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Show Thursday, February 28, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 19 The Sixth Gear: 2008 Honda Fit Daniel Souza STAFF WRITER I could certainly capitalize capi-talize on the fact that this week's test drive is the biggest small thing Honda Hon-da has yet brought to the U.S. market. But instead I would like to dissect the facts of why the 2008 Honda Fit is just fit for the part in the sub-compact market no pun intended. Already an established and hugely popular vehicle ve-hicle in Japan and Europe (sold as the Honda Jazz), the latest version of the Fit debuting in the U.S. has a l.S-liter VTEC engine, en-gine, six standard airbags, an anti-lock braking system sys-tem (ABS) and a unique multi-configuration 6040 split Magic Seat as standard stan-dard features, while our test-drive came equipped with a 5-speed automatic transmission with steering-wheel mountedpaddle shifters is available. The Fit's exterior offers of-fers a sporty and aerodynamic aerody-namic shape. 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With the rear bench seat in its traditional tra-ditional upright seating position the Fit offers 90.1 cubic feet of passenger volume (front and rear) and seats 5 passengers, while the rear hatch can carry up to 21.3 cubic feet of cargo in the standard cargo area. For taller items, like a plant or bicycle, Fit's rear seat can be adjusted by flipping the seat bottoms up and allowing the cargo to sit flat on the vehicle floor. With the seat bot toms up, items up to 50 inches, tall can be placed upright in the middle of Fit's interior. Also, the Fit's front seats can recline re-cline flush with the rear seats to create a long, flat surface perfect for relaxing relax-ing when the vehicle is parked But room is not all. The Fit is equipped with a 1.5-liter, SOHC, 16-valve, 4-cyl-inder VTEC engine generating gener-ating 109 hp 5800 rpm and 105 lb-ft. of torque 4800 rpm. The compact and efficient powerplant is designed to be a performance per-formance leader among Fit's direct competitive set with innovative technology tech-nology that includes Variable Vari-able Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC), Drive-by-Wire throttle control and a low-friction low-friction engine design. Although great for in-city or flat-freeway driving, the Fit's 109 hp struggled through the long ups and downs. Fuel economy, power and low emissions are further fur-ther aided by the VTEC system's ability to provide the optimal amount of air into the cylinder during both low rpm operation and high rpm operation. The Fit showcases sporty handling at the wheel of an economy car. Credit goes to a front MacPherson strut and rear torsion beam suspension suspen-sion providing an ideal combination for the Fit to achieve both space utility and driving performance. The front MacPherson strut suspension is similar to that used on the redesigned rede-signed 2006 Civic that results re-sults in excellent straight-line straight-line tracking and stability with high levels of performance. perfor-mance. . The Fit also employs a sophisticated standard anti-lock braking sys tem (ABS) with ventilated ventilat-ed discs in the front and drums in the rear. The standard 4-channel ABS also has electronic brake distribution (EBD). On the safety side of things, the Fit brings dual-stage, dual-stage, dual-threshold front airbags, dual front side airbags and side-curtain airbags as standard equipment equip-ment on all Fit models. In addition, Fit incorporates 3-point seat belts at all seating positions. With an entry -level vehicle vehi-cle that has won awards as "Car of the Year" in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the Fit brings an economically economi-cally viable option for the economy-level market. 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