Originally Posted by jaje
alot of vdub'rs have called themselves the poor man's BMW...i find that Honda more fits that bill b/c they are an engineering company that races to learn and better their product, just like BMW does...however vw is just a car company that does some racing to market their cars (just like Toyota does)...it's the corp culture of racing as a core focus that is what tends to push me towards Honda or BMW
Very different approach between BMW and Honda, though.
Honda = low displacement, high revving, peaky motors.
BMW = high displacement, lower revving, torquey motors.
Most Honda's are slugs below 4000 rpm, which makes them a bit frustating to drive in traffic. But, it sounds like Honda did a good job with the Fit's gearing to compensate.
One thing I did notice when watching the video from one of the other threads; inside front wheel spin is an issue. The Fit could definitely use a limited slip diff.