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WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:44 AM
http://automobiles.honda.com/fit/index.aspx#

To me it looks EXACTLY like a Toyota Matrix. Right down to the little lip/wannabe spoiler at the back end of the roof. If I didn't know better, I'd think Honda took GM's place by getting in bed with Toyota to badge-engineer some more cars.

Also, for a company that claims to be so "plugged in" to the sport compact market, I don't see how Honda thinks they'll be able to get anywhere with a 109HP engine in a car that size. Of course, it wont be long till the body kits and everything will be available so everyone can THINK they're fast.

I'm an old school fan of Honda going all the way back to the first one I owned, a 1981 Civic 4-door...but I gotta say big-time thumbs down on this one. Honda used to be the company whose lead everyone followed. Now they're just trying to fit in (no pun intended) by putting out the same boring crap everyone else already has.







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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:47 AM
are you that ignorant? the fit is quite obviously a very small car meant for families and city life. there are no sporty intentions.... it is not a sport compact... it is competing with other small cars like the toyota echo/now yaris.
Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:49 AM
looks more like an aveo with different headlights to me



Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:13 AM
blurred wrote:are you that ignorant? the fit is quite obviously a very small car meant for families and city life. there are no sporty intentions.... it is not a sport compact... it is competing with other small cars like the toyota echo/now yaris.


Yep.
Add Aveo, Scion, (possible Nissan Cube) into the mix too.



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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:16 AM
blurred wrote:are you that ignorant? the fit is quite obviously a very small car meant for families and city life. there are no sporty intentions.... it is not a sport compact... it is competing with other small cars like the toyota echo/now yaris.
Are YOU that ignorant?

What do you think the Civic is? What do you think your Sunfire is? Do you think Honda intended the Civic to become some sort of TFATF "race car"? NO. It was designed and built as an econobox grocery-getter. "There were no sporty intentions." Going all the way back to when the CRX was released in 1984...and even in Si trim...it was STILL marketed as an economy car. The Del Sol was marketed as an economy car, just a more fun-to-drive one. Hell, for 6 years the Civic was available as a severely underpowered 4WD/AWD WAGON. Real uber-performance heritage there!

What do you think a Kia Sephia is? Go check out http://www.streetkiaz.com for an alternate opinion. How about a Ford Escort? http://www.zxtuner.com The list goes on and on and on, and you, your Sunfire and this site are on it too.

My point in making the post, which obviously went WAY over your head, is that Honda is now playing follow the leader when the roles used to be reversed.







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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:02 PM
JimmyZ wrote:

To me it looks EXACTLY like a Toyota Matrix .


thats like saying the mazda5 looks exactly like a ford tribute... they are clearly not quite the same.

JimmyZ wrote:Also, for a company that claims to be so "plugged in" to the sport compact market, I don't see how Honda thinks they'll be able to get anywhere with a 109HP engine in a car that size.


its not a sport compact... so what does this have to do with anything?
the car is tiny..and marketed towards people that want a frugal car with useable interior space and good fuel economy. 109hp is enough to move the car around... i think you have completely missed the point of this vehicle.

JimmyZ wrote:Of course, it wont be long till the body kits and everything will be available so everyone can THINK they're fast. .


again i dont think my grandmother will be buying a bodykit for this car... she will however enjoy driving her bingo friends around.

clearly you do not understand the market for this car.
Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:41 PM
blurred wrote:thats like saying the mazda5 looks exactly like a ford tribute... they are clearly not quite the same.
Appearances are a subjective thing. When I saw the car, the Toyota Matrix was the first thing I thought of, and still is.
blurred wrote:
JimmyZ wrote:Also, for a company that claims to be so "plugged in" to the sport compact market, I don't see how Honda thinks they'll be able to get anywhere with a 109HP engine in a car that size.
its not a sport compact... so what does this have to do with anything?
the car is tiny..and marketed towards people that want a frugal car with useable interior space and good fuel economy. 109hp is enough to move the car around... i think you have completely missed the point of this vehicle.
I think you completely missed the point of my last post. Whether the car is going to be marketed to the "sport compact segment" or not, you have to know that's exactly where it's going to end up. How to you think it is we have everything from Kia Sephias to 4 door Cavalier 2.2's at the track nowadays?
blurred wrote:
JimmyZ wrote:Of course, it wont be long till the body kits and everything will be available so everyone can THINK they're fast. .
again i dont think my grandmother will be buying a bodykit for this car... she will however enjoy driving her bingo friends around.

clearly you do not understand the market for this car.
My grandmother didn't buy a body kit for her Cavalier either, but there's no shortage of people on this website who did. The same will go for the Fit. Many won't, but some will and they will (as I said in my previous post) "think " their car is fast. So I guess that's all that matters.






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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:23 PM
i think its more of a aveo than a matrix/vibe







Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:43 PM
Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:05 PM
Long lost friend asks, "So, what kind of car do you drive?"
"A Fit." you replied a few seconds later

....awkward silence

"Fit what?" exclaimed the friend.
I drive a Honda Fit." you replied
".....Oh? I guess old antiques are still around then huh?" your friend says with a soft voice
you shout outlod, "NO YOU &@#$ING IDIOT, IT'S A NEW CAR, A HONDA FIT!!!!"

ok that was kinda worthless, but I am so very bored, and humoured myself



Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:38 PM
GAM (The Kilted One) wrote:http://fitfreak.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3419


damn, it already has a nasty looking aftermarket following for body kits.




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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:29 PM
Fit= Gay

enough said what represent



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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:04 PM
Eric Garvock wrote:Fit= Gay

enough said what represent


and some would call a cavalier gay



Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:10 PM
Looks like a scaled down Odyssey:


Our Odyssey:






Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:13 PM
Tribals wrote:Looks like a scaled down Odyssey:


Our Odyssey:


I was thinking the same thing.


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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:17 PM
looks like . IMO



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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:23 PM
looks like the aveo




Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:42 PM
The last gen Civic SI looked like the Odyssey.

This one looks like another aveo/wave/yaris clone that, when combined with toy poodles, is best suited for fish bait.

Econoboxes are fine, and they're what really gave the Sport Compact hobby its real push, but these are starting to push the limit.




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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:55 PM
^^^^^ Thats very true.


“Things fall apart. The cracks get wider: More paper is used, with increasing ingenuity, to cover them. Madness implodes, as people are slowly crushed, or, perhaps worse, help in crushing others.”

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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:55 PM
looks like a small car with lots of room inside to me..... damn them for marketing casr to people in crowded cities. I've never heard of someone that gas milage and things other than speed appeal to either... what were they thinking?



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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:00 PM
Oh and I'm sure the name has nothing to do with its size, they called it the Fit because "Mustang Cobra R" was taken.



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Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:25 PM
M I N I O N - Sinbird wrote:looks like a small car with lots of room inside to me..... damn them for marketing casr to people in crowded cities. I've never heard of someone that gas milage and things other than speed appeal to either... what were they thinking?


Exactly.

My parents own an Aveo, and the thing may be ugly, but it is VERY roomy inside and gets pretty dang good gas mileage. I'm sure my parents, and most of the other Aveo/Fit/Little tiny car owners are so upset about their tiny 100hp engines and the loads of money they save on gas.



Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:49 PM
But that still doesnt change the fact that theres already suport for "tuning" it. Thats the only thing I have against it. Im sure itll be a more than decent honda product.


“Things fall apart. The cracks get wider: More paper is used, with increasing ingenuity, to cover them. Madness implodes, as people are slowly crushed, or, perhaps worse, help in crushing others.”

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--Melody Maker’s Review of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures when asked “ How has Unknown Pleasures has affected you”

Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:55 PM
Eric Garvock wrote:But that still doesnt change the fact that theres already suport for "tuning" it. Thats the only thing I have against it. Im sure itll be a more than decent honda product.


So? People mod every single car that was ever made. It's not like it'll ever stop. To sit here and say stupid things about a car becuase it has support to modding it is stupid.



Re: WTF kind of name is 'Fit' ??
Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:24 PM
The fit is nothing new, its been out in japan for quite some time so I wouldnt quite call what honda's doing a "follow the leader" by MAKING this car. I would however agree it is follow the leader by bringing it here. Thanks to the scion regridgerator I think we'll be seeing a lot more of these super tiny gay mini-van things since they seem to be a hit (why I dont know). Personally I think they're stupid. I have seen pics of fits in japan with mugen body kits and all that jazz, some had rims on them and i think the rims were like 13"

I know over in japan chevy had something like that, it looked just like an astro van but the size of a geo.
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