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In reply to the discussion: What's the best car/vehicle on the market today, dollar to value? [View all]taught_me_patience
(5,477 posts)Excellence comes in many sizes, but when the Fit first earned its way onto our 10Best list in 2007, it alone offered that quality in the B-segment, a size class that was largely an afterthought in the go-go Aughts. Now, the class is bursting with legitimate pint-sized threats from Hyundai, Mazda, Ford, and Chevy, but Honda still wins with best-in-class passenger space and cargo capacity. It also offers the most flingable chassis and a five-speed manual that is among the great ambassadors to the stick. That transmission would no doubt sway even more converts if it had a sixth gear to calm the engine on the highway. Overall, though, the Fit is not just a triumph over other small cars, its a triumph of engineering. It makes the minds behind other cars seem lazy. There are so few intrusions into the capacious interior that youd think the structure consists of a thin layer of aluminum foil stretched over some toothpicks, even though this body shell is astoundingly rigid. All hatchbacks offer folding seats, but the Fits create a completely flat load floor and open up 57 cubic feet of cargo volume13 more than youll get if you flop the back row in a Ford Explorer. In other markets, this tiny Honda is sold as the Jazz, which is appropriate: It exudes all the unflappable cool and versatility of a session drummer.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/2012-10best-cars-feature-2012-honda-fit-page-8