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[nsmitchell]

My 2009 Fit AT is smokin' my 2007 Yaris AT in mileage. No contest.

My Fit got 46.6 MPG using straight cruise control at 65MPH on a 250 mile round trip. I did use my paddle shifers to hold 5th gear the whole time though.

My Yaris would get about 40MPG using cruise at 65MPH.

[Mikeb Yaris]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

My 2009 Fit AT is smokin' my 2007 Yaris AT in mileage. No contest.

My Fit got 46.6 MPG using straight cruise control at 65MPH on a 250 mile round trip. I did use my paddle shifers to hold 5th gear the whole time though.

My Yaris would get about 40MPG using cruise at 65MPH.

Wonder what Honda did to the '09? Good for you! Even though I knocked Fit off my list because of price, a secondary concern for me was that I couldn't find massive numbers of people reporting better than EPA mileage like you can with the Yaris.

The Fit is still an ugly car tho

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by Mikeb Yaris

Wonder what Honda did to the '09? Good for you! Even though I knocked Fit off my list because of price, a secondary concern for me was that I couldn't find massive numbers of people reporting better than EPA mileage like you can with the Yaris.

The Fit is still an ugly car tho

They didn't do anything. The Fit is still not capable of getting better numbers than an identical Yaris under any circumstance. Any one saying so is doing something different which they are unaware of. It's not like there is an astronomical difference, but it's there and there's no way around it.

A normally driven AT Yaris will even beat a normally driven MT Fit on hwy driving because of the poor gearing configuration made by Honda.

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by voodoo22

They didn't do anything. The Fit is still not capable of getting better numbers than an identical Yaris under any circumstance. Any one saying so is doing something different which they are unaware of. It's not like there is an astronomical difference, but it's there and there's no way around it.

A normally driven AT Yaris will even beat a normally driven MT Fit on hwy driving because of the poor gearing configuration made by Honda.

You must be referring to the 07-08 Fits. The 09 is a whole new ballgame.

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

You must be referring to the 07-08 Fits. The 09 is a whole new ballgame.

The new Fit AT may get better FE than the Yaris if you're not driving with FE in mind. This I don't know, because the data I analyzed and many samples I have read are only from people interested in getting good FE. At least you don't have the MT Fit which is geared so absurdly. One of the guys I work with who has a new Fit with a MT cannot get over 45 MPG over a more favorable commute than mine while I am easily clearing 45 MPG and usually 50 MPG+.

I wish Honda would have offered the smaller engines here before Toyota and then this entire discussion would be moot and the Fit would be the clear FE winner.

Either way, you're lucky because you get to drive a Fit and it suits your needs. I would love to drive a Honda over a Toyota, but I couldn't justify the huge price difference and lower FE when it was time to make our purchase.

[b_hickman11]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

My 2009 Fit AT is smokin' my 2007 Yaris AT in mileage. No contest.

My Fit got 46.6 MPG using straight cruise control at 65MPH on a 250 mile round trip. I did use my paddle shifers to hold 5th gear the whole time though.

My Yaris would get about 40MPG using cruise at 65MPH.

I have gotten 44.67 mpg on a 400+ mile round trip with cruise set at 70 mph, A/C on high and outside temp at 103 degress, with NO hypermiling techniques!

2007 Sedan with AT