2015 Honda Fit | Driven: Car Review | The New York Times
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- Опубліковано 25 гру 2014
- Smaller on the outside, bigger on the inside, the Fit will not make the competition happy.
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2015 Honda Fit | Driven: Car Review | The New York Times
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Love my new fit! I get the gripes about the volume and presets. HOWEVER they can all be done via the steering wheel mounted controls.
The CVT "drones" under "hard acceleration" because the engine rapidly revs up to high rpm - and stays FIXED at that same rpm - while the TRANSMISSION does all the work of making the car go faster. You do NOT hear thee engine go from 3500 to 6500 in one gear, then 3500 to 6500 in the next gear, then 2400 to 6500 in the next gear, as you would in any other car. The engine just sits perfectly still for a few seconds at 6500 until you reach 65 mph - it "drones"for a few seconds - and then it suddenly drops down to about 2000 if the car is on a level surface when it reaches 65 mph. The engine "drones" for a few seconds - and then becomes almost completely inaudible - all you hear are the tires on the road and the wind against the windshield. Once you are cruising along at a fixed 65 mph, the gear ratio will gradually increase if you need to go up slight incline - bringing the engine speed up to about 3000 rpm in order to maintain 65 mph - slightly more if the hill is steeper, slightly less if the hill is less steep. This is where that 41 miles per gallon highway fuel economy comes from. In any other car, manual or automatic, the transmission will stay in the highest gear (the gear with the lowest gear ration) and the engine will stay at about 3000 rpm - the whole time you are going 65 mph - using more fuel.
More room than my midsize SUV lol!
Takes up little space so if you live in the city its perfect. And its a great car for in the city if you need an enclosed vehicle for going to the store, Lowe's, nursery to pick up plants, or even small furniture. Considering if you take a taxi a lot which can run $1k a month this car would soon pay for itself. And its a great car if you are single and living here in the Sierras.
the name fit is very fitting for this car lol
Best car ever
I test drove this and was astonished at how bad the road noise was on the highway - I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned more. It's about 3x as much noise as my Sonic.
Yes, this car is not for people who want a quiet ride! Especially if you drive over 70 mph.
I just bought a 2015 Fit and the road noise is NOT that bad im sure its louder than some cars but its not "OMG SO LOUD" I listen to audiobooks which are not that loud and I cant even hear the road noise over the audiobook when on the freeway.
What freeways do you drive on? I drive in the sf bay area and our roads are poorly maintained, so the road noise seems more obvious I guess. My other car is a Ford CV and that thing is really quiet.
pioneer7777777 Most people blare their music while driving alone and don't notice it. I have an 09' Fit and I guarantee it's louder than the new one. I play my music relatively loud not super loud and even I don't notice it. Do you drive with no music or anything?
I prefer the loudness to keep focus on driving. That's why the fit is a fun to drive car
My 2015 Fit is the same color. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
Wow😳
What?
competitor of corolla IM
Honda was doing 30 mpg in the 1980's....Come on Honda i had a Civic that did that miliage when i was in high school.