Because you want an economical yet sporty car that gets very respectable fuel mileage, has a good measure of practicality, and throws fun to drive into the soup pot of miserly subcompact automotive selections. Because you fancy yourself a apex-carving Pompurin.

Because you have lived your life maintaining that economy cannot possibly be fun. Because you fancy yourself a tough guy. Because you care more about burnouts than mileage. Because you have a multi-kidlet family.

Suitability Parameters:

Speed Merchants: No

Fashion Victims:

Treehuggers:

Mack Daddies: No

Tuner Crowd:

Hairdressers:

Penny Pinchers:

Euro Snobs: No

Working Stiffs:

Technogeeks:

Poseurs:

Soccer Moms: No

Nascar Dads: No

Golfing Grandparents:

Also Consider:

Nissan Versa

Suzuki SX4

Toytoa Yaris

Kia Rio5

Chevy Aveo

Vitals:

Manufacturer: Honda

Model tested: FiT 5-door Sport

Model year: 2007

Base Price: 13,850 [Non-sporting 5-speed]

Price as Tested: 15,170 [5-speed Sport]

Engine type: 1.5 Liter 16-Valve SOHC VTEC Horsepower: 109

Torque: 105 @ 4800

Redline: 6300

Transmission: 5-Speed Manual

Curb Weight: 2471 manual 2551 automatic

LxWxH: 157.4 X 66.2 X 60 [inches]

Wheelbase: 96.5 [inches]

Tires: P195/55 R15 84H [Dunlop SP 31]

Drive type: Front Wheel Drive

0 - 60 mph: 9.25

1/4-mile: 17.22

Fuel economy city/highway: 33 38

NHTSA crash test rating: 5/5/5/3/4

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