Driven: 2015 Honda Fit

[Hershey]

The other 1/2 read somewhere online that it'll at some dealers this coming week . We were told this by a few local HONDA dealers .

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Hershey

The other 1/2 read somewhere online that it'll at some dealers this coming week . We were told this by a few local HONDA dealers .

Wow. So much for late spring. We're not even a third of the way through spring yet.

[nookandcrannycar]

Earlier this week I did a search for the 2015 Fit for the entire country using the cars.com 'engine' link roxy1 provided on a past thread. There were some already for sale, but only 5 for the entire U.S. (with 2 of those at the same dealership in Austin, TX).

I just did the same search again.......and there are now 1,073 rather than 5 Model Year 2015 Fits available nationwide.

The most expensive one is $21,851.00 USD, and 121 of the 1,073 are listed as 'NOT PRICED'.


P.S. (before clicking on Year...revealing which boxes to check or uncheck re years to display as new.....the total was a bit over 3,500.....so there are still about 2,400 new 2013 Fits on dealer lots throughout the U.S.)

[roxy1]

i thought the epa numbers would actually be higher.

32/38 mpg for EX and EX-L models (cvt)
33/41 mpg for LX model (cvt)
29/37 for the 6 speed manual

this gen fit just brings them up to par with others in the class.

I could guess they wont stock that many of the LX models. like many other manufacturers, one of its primary purposes is to allow advertising of the highest epa numbers.

hopefully, the next gen yaris will have a 6 speed manual and will do better than 29/37......a good guess since the current yaris manual with a 150 year old engine is rated 30/37.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by roxy1

150 year old engine

.......it's SO reliable though!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by roxy1

i thought the epa numbers would actually be higher.

32/38 mpg for EX and EX-L models (cvt)
33/41 mpg for LX model (cvt)
29/37 for the 6 speed manual

this gen fit just brings them up to par with others in the class.

I could guess they wont stock that many of the LX models. like many other manufacturers, one of its primary purposes is to allow advertising of the highest epa numbers.

hopefully, the next gen yaris will have a 6 speed manual and will do better than 29/37......a good guess since the current yaris manual with a 150 year old engine is rated 30/37.

Those of us who try at least a bit to get better gas mileage can probably do better than EPA re the 2015 Fit. Hershey can wring 40 out of his new 2013 Fit that isn't as much of a gas sipper as the 2015 Fit (at least ratings wise).

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Those of us who try at least a bit to get better gas mileage can probably do better than EPA re the 2015 Fit. Hershey can wring 40 out of his new 2013 Fit that isn't as much of a gas sipper as the 2015 Fit (at least ratings wise).

im sure that's true. epa numbers aren't very hard to beat, especially highway numbers since the changes in 2008.

still, im disappointed that the 6 speed manual couldnt get better epa numbers.

I keep thinking I see the 2015 Fit here and there, but they are actually Nissan Versa Notes...they look virtually identical....not just from the sides but the front and rear as well. the Versa note has a good amount of room and can be had cheaper. if I was done with rowing my own gears I would have to give it a look. I know the fit may be a more solid choice, but my frugality would have me checking out the note.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by roxy1

im sure that's true. epa numbers aren't very hard to beat, especially highway numbers since the changes in 2008.

still, im disappointed that the 6 speed manual couldnt get better epa numbers.

I keep thinking I see the 2015 Fit here and there, but they are actually Nissan Versa Notes...they look virtually identical....not just from the sides but the front and rear as well. the Versa note has a good amount of room and can be had cheaper. if I was done with rowing my own gears I would have to give it a look. I know the fit may be a more solid choice, but my frugality would have me checking out the note.

The Note is available with a manual, but as with the Fit, the MPG rating is lower than with the CVT. Of the 1,073 2015 Fits available in the U.S., only 4 of them are in the Houston Metro...all CVTs and all at the same dealership. If I come 'within a gallon of gas round trip' of any of the 6 speed Fits on my way to Montana, etc. (and the timing is right re a dealership being open) I may take that short detour and go sit in one.