Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Honda Fit Sport

When Honda introduced the first generation Fit to the North American market in mid-2006, its timing couldn't have been better. The entry level hatchback appeared just as fuel prices in the U.S. were heading skyward. Ever since then, the Fit has been selling as fast as Honda can bring them in from Japan. The Fit (or Jazz as its known in some markets) debuted in 2001 and the second-generation model went on sale in Japan last fall. Honda showed the new U.S.-spec Fit at the New York Auto Show last spring and we had our first opportunity to drive it on the roads north of Ann Arbor, MI last week. As is typically the case with new models, the updated Fit has grown a bit (about 4 inches in overall length), but it's only about 44 pounds heavier than the outgoing model. Also in the usual fashion, Honda strove to increase the refinement of the Fit while not losing any of the fun-loving qualities of the original. In the process, it has had to deal with rising raw material and shipping costs while keeping the price from getting out of hand. Read on to find out if the spiritual descendants of Soichiro Honda have succeeded.

 

I like it and I really like that Blue color..Nice

 

performance specs?

 

I`ll stick with the Accord.

 

I've got to say I'm very proud of the people whop have it in them to drive around in a SMART car or even a fit. I know I wouldn't be able to get myself to drive one. I thought it would never happen in America, but I guess times are changing thank god.

 

The Smart car fits in the bed of my truck, so there is no way in hell I would drive one. But they are doing engine swaps from the Suzuki Hayabusa into the Smat car.lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQIizRp9ck