Just curious as to why the asian Fit is 3 secs slower to 62 mph than the North American Fit, yet the asian Fit is lighter, has the same torque, and has one hp more. Any ideas?

 

Shorter gearing.

 

I keep telling ya - the NA Fit is a superior model to the rest of the world for go go potential...less mileage / more fast

 

It's the fault of the CVT used on Asian-market Fit/Jazz models. The reason is simple: Honda programmed the CVT not to give a big burst of initial acceleration power, a very viable safety feature on Japan's very crowded urban streets. The fact that Honda didn't sell the CVT in the US market tells me Honda decided to use the five-speed automatic from the 2006 Civic because that automatic can be programmed for stronger low-end acceleration, something that American drivers are used to.

When the Fit has its full-model change (possibly by Fall 2007 for the North American market), it will use a CVT automatic, one that has been designed specifically to provide stronger low-end acceleration American drivers want. Essentially it would operate very much like the JATCO CVT's Nissan will use on the 2007 Versa, Sentra, Altima and Maxima models.

 

^^dude that's such an uncalled-for comment

 

you are mean and that was uncalled for

 

Who (Dude)? What was said? Did we miss something?

 

the comment was removed

 

I would say it is because oof the NA more aggressive gearing, but the NA version is a bit heavier too. The NA version has more HP and TQ...