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  • 2015 Honda Fit impresses at the 2014 SEMA Show

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    We have known for months that Honda would present six customized 2015 Honda Fit vehicles at the 2014 SEMA Show but no one expected such a Honda storm at this event. Honda has not only demonstrated the promised six vehicles but has also taken the show by storm with the demonstrated cars. The company has nine personalized versions of the Fit in the Honda booth and won the dreamed “Hottest Sport Compact” SEMA award in no time after the vehicle presentation. The Honda booth is dominated by the Fit, customized by Tjin Edition, which was voted as the Fan Favorite in the 2015 Fit Performance Project, which enabled fans to track the build processes of several teams through an interactive Honda Tumblr site.

    “The 2015 Fit is a worthy addition to Honda’s strong heritage of developing tuned sport compact vehicles, and it wears the mantle of “Hottest Sport Compact” well,” said Jeff Conrad, SVP & General Manager of Honda Division, American Honda Motor Co, Inc. “Fun to drive, versatile and a great value, the new Fit does so many things right, and it’s great to see it becoming a popular platform for owner personalization.”

    During the past six months Honda fans were able to monitor the progress of the six build teams that customized the all-new 2015 Honda Fit through an ambitious project vehicle program and interactive Tumblr experience, known as 2015 Fit Performance Project. The six build teams – Tjin Edition, voted Fan Favorite; Bisimoto Engineering; Kontrabrands; MAD Industries; Spoon Sports USA; and the award-winning Kenny Vinces – customized the cars in public.

    If you happen to visit Honda’s booth at the 2014 SEMA Show you will also see a Fit B-spec race car prepared for competition by Honda Performance Development (HPD), which is Honda’s North American racing company and then a Fit loaded with available dealer-installed Honda Genuine Accessories; and an additional Fit personalized by prominent tuner, Bisimoto, on behalf of Norm Reeves Honda in response to fan feedback prompted through the 2015 Fit Performance Project.

    Honda has been on the US market for more than 30 years, producing vehicles in 16 major manufacturing facilities in North America. The brand also has about 1,000 independent dealers in the United States. As to the 2014 SEMA Show – it takes place November 4 – November 7, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Source: Honda

  • Six Customized 2015 Honda Fit to be on Display at SEMA

    2015-Honda-Fit-THUMBSix build teams will each customize 2015 Honda Fit, which later will be on display at the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. In this way, the company will showcase the great personalization potential of the new model via an ambitious project vehicle program and interactive Tumblr experience, which starts today. To go further into details, Honda has selected six build teams: Bisimoto Engineering, Kontrabrands, MAD Industries, Spoon Sports USA, Tjin Edition and Kenny Vinces.

    Each team will customize a 2015 Honda Fit which will later be displayed at the SEMA Show. Every single personalized Fit is expected to receive modifications such as aerodynamic body kits, wheels, custom paint jobs and much more.

    To support this Fit project, Honda is starting the Fit Performance Project (#ProjectFit) on its official Tumblr page. In this way fans will have the opportunity to follow teams’ progress with each vehicle.

    #ProjectFit starts from today and will continue through 22nd of October. It will feature many photos, animated GIFs and videos. On Tumblr people can vote for their favorite customized Fit by liking and reblogging posts tagged with #ProjectFit. The shop which will gather the highest total likes and reblogs will win and receive an award from Honda.

    The last to be mentioned is that the Fit Performance Project posts will include several themes. For instance, “Preview” will reveal the design illustrations or renderings of the cars, the “Show Us Your Mods” will display five modifications made to the vehicle, while “In Progress” will reveal headway on the design.

    2015 Honda Fit
    2015 Honda Fit
    2015 Honda Fit

    Source: Honda

  • 2015 Honda Fit Goes On Sale

    2015-Honda-Fit-THUMB2015 Honda Fit is bigger, more powerful and fuel efficient and goes on sale in less then a week. The car also features more refined and sporty dynamics, roofline spoiler, LED taillights, Bluetooth connectivity and rearview camera. All Fit models will feature the new 1.5-liter engine which generates 130 horsepower (96 kW) and 155 Nm (114 lb-ft) of torque. The estimated EPA fuel-economy rating of the new Fit is 33/41/36 (city/highway/combined).

    The new Fit is more spacious and offers comfortable seating for five persons and the ability to carry voluminous cargo. The cabin interior features a 4.9 cubic feet increase in passenger volume and a 4.8-inch increase in rear seat leg room.

    In addition, the car offers new chassis with longer wheelbase and numerous improvements to front and rear suspension and steering systems. The adoption of a new frame structure includes company’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) front body structure, which also delivers more safety performance.

    2015 Fit also benefits from the included Earth Dreams Technology engine. It significantly increases power, torque and throttle response. In addition, it also supports two newly developed transmissions: the 6-speed manual and the CVT with G-Shift Control.

    Under the hood the car is fitted with the 1.5L DOHC 4-cylinder engine with i-VTEC+VTC valve and timing control. It features direct fuel injection, reduced weight and friction, increased compression ratio. This results not only in the increase of horsepower, but also in the fuel efficiency ratings, which are listed in details below.

    Inside, one can see a rich and sophisticated black with silver accented interior surfaces and controls, and blue backlit instrument dials. As an option, Honda offers Display Audio touchscreen interface and leather seating.

    2015 Fit boasts wide range of technologies. For instance, standard features include auto on-off headlights, LED brake lights, Bluetooth 6HandsFreeLink and a center storage console with armrest. On the other hand, the available features offered here are the Smart Entry Push Button Start, aone-touch operated moonroof, 7-inch touchscreen Display Audio7 with next-generation HondaLink and heated leather seats.

    Next, standard safety features include Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with traction control, side curtain airbags with rollover sensor, Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist, and Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure. The standard drive-assistive technologies are multi-angle rearview camera with guidelines and expanded view driver’s mirror.

    2015 Honda Fit goes on sale at Honda dealerships on 14th of April. Detailed pricing is listed below.

    TRIM MSRP EPA Fuel Economy Ratings
    (city/highway/combined)
    Fit LX 6MT $15,525 29/37/32
    Fit LX CVT $16,325 33/41/36
    Fit EX 6MT $17,435 29/37/32
    Fit EX CVT $18,235 32/38/35
    Fit EX-L CVT $19,800 32/38/35
    Fit EX-L CVT with Navi $20,800 32/38/35
    2015 Honda Fit
    2015 Honda Fit
    2015 Honda Fit

    Source: Honda

  • TEASER: 2015 Honda Fit To Debut at NAIAS

    2015_Fit_Teaser_Image-THUMBThe brand new 2015 Honda Fit will make its first official appearance at next year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The exact date of the reveal was also announced ad it will be on 13th of January.

    At the show the brand will showcase significant advancements in terms of model’s design and technologies included. 2015 Fit will be based on the current vehicle but will offer more spacious and refined interior, increased cargo capacity and leading-edge connected car technologies.

    Furthermore, the third generation Fit will also deliver improved fuel efficiency due to its new platform and Earth Dreams Technology powertrain. It is equipped with the Honda-exclusive next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure, which in turn will contribute towards good safety ratings.

    All in all, the 2015 Fit will obviously get a major upgrade from the ground up. We are impatiently expecting to see some new and aggressive design and styling as well as improved fun-to-drive spirit. Stay tuned for more details before the general public!

    Source: Honda