Honda Fit or CRX Hybrid
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
- This car had Est. release date: 2009-2011 Honda Fit or CRX Hybrid
- What we know: The Honda Fit subcompact 5-seater is being introduced in t
he U.S. market in 2007. With a base MSRP of a little under $14,000, the automatic fit gets an EPA estimated 31 city/38 highway at a LEV II smog-forming emissions level. According to a HybridCars.com interview with an industry source, the Fit will be outfitted with the Insight’s hybrid drivetrain (the Insight was discontinued in September 2006) and will be introduced in mid-2007 in hybrid version with an expected mpg in the low-to-mid-50s. More recent reports suggest Honda is focusing more on a dedicated brand next generation hybrid (see below) for its more immediate plans. More recent reports indicate that Honda will use their CRX platform, shown at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show as the CRZ Hybrid concept, as the platform for production. Whether this supplants or compliments the FT-HS sportscar remains to be seen.
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