Complete test drive: 2011 Honda Fit
The small Montreal Honda Fit is with us for many years. Originally, it was only to replace the hatchback version of the Civic disappeared in 2001. The Fit was not in his first year as it had rolled his hump in other countries. She was even close to the renewal. It occurs in 2009. While
his first draft lines favored more "utilitarian", we present the Fit
has sleek, cutting off the wind and seems poised to party. And with the price of gasoline continues to rise, the small Honda Fit is even more desirable.
The 2011 Montreal Honda Fit is available in Version DX, LX and Sport. Standard features of the DX being a bit stingy, the LX will probably be the popular choice. As for me, it's the sport that has been with me a whole week. Let's take a closer look ...
The boarding is easy thanks to wide doors. The bucket seats in cloth treat their occupants despite a low lateral support. The rear seat is very upright but the legroom is acceptable. The dashboard is rather dull. Plastics are hard and only the blue light indicator is the most beautiful effect. Yet the dials single digits on a black background are highlighted by this light. Same for the central block whose radio display is highlighted. It is also very original to have placed the big wheels of ventilation on the left side of the central block. They are so easily manipulated by the driver. Right panel, not a single glove but rather two. The bottom one is of normal size and will serve more to put the instruction booklet that your gloves. The upper, smaller, contains the AUX and USB.
So you can plug in your iPod, let it inside the trunk and control it with commands from the PA system. By the way, the sound of the audio system was very well in the Sport version. Note that each version, you get two speakers. So it's two for the DX, LX and four for six for Sport. The art of complicating things! Some parts of the instrument panel as these are fragile cup holders placed in front of the shifter that can move very easily with our hands. Parts that will eventually make a clicking time. One thing that I had not seen for ages: the intermittent wipers with delay is not adjustable. In fact, it happened again recently in a Fiat. I hope this is not a new fad! Whether to put a note in this cabin is its many storage spaces, particularly for coffee cups! There are six cup holders in front and two rear in such a small car. Wow!
So you can plug in your iPod, let it inside the trunk and control it with commands from the PA system. By the way, the sound of the audio system was very well in the Sport version. Note that each version, you get two speakers. So it's two for the DX, LX and four for six for Sport. The art of complicating things! Some parts of the instrument panel as these are fragile cup holders placed in front of the shifter that can move very easily with our hands. Parts that will eventually make a clicking time. One thing that I had not seen for ages: the intermittent wipers with delay is not adjustable. In fact, it happened again recently in a Fiat. I hope this is not a new fad! Whether to put a note in this cabin is its many storage spaces, particularly for coffee cups! There are six cup holders in front and two rear in such a small car. Wow!
Montreal Honda dealers watch out!
Since storage is important in the cockpit, the cargo space is also very spacious. Releases a large tailgate opening with a load sill a little high. Even
with the seat in place, but there is enough space with the seat 60/40
down, it's practically cavernous with a perfectly flat floor. The seat is very easy to reduce, whether by the luggage or the rear door.
Motor side is Honda's all over! A nice little four-cylinder i-VTEC 1.5-liter single overhead cams and 16 valves. Producing 117 horsepower, but it is dynamic acceleration grumpy. Admittedly, the sound is not perfect and engine noise and road often invade the cabin. This
engine can transmit power through an automatic five-speed manual
transmission or an account that unfortunately only five speeds. If I say "unfortunately" is that a sixth report would lower the engine speed and thereby the noise at highway speeds. And although fuel consumption is excellent, it might drop even a few tenths. On the arm speed, it takes up the ring to engage reverse gear is a little low. Say that one must have long fingers! The suspension of reactions on dry pavement but degraded it is the lot of small cars with short wheelbases. Brakes are front disc and rear drum brakes with ABS ABS as standard. It is more than enough to slow the car not really heavy. The electric power steering is perhaps the weakest point of this mechanism. It is not accurate and I spent a lot of time correcting my trajectory. The Fit Sport rides on 16-inch Dunlop tires while other names of merely 15 inches. Interesting detail to note: the high beams are powerful allowing you to see clearly even when darkness fell.
Something that in Montreal Honda has not neglected, is security. All models, the DX to the Sport are equipped with antilock brakes with force distribution brake. Airbags and front dual-stage dual-threshold, front airbags and side curtain airbags are also included. Many other systems, such as active head restraints, are offered as standard equipment. Only assistance to vehicle stability (VSA) with traction control is reserved for the Sport model.
What do you Montreal Honda dealers think?
Here! A small trial unpretentious for a small car that's worth. It may seem to be a lot of negatives but in fact, competition is not really better. We
are in a very competitive price range that makes the manufacturers have
to cut where they can do without you too are affected. Yes, the interior is very plastic, the transmission has only five reports and the brakes to rear drum brakes! And then ... She can take you from deck A to point B in comfort perfectly acceptable so I think the goal is reached. The Montreal Honda Fit LX is the model of choice for its equipment enough to complete a low price point. Because what matters in this category is the price!
Check our other test drives for:
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Test conditions
Check our other test drives for:
CR-V 2011 test drive
Accord Coupe HFP 2011
Test conditions
Conducted from September 6 to 12, 2011.
Days of sunshine, clouds and rain, between 10 and 17 C.
Model tested: 2011 Honda Fit Sport
Price according www.honda.ca (November 22, 2011):
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DX: $ 14 480
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DX-A: $ 15 780
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LX: $ 16 880
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SPORT: $ 18 780
Price as Tested: $ 18,780 + tax and options
Distance: 377.7 km (53% highway)
Average consumption: 6.5 L/100km
Average consumption: 6.5 L/100km
Engine speed to 100 km / h: 3000 rounds / minute
Engine speed to 115 km / h: 3500 rounds / minute
Vehicle supplied by Honda Canada . thanks to Honda Montreal.