Honda Automobiles / Fit / Press Kit
2009 Honda Fit - Overview
Efficient meets cool. All over again.
A spacious, versatile interior and premium features in a compact, affordable, fuel-efficient package made the original Fit a huge success. The all-new Fit is even better. Outstanding fuel economy makes it affordable and environmentally responsible. It's even more spacious, and more powerful, with a super-efficient new 1.5-liter i-VTEC engine. The Magic Seat® now dives down at the flip of a single lever, and flexible interior configurations help you get it all done. Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure and other advanced safety features help protect vehicle occupants and provide injury mitigation for pedestrians. And with its super-forward aero-form design, the new Fit has a cool new look. It's already won awards and fans all over the world, but the Fit is not standing still. The ideal small car just got better.

• Super-forward aero-form design
• More powerful 1.5-liter SOHC i-VTEC engine
• Outstanding fuel economy and environmental performance
• Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure
• Improved Magic Seat® with one-motion dive-down mechanism
• Available Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ (Fit Sport)
• Available Vehicle Stability Assist™ (Fit Sport)
Key Features
• A quick reference guide to everything Fit
Fun Functional
• What the Fit can do for the customer
Safety
• Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structureNEW
• Pedestrian injury mitigation design in the front of the vehicle
• Standard dual-stage/dual-threshold front airbags
• Standard front-side and side-curtain airbags
• 3-point seat belts in all positions
• Driver and front passenger Active Head Restraints NEW
• Standard anti-lock braking system (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD)
• Available Vehicle Stability Assist™ (Fit Sport) NEW
Packaging
• More spacious interior NEW
• More rear headroom and legroom NEW
• Lower tailgate opening for easier loading and unloading NEW
• Small car maneuverability
• Wide-opening rear doors
• Super-forward aero-form design NEW
• Distinctive honeycomb grille and larger, sharply styled headlights NEW
• Large front quarter windows and front windshield for enhanced visibility NEW
• Front body rigidity increased 164% NEW
• Enhanced, stronger body structure NEW
Interior
• Standard air conditioning, power windows, mirrors and door locks
• Tilt and telescopic steering column NEW
• Current and average fuel consumption indicators NEW
• Driver's footrest NEW
• Maintenance Minder™ system
• Driver and front passenger vanity mirrors NEW
• 160-watt AM/FM/CD audio system with auxiliary input jack
• Available Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ (Fit Sport) NEW
• Available USB audio interface (Fit Sport) NEW
Utility
• Improved 60/40 split Magic Seat® with one-motion dive-down mechanism NEW
• Multi-mode interior configurations NEW
• Accommodating storage pockets, compartments and beverage holders
Chassis
• MacPherson strut front suspension
• Torsion beam rear suspension
• Improved suspension geometry NEW
• High-capacity Electric Power Steering (EPS)
• ABS with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD)
• 15-inch wheels (16-inch alloy wheels on Fit Sport) NEW
Powertrain
• More powerful 117 horsepower 1.5-liter 16-valve SOHC i-VTEC engine NEW
• Estimated EPA fuel economy: 28 mpg city / 35 mpg highway (Fit AT)
• 27 mpg city / 33 mpg highway (MT / Fit Sport AT)
• CARB EPA-rated ULEV-2 emissions, Tier-2 Bin-5
• Low-friction engine design
• Composite intake manifold with torque-enhancing resonator chamber NEW
• Drive-by-Wire throttle control
• Exhaust manifold-integrated cylinder head with high temperature catalytic converter NEW
• Standard 5-speed manual transmission and available 5-speed automatic transmission
Fit Sport
• Fog lights and chrome headlight bezels
• Body-colored underbody kit and rear roofline spoiler
• Chrome exhaust finisher NEW
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• Security system with remote entry
• Perforated leather-wrapped steering wheel with illuminated controls
• Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters with sport mode indicator (5-speed automatic transmission)
• Cruise control
• Map lights NEW
• 6-speaker sound system
• USB audio interface
• Available Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™
• Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) included on navigation-equipped models NEW
• Driver's armrest








