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Luca
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minnesota
 
2009-12-03, 13:45

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Originally Posted by Roboman View Post
Keep in mind that Luca has the previous generation (2007-2008) Fit, which is smaller and lighter, IIRC.
I just looked it up. The '09 Sport automatic is 2604 lbs whereas my '08 Base manual weighs 2432 lbs, which is 172 lbs less. The '09 does have 8 more horsepower than the '08, but if it's an auto then there will be some power loss as well.

I'll admit, though, that it is not very fast once you get to the higher speeds. I mean, what do you expect from a car with 109 hp? Still, it handles well and the VTEC gives it reasonable acceleration early on. I think Car and Driver actually got faster 0-60 times with the less-powerful '08 model than they did with the '09.
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