2012 Honda Fit Los Angeles

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The 2012 Honda Fit offers an excellent balance of fun, interior convenience and comfort. It delivers engineering excellence and value. The Fit's size is just right for many drivers. It's easy to park and maneuver and inside is an amazingly configurable interior. The second row of seats can be folded and flattened for carrying cargo, and the front passenger seat slides way forward and reclines way back, creating a long space from dashboard to liftgate. From a healthy list of standard safety equipment to multiple seat configurations and ample storage room, the Fit makes life for those on the go easier. The Fit gets some notable changes for 2012. The Sport exterior has been updated with a new front grille and bumper, black headlight trim and machine finish alloy wheels. The base level Fit now has body-colored mirrors and a standard security system. Both trim levels receive redesigned console mounted beverage holders and console ambient lighting.

New Honda Fit Lineup

The 2012 Honda Fit comes in two models with three trim variations: Fit, Fit Sport, and Fit Sport with Navigation. The primary differences are in standard equipment and technology upgrades. The Fit Sport offers one-inch larger wheels, and the Fit Sport with Navi adds not only satellite navigation but also Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA). Standard features include 15-inch steel wheels; telescoping steering wheel; power windows, mirrors and locks; auxiliary input jack for your iPod; MP3/WMA playback; 160-watt stereo with four speakers; stability control, cruise control, remote entry, and USB interface.

Fit Sport upgrades with 16-inch alloy wheels, lower body flares, security system with keyless entry, leather-wrapped steering wheel, two more stereo speakers, map lights, fog lights, and other amenities.

'12 Fit Design

The Fit Sport has fast looks and slick style. From the rear roofline spoiler to its aero-zealous face and fog lights, this swift metro acrobat is a certified extrovert. The 2012 Fit Sport also rocks a new grille and front bumper, plus machine-finished, 16-inch alloy wheels and new headlights, all of which cement its status in the world of high style.  Viewed head-on, all the angles are directed inward. The headlights have sharp inside points like exotic eyes, beginning just under the upper sharp corners of the tidy classy grille; on Sport models the horizontal air intake below the bumper stretches outward at the bottom corners, to balance the grille. From the rear, the Fit's liftgate is like that of a mini SUV. The chassis structure, called ACE (Advanced Compatibility Engineering), is designed to enhance crash integrity. The frame rails are polygon-shaped and computer designed to disperse the forces of crash impact all around the car, upward and downward, instead of allowing them to be jammed at the occupants. The bowed crossmember under the dashboard plays a role. The bumper and sheetmetal forward of the windshield are built to bend and absorb, reducing damage to things you might hit, namely pedestrians.

Inside the 2012 Honda Fit

Thanks to the expansive greenhouse and big mirrors, there's excellent visibility in all directions, including out the vertical and unobstructed rear glass. But especially through the large windshield. The little things have been well thought out, including molding cubby holes into the plastic at almost every opportunity, from thin slots about the size of a deck of cards, located behind the e-brake lever between the seats; to cupholders on the far left and right of the dashboard. There are also two cupholders forward of the shift lever on the floor, and two more for the rear seat passengers. And two gloveboxes, enabling cleaner organization. There are comfortable usable armrests on the front doors for the driver and passenger, and flip-up armrests between the front seats. The center stack offers three big foolproof knobs for climate control; it doesn't get any simpler than that and it's a relief.  The 2nd-row Magic Seat lies flat, revealing more space, and a secret box for hidden storage. The Fit can hold 57.3 cubic feet of cargo space with the seats folded down. A versatile, configurable interior is one of the Fit's highlights, and it has room for up to five people. To account for the base of the windshield being several inches farther forward, Honda incorporated a large sail-shaped window into each A-pillar that visually extends the side windows forward of the front doors.  Inside, the standard black cloth seats are wonderful, upholstered in a smooth comfortable material that's pleasing to the touch, and the bolstering is just right, with excellent cornering support.

2012 Honda Fit Handling

The Honda Fit comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox or a five-speed automatic. The Sport comes with a 5-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission with sport mode and paddle shifters. Fit Sport with Navi comes only with the 5-speed automatic with paddle shifters. The '12 Fit is nimble around town, making driving fun and relaxed. Even up at 80 mph, the handling is quick, more precise. The 2012 Fit is powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine which makes 117 horsepower and 106 pounds-feet of torque. A performance-oriented suspension offers sporty handling. The steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters on the available automatic transmission Fit Sport model provides drivers with an engaging on-road experience.

Summary

For 2012, the Sport exterior has been updated with a new front grille and bumper, black headlight trim and machine finish alloy wheels. Both trim levels receive redesigned console mounted beverage holders and console ambient lighting. The 2012 Fit is available in two trim levels; compared to the base trim the Sport adds many niceties such as alloy wheels, fog lights, leather steering wheel, and keyless entry.  Safety features on all models, includes include front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, seat belt pretensioners, active front head restraints, and anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), and VSA.  For more on this model, visit the official Honda Fit website!