http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/N...3/Act/Showall/

Scored lower than I expected for overall value (6).

 

How do they gaive that score? is it based on an absolute scale or do they inflate it for cheap cars? I mean if you compare a fit to a civic si or a mustang, of course the fit gets a low score cuz its slow. So i wanna know if they grade it in an absolute scale or relative.

 

"these ratings numbers reflect how the model we tested compares with all vehicles, not solely with other models in its class" (quote from Consumer Guide) That 6 out of 10 is among all cars (I guess they don't like small cars).

The Fit manual scored BEST IN it's CLASS with the auto 2 points behind. Can't expect much more than that! It also looks like CG didn't get the numbers that Car and Driver did or the score would have been higher, with a 5 in acceleration and a 9 in fuel economy.

 

oh okay so 6 is an absolute scale. They should give two scores. CNET, a technology review site, reviews in relative. That scale has a bad side b/c a cheap printer w/ an 8 score may be worse than a expensive printer with a 6 score. If you have lots of money, u might get the cheap printer even tho the expensive printer is good. I just wish things like this gave relative and absolute scores.

 

I find it strange thay rate the passing acc. as slow, etc. when I have a hard time keeping to the speed limit, it wants to go like a jackrabbit.
I am staying away from the city, I don't want to get a ticket b4 I get used to the quick throttle response.

Another review rated it fastest to 60 MPH, I think.

 

It's compared to ALL cars, meaning it is also being compared to all those cars with a V6 engine or higher. Taking that into account, it makes sense that the Fit is a lot slower than higher level cars

 

Check page 3 the Fit is the highest scoring of all compact cars.

 

I was ref. to this line, almost suggests the acc. is unsafe.
They must be driving a diff. car than mine.

"Engine slow to gather speed, so short highway on-ramps, nearly all passing maneuvers demand planning."

 

Odd, I had no problems accelerating with a manual Fit to get on the highway.

 

American drivers and auto journalists love quiet, instant acceleration but some of us prefer to shift a little and actually drive our cars. I've never had a powerful car so I don't know what I'm missing. But I have never had a problem just flooring it on short on-ramps. Maybe it's just because I'v never had a car with over 100 hp except my 150hp dodge dart that was super heavy.

 

I'm in the same boat as my most powerful car has been my 130hp Protege 5. I have never owned granny tranny, so manual shifting and down shifting was the power in itself.

Up here in Canada, most of our highways have merging lanes so long you can put down decent 1/4 mile times and then get over.

Goddamn Detroit Lodge Freeway of which you have to use race fuel and NOS to get into the 3 car length merging lane is a whiteknuckle affair.

The Big 3 makes are torque laden cars in almost every segment as compared to Japanese who historically have weaker torque and higher top end. Long live our sewing machines.