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2017 Honda Fit review

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Honda Fit highlights

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Pros

  • Well equipped
  • Thrifty performance
  • Easy to drive and park

Cons

  • No sedan option
  • Few model year changes
  • Significant road noise

Mileage (EPA estimate)

29 city, 36 highway, 32 combined

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If you’re looking for a small car with a big personality that can handle anything life throws at you, the 2017 Honda Fit offers all that and more. With versatile cargo space, lots of passenger room, and notable fuel economy, the Fit fits your life from city commuting to weekend excursions and everything in between. Essentially unchanged from the previous year, the 2017 Fit boasts the same luxurious feeling interior, helpful driver information technology, and a long list of standard equipment. The only additions for 2017 were a new silver paint shade and a rear spoiler as a standard feature to boost handling.

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What is new for the 2017 Honda Fit?

  • Fit trims have been upgraded with Rear Spoiler as standard equipment this year.

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5 reasons to buy the 2017 Honda Fit

1. Suited for the city 

You can squeeze into parking spaces and zip around congestion in this nimble subcompact. Excellent visibility and driver assistance tech like the available LaneWatch blind-spot display helps you confidently slog through traffic. If you like shifting, the available six-speed manual transmission gives you more connection to the car. However, the available automatic transmission might make your commute easier as you keep up with the traffic flow. 

2. Smart tech features 

If you like gadgets, the entry-level LX model is well equipped with full power accessories, Bluetooth® phone and audio connectivity, a five-inch display screen, a rearview camera, a four-speaker CD player sound system, an auxiliary audio jack, and a USB port. For more tech, the EX model adds a seven-inch touchscreen display, an upgraded rearview camera, Siri® Eyes Free functionality for enhanced iPhone voice control, and HondaLink® smartphone app integration 

2. Haul people and stuff 

Whether you carry lots of people or stuff, the Fit has you covered. The front seats have supportive bolsters to hold you and your passenger in place. Meanwhile, the rear seat is comfortable for two adults. The Fit offers 53 cu-ft of cargo space for your stuff with the rear seats folded. The front passenger seat also folds flat, allowing you to pack items nearly eight feet long. But wait, there’s more—the Magic Seat. You’ll be astonished at this neat trick. You can fold the rear seat upwards vertically, revealing a floor-to-ceiling storage space suitable for a bicycle or maybe a Great Dane. 

4. Advanced driver-assist features 

You’ll have more peace of mind on the road with the Fit’s advanced driver aids. The available Motion-Adaptive Electric Power Steering helps keep the fit from sliding from where you intended it to go. If it senses the car sliding, it prompts the driver to take corrective action. With the available LaneWatch blind-spot display, you push a button or turn on the right turn signal to get a view of the right side of the car via the infotainment display. 

5. It’s a fuel sipper 

The Honda Fit is so fuel efficient you may miss stopping at your favorite gas station for a drink and a snack. According to EPA fuel economy estimates the manual-transmission 2016 Fit returns 32 mpg combined.

The CVT-equipped models deliver 35 mpg combined, but the winner is the entry-level LX, with an EPA-estimated 36 mpg combined.

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Ratings & reliability

Customer ratings

4.8 out of 5

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RepairPal gave the Honda Fit an overall reliability rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, which RepairPal describes as Excellent. This rating ranks Honda Fit 6th out of 27 among Subcompact Cars.

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Honda Fit features and specs

EX 2WD 4D Hatchback

Standard Features

  • ABS Brakes
  • Air Conditioning
  • Alloy Wheels
  • AM/FM Stereo
  • Automatic Transmission
  • Auxiliary Audio Input
  • Bluetooth Technology
  • CD Audio
  • Cloth Seats
  • Cruise Control
  • Overhead Airbags
  • Power Locks
  • Power Mirrors
  • Power Windows
  • Rear Defroster
  • Rear Spoiler
  • Rear View Camera
  • Side Airbags
  • Smart Key
  • Sunroof(s)
  • Traction Control
  • Cloth Seats

Drive Wheels

Front Wheel Drive (2WD)

Engine size

1.5L

Horsepower

130

Torque (ft-lbs)

114

Engine type

Gas

Fuel capacity

10.6

Wheelbase

99.6"

Overall length

160"

Width

67"

Height

60"

Leg room

F 41.4"/R 39.3"

Head room

F 38"/R 37.6"

Front tires

P185/55HR16

Rear tires

P185/55HR16

Seating capacity

5

Transmission

Automatic

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