 is really getting tight with 2 kids, and I am fighting the urge to go buy a freaking minivan or something else like it.