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As we told you yesterday, we asked our many-layered friend John Krewson to take a spin in the new 2009 Honda Fit. After yesterday's taste of the new-and-now-priced-to-move-starting-at-$14,550 Honda Fit, he's brought us the whole red pepper of a review today. — Ed.
• Manufacturer: Chevrolet • Model year: 2008 • Base Price: $14,365 • Engine type: 1.6-liter I4 DOHC • Horsepower: 103 hp @ 5,800 rpm • Torque: 107 lb.-ft. @ 3,600 rpm • Red line: 6,500 rpm • Transmission: 4-speed automatic • Curb Weight: 2,542 lbs. • LxWxH: 169.7 X 67.3 X 58.9 • Wheelbase: 97.6 inches
The Aveo's real selling point is value. The base model starts at a sub-$10,000 watermark, and the top-level LT model starts at $14,365 and is equipped so that you don't need to check any option boxes to get the essentials like power windows, locks and mirrors. At just under $17,000, our teste...
Updated, roomy "tall car" interior with the cargo flexibility of a hatchback - including up to 42 cu.-ft. (1,189 L) of cargo space Great EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 26 city / 34 highway (manual transmission) Five-year / 100,000-mile powertrain warranty
The rapscallion who runs the Hollywood Extra has somehow managed to snag some shots of the 2008 Honda Fit a month before it's supposed to officially be revealed at the Tokyo Auto Show. From these pirated press shots it appears the Fit's going the way of the new Scion xD — adopting a much more do...
The news gets even better under the hood, where a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine (shared with the tC) making 158 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque replaces the wimpy 103-hp 1.5-liter four-pot of xB version 1.0. Five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmissions deliver the ne...
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