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SEMA 2009: Mugen-fettled Accord, Fit aren't the big Honda story from SEMA

In addition to announcing its plans to reinvigorate its participation in grassroots racing, Honda revealed two Mugen-accessorized models -- a 2010 Accord Sedan and Fit -- each outfitted with a range of parts available at dealers, but not a standalone model, ala Mugen Civic. While the 18-inch chrome wheels, front grille, spoilers, floor mats and machined aluminum oil filler cap are attractive additions to Honda's growing HFP line, needless to say, they leave us a bit cold when it comes the automaker's commitment to the aftermarket and, more ... Read more →

REPORT: Honda likely to build Fit in the U.S. Jonny Lieberman

What goes up, must come down. And in this situation, Japan's yen has gone up when compared to our dollar -- about eight percent since August. And with the yen's rise in value, the profitability of ...

Inside Line pits Ford Fiesta against Honda Fit in small car scrap Chris Shunk

If you're looking for a practical, fuel efficient subcompact, you've got a few options, and the Honda Fit remains a top pick for many. The five-door hatchback packs plenty of volume, while also ...

BREAKING: Honda confirms production of CR-Z, Fit Hybrid in 2010 Damon Lavrinc

Honda has confirmed what's been suspected for some time: the Honda CR-Z is coming next year and the Fit Hybrid will be released in late 2010. The brief press release (below the fold) touts the ...

REPORT: Honda Fit Hybrid coming in fall 2010 Damon Lavrinc

According to a report from Japan's Nikkei business daily, Honda plans to finally bring a gas-electric hybrid version of the Fit to market by the end of next year. The Fit Hybrid's arrival – ...

Review: 2009 Honda Fit Sport is still frugal, slightly less fun 8 months ago on Autoblog

Evolution's a funny thing. We like our thumbs, enjoy walking upright and are thankful Ivanka Trump doesn't have a tail (although there's some debate about where she hides her horns), but when adaptation turns to automobiles, Darwin's dictum occasionally goes astray. There's a long list of ...

Honda unveils 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon lineup 10 months ago on Autoblog

Detroit's not the only auto show kicking off on January 11. The annual Tokyo Auto Salon (think "Japanese SEMA") also kicks off this Sunday, and Honda has announced the vehicle lineup it'll display at Makuhari Messe. The two headliners are the Sports Modulo S2000 and Fit concepts. The former is ...

First Drive: 2009 Honda Fit Sport 1 year ago on Autoblog

When Honda introduced the first generation Fit to the North American market in mid-2006, its timing couldn't have been better. The entry level hatchback appeared just as fuel prices in the U.S. were heading skyward. Ever since then, the Fit has been selling as fast as Honda can bring them in ...

Honda goes to the dogs 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the photo above for fur friendly Honda images. Many folks consult their best friend before making a big purchase. Since the dog is known as man's best friend, owners tend to cater towards their pets when buying a new car. In the United States, that means dog lovers often end up with trucks, ...

North America Ford Fiesta rumored to come in under $15k 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for high res images of the new Ford Fiesta When it comes to the 2010 Fiesta, Ford has promised the buying public the moon and stars, with great fuel economy, expensive-looking sheet metal, quality interiors, and a rewarding driving experience. That formula is already a smash ...

New York 2008: 2009 Honda Fit gets in shape 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res pics of the 2009 Honda Fit The 2009 Honda Fit has landed, and done so with everything the previous Honda fit was lacking. Judging by the sales numbers of that previous Fit -- over 2,000,000 globally in six years -- it wasn't lacking too much. The car gets Honda's ...

2008 Tokyo Auto Salon: Honda Fit F154SC concept by Mugen 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of live pics and a few high-res press shots. The Honda Fit has established itself as a viable platform for tuners in Japan and with the apparently minimal amount of love being heaped upon the new Civic Type-R, aftermarket firms are focusing more attention on the ...

Honda gets 20,000 orders for redesigned Fit in Japan 2 years ago on Autoblog

Honda has received a flood of orders for the newly redesigned Fit in the two weeks since its launch. That's a good thing for Honda in its home market, where its sales have been flagging. Instead of the projected 12,000 Fits per month, there have been 20,000 orders for the roomier and more efficient ...

Tokyo Motor Show: 2008 Honda Fit gets Civic-minded makeover 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of live and press shots of the new Honda Fit. Honda's redesigned Fit was on the floor for all and sundry to kick tires, snap photos and enjoy the economy-class interior provided by the Big-H's sub-compact offering. Although the Fit apes the styling of the ...

2008 Honda Fit bows in Japan 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: 60+ images added to the gallery. Click the image above for more high-res images. The second-generation Honda Fit drops in Japan on October 26th. The new Fit refines the basic recipe of the current car, marrying innovative packaging and a carved-out interior with efficient mechanicals. Honda ...

Cracks in the dam: Redesigned Honda Fit images hit the web 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Honda-obsessives over at the Temple of VTEC were able to get a number of pre-release images showing the redesigned Honda Fit, and according to the writer, we'll see a host of official images coming out of Japan at the end of the month. The first shot (right) reveals a heavily redesigned front ...

By Jove, they've done it! Honda adds a few more MPGs to Canadian Fit 2 years ago on Autoblog

Autoblog regulars will remember the ongoing feud between Honda Canada and the Canadian government. The conflict centers around Ottawa's new budget that contains the ecoAuto program, which offers between $1,000 and $2,500 rebates on certain fuel efficient vehicles and up to a $4,000 penalty on gas ...

Honda: 2,000,000 Fits sold worldwide 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've only had it here in the US since April of 2006, but the plucky little Honda Fit has been on sale in Japan and other markets since as far back as 2001. Suffice to say that the subcompact found an audience, as Honda has formally announced that as of the end of June, over 2 million Fits ...

New CRX won't show until 2011, but will be a hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back in February we relayed some information to you about a possible new Honda CRX. Our friends over at Winding Road told us that Honda was finally admitting to developing a new CRX based on the Fit platform. The success of small, affordable, fun cars like the MINI proved the market was viable and ...

Mazda still mulling over Mazda2, while Honda dealers clamor for more Fits 2 years ago on Autoblog

According to Mazda President Hisakazu Imaki, "As soon as North American dealers see this, they ask for it." That, in reference to the new Mazda2, a freshly styled sub-compact that is set to go on sale in Europe this fall. The only problem is that Mazda execs are still waffling on whether or not to ...

Honda JDM navi warns of heavy rain ... and earthquakes 2 years ago on Autoblog

Looking for a restaurant, a gas station, a hotel, or directions? There's an in-car navigation system that can help you. If you want to know what the weather ahead is like, or exactly which lane is closed in an accident, or where the earth has a tendency to split in two, then you need to buy a ...

Nasty Fit: Honda calls out Ottawa government over federal rebate 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Canadian province of Ottawa government is learning the hard way that one does not mess with Honda Canada. We reported last month that the automaker was irritated its Fit just missed qualifying for a federal ecoAUTO rebate of $1,000 CDN that was established to promote the purchase of fuel ...

Redesigned Honda Jazz foretells the future of the Fit 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Honda Jazz has been sold abroad for years and we were finally able to benefit from its pequeño proportions when it was finally made available to U.S. customers as the Fit in 2005. Its popularity both here and abroad means that the next iteration won't stray too far from the current model ...

Fit for Debate, Fit for Rebate 2 years ago on Autoblog

Honda's Canadian subsidiary is facing an interesting choice: fuel economy at the expense of safety. New federal regulations recently passed in Canada award a $1000 rebate for cars that fall below a fuel consumption threshold, set at 6.5 liters per 100 kilometers in that wacky metric system. While ...

Whiplash a serious problem with many vehicles, says IIHS 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in Arlington, Va. has just concluded testing on some 75 vehicles' head restraint systems and after performing a simulated rear-end impact of 20 MPH, only 22 of the systems received the top score of "good." At the head of the class was Audi's A4, S4 ...

Honda CRX successor in the works? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our brethren over at Winding Road have it on good authority that Honda is in the midst of developing a new CRX, based off the current Fit's platform. The decision to bring back the much-loved hatch was spurred on by vehicles like the MINI, whose size and sportiness has been attracting consumers of ...

TRD/Modellista Turbo Yaris revealed at TAS 2 years ago on Autoblog

Although the Yaris hasn't piqued the interest of small car enthusiasts Stateside as much as Honda's Fit, there is a large contingent of tuners in both Japan and Europe that have turned their attention to Toyota's sub-compact three- and five-door hatch. For the Tokyo Auto Salon, Modellista and TRD ...

Tokyo Auto Salon: Mugen-massaged Fit Spec.D 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back in 2004, Mugen rolled out their Fit Dynamite concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon, complete with a K20A swapped out of the JDM Integra Type-R. This year, the tuners at Mugen decided to keep the exterior styling of the Dynamite concept, but fit it with a more manageable and, ultimately more ...

Honda at SEMA Part 1: Two trick Fits 3 years ago on Autoblog

Several automakers can be credited for making SEMA the multi-billion dollar circus that it is today. In recent years however, few manufacturers have gained the tremendous amount of support from aftermarket companies than Honda and with each passing year, the Big-H puts more effort into courting ...

Honda's Tetris-tastic Jazz/Fit commercial 3 years ago on Autoblog

Who could forget Tetris, that most addictive and iconic of video games. Honda calls on our nostalgia with this ad for its European-market Jazz (which debuted at Detroit as the Fit for the North American market). The jazzy TV spot shows how much you can fit in the versatile 5-door Honda hatch. ...

JDM Speculation: Worthy of seppuku? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Few publications around the world provide highly-improbable speculation better than the magazines that come out of Japan (AutoBild holds down the fort in Germany). While most of the information is easily dismissed as rumor mongering and baseless conjecture, a few gems often reside in the rough. So ...

B-cars rule as gas prices become more meaningful 3 years ago on Autoblog

Everybody thought General Motors was on crack when it launched the Aveo back in 2003. Not particularly attractive or powerful, it did exactly what it was supposed to do -- drive for cheap. Little did the industry know that gas prices were about to blow up, and the image of the B-car as a European ...

Could China-built cars "Fit" American Honda's supply needs? 3 years ago on Autoblog

In the same Ward's Auto World article that saw American Honda's John Mendel nix the idea of a Honda full-size pickup, he also took some time to discuss the hot-selling Fit subcompact. Released in the US at the perfect time, the Fit and its gaudy fuel economy numbers have won over customers to the ...

CNNMoney.com picks 7 best College Cars 3 years ago on Autoblog

The guys at CNNMoney.com have come up with a list of the 7 best "college cars" -- the best available rides for current college students or new grads who have to work within a limited budget. To make the list, each car had to have a base price of under $16,000, be fuel-efficient, and offer good ...

Honda recalls 35,000 Fits 3 years ago on Autoblog

Honda Motor Co. has issued a recall in Japan covering over 35,000 of its subcompact Fit automobiles. According to the automaker, the brake lamp in the Fit may not work due to the misapplication of a lubricant during manufacturing. Only vehicles made between December 2004 and May 2005 are affected, ...

Cost of oil hits record high - gas prices up 3 years ago on Autoblog

Yes, we've avoided them for a while, but high gas prices have become a major hot button again. With Israel's attack on Lebanon last week, oil prices hit a record $78.40 per barrel before settling in at $77.03 -- still very high, and probably a hint of what's to come. Analysts predict that if Iran, ...

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