Honda Fit Evolution: History, Generations, Pros and Cons of the Honda Fit/Jazz

 

2020 Honda Fit/Jazz


    Honda Fit is also known as Honda Jazz and this is determined by the country or continent in which it is. This car was manufactured by Honda and came to market since the year of 2001. It comes with a hatchback body style with five doors. Honda Jazz is classified as a light car, supermini and a subcompact car. Honda Fit has been built on the platform of Freed, Airwave, HR-V/Vezel, City and 1st generation of Mobilio. The car has spacious boot that fold in various ways to accommodate cargo. The car notably has a fuel tank that is located in the front part of the car. It has been manufactured until the current fourth generation. It has done well whereby it sales stood at nearly 5 million by mid 2013. Many models of the car have been produced whereby they have been pleasantly doing well. It has varying drivetrain and platforms depending on the region. The four engines available are all based on the Honda's L-series engine clan. These engines are 1.2l, 1.3l, 1.4l,1.5l I-DSI engine or 1.5l Variable valve  Timing and lift Electronic Control (VTEC) and also a DOHC i-VTEC.

First Generation (2001;GD/GE)

    The Honda Fit first-generation was debuted at Japan in June 2001. It was

 available  in both manual and automatic transmission . It was made

to compete with some similar class of cars like the Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa,

 Suzuki Reno, Dodge Caliber, Kia Rio5 and Hyundai accent. It was built on the 

global Honda's Small Car platform used by other Hondas mentioned above. 


2001 Honda Fit


    It was manufactured and was available in 1.2-, 1.3-, 1.4-, and 1.5- L i-DSI or 1.5L

 VTEC model engines. The 1.5L VTEC engine had four-cylinders that produced 109

 HP and 105 lb of torque. The interior of this generation was classy  which made it

 an outstanding hatchback. It was quick-witted in its entire moves. Back seats were

 folded into Utility Mode while the front seats were reclined into what Honda

 dubbed as Refresh Mode.  This first generation was awarded top 5-star Safety

 rating by NHTSA. It has Anti lock braking system(ABS), Power Steering, Power

 mirror, Door mirror, Dual airbags, power windows, Central locking system, Air

 conditioning, CD player with radio and dual airbags. 


Second Generation(2007;GE/GG)

    The second generation of the Honda Fit debuted on October 2007. This generation 

was focused on refinement. Having been an improvement from the 1st generation,

 it did well and outshined it peer competitors. It impressed and won the second

 time Japanese Car of the Year. Cargo space volume was increased from 42 cu. ft.

 to pleasantly 57.3 cu. ft. The ride quality and stiffness was improved in this model. 

The interior was improved too and gave it a sleek and sportier style. The car had a

longer wheelbase and was longer and wider than it predecessor. 


2007 Honda Fit



    It came in two engines; the A 1.3L i-VTEC which produced 99Hp equivalent to  74

kW at 6000 rpm 127 N.m. The A 1.5L i-VTEC engine produced 118Hp; 88kW at

 6000 rpm and 145 N.m. Later on the Hybrid version was introduced in 2010 in

 Japan. New features like USB inputs and dual gloveboxes made it worth for

 entertainment. It improved also on it fuel economy that made it hold it high

 demand. This generation brought forth the variant station wagon model known as

 Fit Shuttle in 2011. It offers 7 seater space and bigger boot space.
2011 Honda Fit Shuttle



Third Generation( 2013;GK/GH/GP)

    This generation copied styling from her big brother Odyssey. This model was improved 

version of the two predecessors. It came in a quicker, more fuel-efficient package and a 

safer package. The fuel tank came located in the center and had a multi-configuration

interior concept that was referred to as magic seat. This model has also debuted the

 Honda's updated design language dubbed as Exciting H Design. The 3 exclamatory marks

in EXCITING H DESIGN represents three design factors ; High Tech-solid wing face,

 High Tension-well toned body in athlete form  and High Touch- providing emotional

 attraction.

2013 Honda Fit

2013/12 Honda Fit

    It has an improved leg room for rear seats and well as increased passenger volume making

and excellent and amazing combination. This implies their take of advantage to every

 square inch of interior space. But this sacrificed the rear cargo space of the boot.

 Subcompact cars have less technology and have cheaper materials unlike this Honda that 

has Honda Sensing Safety features for the EX or EX-L models and optional leather heated

 seats.

Fourth Generation(2020;GR/GS)

    This fourth generation of Honda Fit is embedded by high technology. It also has large

 windshield that enables optimal forward visibility. Front pillar is redesigned with a cross

sectional structure that is unique from other generations. This has been explained by Honda

 that it helps to absorb impact absorption incase of an accident. The dashboard of this car 

is flat and visor-less instrument display. This ensures that the driver gets better view of their

 surrounding. This model has been developed with an electrification mindset and being

 totally hybrid where in some markets like Europe are only available in hybrid variant.

It powertrain is in the market as e:HEV and utilizes the new Honda's dual-motor i-MMD(

Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) Hybrid system which replaced the Dual Clutch Drive (i-

DCD) setup.


2020 Honda Fit( Hybrid)

Pros and Cons of the Honda Fit

    The second generation of Honda Fit had a great improvement from the first generation. 

The first generation developed issues from the engines mentioned above that it used. They 

later solved this by moving to CVT transmissions. Again when it comes to the third

 generation it is very reliable only that it is downsized by CVT transmissions. There are no

many CVT transmission builders and therefore it sees the necessity to buy a new engine. 

Other common Honda Fit issues are ignition coil failure, starter failure, slight cases of

 power steering failure and clear coat wearing off. 

   Other than that, with regular and timely oil change and components inspection, Honda Fit will serve

 you for over 250,000 miles without serious mechanical problems. The car retains a 4.5 stars reliability

 rating out of five. 

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