2009 Honda Fit – Welcome Additions

The Honda Fit took the market by storm in 2001. It is referred to as the Honda Jazz in Europe and parts of Asia, the Middle East and select other parts of the world. The name Honda Fit is primarily used in China, Japan and the United States. The 2009 Honda Fit uses Global Small Car Platform and is considered a subcompact vehicle.

This entry-level model has one of the highest fuel economy ratings available on the automobile market today. It is in its second generation and no where near the finish line. The 2009 model has seen a full makeover and people have taken notice.

In 2008, we obsessively talked about the upcoming years model, wondering what Honda would unveil for the year to come. Our patience and waiting were not took in stride and Honda delivered one of the greenest and most talked about cars it has manufactured to date. Proof is in the percentage of searched online for this specific model.

Interior expansion, power handling and a sweet little engine are only a few of this impressive models features. Honda even increased the body length and width for overall better look and handling.

The small back seat was given a bit of extra room while still keeping all the same tricks previous models had. One of the most popular being the ability to move the rear seat to create a cargo area.

Just as the 2008 model had, the 2009 still comes with a 1. 5 liter 4 cylinder engine. The difference in 2009 was the improvement to the iVTEC valve timing system in order to slightly increase the vehicles fuel efficiency. Though not a big increase, the effort has been duly noted. After all, 27 miles per gallon isn’t that bad!

You every day run of the mill safety features were not left out, included are anti lock brakes, front and side curtain airbags and head restraints. New this year is the stability control system that can be added to the Fit Sport Model. The downfall to this was that it only comes packaged with the optional navigation system, one of the only complaints this car has seen in review.

All in all, most of us love the 2009 Honda Fit and while we didn’t get the added horsepower we were looking for we can always hope for 2010. This is definitely a subcompact you will want to look in to. It works well as a commuter car and has smooth handling to be transitioned over for a weekend road trip.

Andy Zain is the admin of Honda Fit Forum , a place where fans and owners can get the right information for tuning, customization and general discussions on anything about Honda Fit. Get the information you need when you visit Honda Forum