Honda Fit/Jazz coming to America
01-09-2003, 04:39 PM
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What's the redline of that 1.5 engine? Is it possible to stuff the Civic engine in the Jazz? Physically? This will be awesome because the Jazz has the length and Weight of a CRX but swallows two more people, comfortably. Isn't it amazing?
Let's hope Scion do good so the Jazz and that Nissan funny thing and Mitsu Colt all come here.
(A NYTimes reporter called me about the Scion for a stupid post I made in edmunds.com, apparently nobody knows what to make of and expect form this Scion operation.)
Let's hope Scion do good so the Jazz and that Nissan funny thing and Mitsu Colt all come here.
(A NYTimes reporter called me about the Scion for a stupid post I made in edmunds.com, apparently nobody knows what to make of and expect form this Scion operation.)
01-09-2003, 05:16 PM
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Originally posted by whatever7
What's the redline of that 1.5 engine? Is it possible to stuff the Civic engine in the Jazz? Physically? This will be awesome because the Jazz has the length and Weight of a CRX but swallows two more people, comfortably. Isn't it amazing?
Let's hope Scion do good so the Jazz and that Nissan funny thing and Mitsu Colt all come here.
(A NYTimes reporter called me about the Scion for a stupid post I made in edmunds.com, apparently nobody knows what to make of and expect form this Scion operation.)
What's the redline of that 1.5 engine? Is it possible to stuff the Civic engine in the Jazz? Physically? This will be awesome because the Jazz has the length and Weight of a CRX but swallows two more people, comfortably. Isn't it amazing?
Let's hope Scion do good so the Jazz and that Nissan funny thing and Mitsu Colt all come here.
(A NYTimes reporter called me about the Scion for a stupid post I made in edmunds.com, apparently nobody knows what to make of and expect form this Scion operation.)
he called you?
anyways, it is much more appealing to me than either one of the Scion's.
01-10-2003, 09:48 AM
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Just for the sake of comparison here are the dimensions of the Fit and Scion xA (Toyota ist)
Honda Fit
Length - 150.8 in
Width - 65.9 in
Height - 60.0 in
Wheelbase - 96.5 in
Track (F/R) - 57.3/56.9 mm
Weight - 1010 kg (2222 lbs)
Engine - 1.5 liter 110 hp
Toyota ist (Scion xA)
Length - 151.8 in
Width - 66.7 in
Height - 60.4 in
Wheelbase - 93.3 in
Track (F/R) - 57.3/56.5 in
Weight - 1020 kg (2244 lbs)
Engine - 1.5 liter 109 hp
Very close. I'd have to agree on the Fit's interior being much nicer.
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Honda Fit
Length - 150.8 in
Width - 65.9 in
Height - 60.0 in
Wheelbase - 96.5 in
Track (F/R) - 57.3/56.9 mm
Weight - 1010 kg (2222 lbs)
Engine - 1.5 liter 110 hp
Toyota ist (Scion xA)
Length - 151.8 in
Width - 66.7 in
Height - 60.4 in
Wheelbase - 93.3 in
Track (F/R) - 57.3/56.5 in
Weight - 1020 kg (2244 lbs)
Engine - 1.5 liter 109 hp
Very close. I'd have to agree on the Fit's interior being much nicer.
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01-10-2003, 04:30 PM
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The thing about some Honda cars is that they look so small from the outside. For example the CRV and the Jazz. I have seen the BBX in the New York show. It doesn't feel that small. It's like a taller 5th gen Civic hatch -- it soesn't look like a subcompact. Plus they have more detail on the outside than the Jazz. BHopefully he Jazz will have a better stick than the Scions.
01-17-2003, 03:35 AM
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Honda Fit Ranked Best-selling Vehicle in 2002 in Japan
Tokyo, January 9, 2003 --- Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced that its small car model, the Fit, achieved cumulative unit sales of 250,790 units in Japan in 2002, according to statistics from the Japan Automobile Dealers' Association. Thus, Fit became the top-selling vehicle in Japan, the first time that a Honda model has reached the No.1 spot in yearly cumulative sales.
Since its launch in June 2001, the Fit has proved popular with a wide-range of customers for its trend-setting styling, good fuel economy and excellent user- friendly features. Its cumulative sales now total 355,088 units in about a year and a half since its launch.
The Fit was first exported to Europe in November 2001, and is currently sold to high acclaim in about 60 countries worldwide, as of the end of December 2002. Including exports, cumulative production of the Fit, which is manufactured at the Suzuka Factory, has exceeded 400,000 units.
History of the Fit
*June 2001 Launch of the 1.3-liter model
*November 2001 Received the 2001-2002 Japan Car of the Year Award
Received the 2002 RJC Car of the Year Award
Start of exports, beginning with Europe
*December 2001 Achieved cumulative sales of 100,000 units in Japan
*June 2002 Achieved cumulative sales of 200,000 units in Japan
*September 2002 Launch of the 1.5-liter model
*October 2002 Achieved cumulative sales of 300,000 units in Japan
*November 2002 Facelift of the 1.3-liter model
*December 2002 Achieved cumulative sales of 350,000 units in Japan
Since its launch in June 2001, the Fit has proved popular with a wide-range of customers for its trend-setting styling, good fuel economy and excellent user- friendly features. Its cumulative sales now total 355,088 units in about a year and a half since its launch.
The Fit was first exported to Europe in November 2001, and is currently sold to high acclaim in about 60 countries worldwide, as of the end of December 2002. Including exports, cumulative production of the Fit, which is manufactured at the Suzuka Factory, has exceeded 400,000 units.
History of the Fit
*June 2001 Launch of the 1.3-liter model
*November 2001 Received the 2001-2002 Japan Car of the Year Award
Received the 2002 RJC Car of the Year Award
Start of exports, beginning with Europe
*December 2001 Achieved cumulative sales of 100,000 units in Japan
*June 2002 Achieved cumulative sales of 200,000 units in Japan
*September 2002 Launch of the 1.5-liter model
*October 2002 Achieved cumulative sales of 300,000 units in Japan
*November 2002 Facelift of the 1.3-liter model
*December 2002 Achieved cumulative sales of 350,000 units in Japan
01-17-2003, 07:45 AM
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It's a nice looking econobox. I know it's often not the priority of the owners, but bigger wheels and tires would go along ways to make the car look better, IMO.
01-24-2003, 03:42 AM
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Honda receives 3,000 orders for Fit Aria in the first month in Japan
January 24, 2003
BY KAE INOUE
BLOOMBERG NEWS
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co., Japan's second-biggest automaker, said orders for its Fit Aria small sedan exceeded its target for the first month of sales in Japan.
Honda received 3,000 orders of the Thai-built model in the period, which is 1,000 more than the target it set when it released the car on Dec. 20.
Japan's small sedan market is about 200,000 a year, and Honda wants to win about 10 percent of that market, it said without giving a time reference. The Fit Aria, based on Honda's Fit compact car, is equipped with either a 1.3-liter or 1.5-liter engine.
The Fit Aria is the first model the automaker is exporting from Thailand to Japan and is priced between 1.2 million yen ($10,150) and 1.59 million yen.
The model competes with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Corolla and Platz cars. Honda also plans to import other overseas-built models to Japan to make better use of its production capacity abroad, President Hiroyuki Yoshino said last month.
BY KAE INOUE
BLOOMBERG NEWS
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co., Japan's second-biggest automaker, said orders for its Fit Aria small sedan exceeded its target for the first month of sales in Japan.
Honda received 3,000 orders of the Thai-built model in the period, which is 1,000 more than the target it set when it released the car on Dec. 20.
Japan's small sedan market is about 200,000 a year, and Honda wants to win about 10 percent of that market, it said without giving a time reference. The Fit Aria, based on Honda's Fit compact car, is equipped with either a 1.3-liter or 1.5-liter engine.
The Fit Aria is the first model the automaker is exporting from Thailand to Japan and is priced between 1.2 million yen ($10,150) and 1.59 million yen.
The model competes with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Corolla and Platz cars. Honda also plans to import other overseas-built models to Japan to make better use of its production capacity abroad, President Hiroyuki Yoshino said last month.
01-24-2003, 09:25 AM
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Yet more pics, this time from the Honda Australia website.
Base price on the top of the line VTi-S model in Australian dollars is $22,490 for a 5-speed and $24,790 for a "7 speed" CVT with sequential-shift feature. Converted to US dollars (exchange rate as of 1/24/03) that's only $13,293.80 for the 5-speed and $14,653.40 for the CVT. Pretty freakin reasonable.
Base price on the top of the line VTi-S model in Australian dollars is $22,490 for a 5-speed and $24,790 for a "7 speed" CVT with sequential-shift feature. Converted to US dollars (exchange rate as of 1/24/03) that's only $13,293.80 for the 5-speed and $14,653.40 for the CVT. Pretty freakin reasonable.