Fit hybrid ?

Skippy wrote:

> My Jazz/Fit (1.4DSI Sport) 50MPG right now.

I am going to assume that this is 50 miles per Imperial gallon.

EPA's estimates are in miles per U.S. gallon. Therefore, 50 mpg(Imp) is
about 41 mpg(U.S.), which is still a bit more than EPA estimated.

Bucky wrote:

>anyone wrote:
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>>When might there be a Fit hybrid, I'm starting to druel ...
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>You can stop your drooling. Even though there's plenty of rumors about
>a Fit hybrid, consider these numbers: the EPA gas mileage for the Fit
>is only 31/38 city/hwy. That's worse than the Civic, which is 30/40.
>Also, the rumors also say that if Honda implements hybrid for Fit, it
>will be a scaled down hybridization, meaning smaller batteries than
>other hybrids. So I can't see a hybrid Fit getting better than 40-45
>mpg, which is not impressive at all.
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>BTW, can anyone explain how the Fit gets no better mileage than the
>Civic? I can't.
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>Fit: 2514 lbs, 1.5L, 109HP, 5-speed auto
>Civic: 2751 lbs, 1.8L, 140HP, 5-speed auto
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2751 #s?? Are you sure?

What a pig!

High Tech Misfit wrote:

>Skippy wrote:
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>>My Jazz/Fit (1.4DSI Sport) 50MPG right now.
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>I am going to assume that this is 50 miles per Imperial gallon.
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>EPA's estimates are in miles per U.S. gallon. Therefore, 50 mpg(Imp) is
>about 41 mpg(U.S.), which is still a bit more than EPA estimated.
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No. It is probably what it says.

I have a 98 Civic HX, and I always get between 50 - 56 mpg - seasonly
dependant.
Of course, I do drive it very gently, and probably just as relevant is
the number
of digital gestures per mile. However, that latter number has gone down
significantly
recently.

Skippy wrote:
> My Jazz/Fit (1.4DSI Sport) 50MPG right now.

The U.S. Fit has significant differences than the Jazz. I looked up the
specs for the Jazz 1.4 DSI Sport:

Jazz 1.4 DSI Sport: 2394 lbs (1086kg), 1.34L, 83 HP, CVT-7, combined
mpg = 48

U.S. Fit: 2514 lbs, 1.5L, 109HP, 5-speed auto, mpg = 31/38 (city/hwy)

The Jazz is 120 lbs lighter, a tiny engine, 26 HP less, different
transmission. They're far from identical.