2011 Honda Fit - the cheapest hybrid ($18600)

2011 Honda Fit - the cheapest hybrid ($18600)

Japanese carmaker Honda determined with the price of the hybrid model modification Fit, the third one "killer" Toyota Prius, sales of which start in October.

Honda Fit with a hybrid power plant will be the most affordable hybrid, at least in the Japanese market, where the cost of the car will be around $ 18.600. Today, the cheapest hybrid car in the Land of the Rising Sun is another model of production Honda - hatchback Insight, which sells for about $ 22 thousand

Official presentation of the Honda Fit with a hybrid power plant will be held in late September at the International Motor Show in Paris. According to preliminary data, the hybrid modification of city vehicles will be equipped with a petrol 1.3-liter 4-cylinder engine and electric motor. The total capacity of the unit will be around 100 hp and maximum torque reaches 121 Nm, wrote Autoguide.

Hybrid Honda Fit will be much more economical cars Insight, which is in the city at 100 km on average, consumes 5.88 liters of fuel, but on the highway - 5,4 liter. Probably, Honda Fit will differ from Model Fit with DIC new aerodynamic bodywork, the presence of Stop & Start technology and systems for energy recovery during braking. The choice of potential buyers offered bestupenchaty CVT and manual transmission.