Honda’s Mugen Euro wants to do high-performance Fit

Honda’s UK-based performance tuning division Mugen Euro has admitted to wanting to develop a high-performance version of the Jazz/Fit. The brand, which is responsible for the upcoming supercharged CR-Z hybrid said they’ve been yearning to do a hot version of the Fit.

Currently, Mugen offers styling packages for the Jazz in Japan, where the car is known as the Fit. However, performance increases are small.

Mugen Euro’s management says that to achieve a nice performance gain, it could tap into the CR-Z’s supercharged hybrid powerplant – or a normally aspirated 2.0L VTEC unit used in the last Civic Type R.

“Always in the back of our mind as a car that we’d like to do is the Jazz,” said Mugen Euro’s general manager Colin Whittamore.

- By: Omar Rana
Source: AutoCar
http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/05/26/hondas-mugen-euro-wants-to-do-high-performance-fit/

Honda’s Mugen Euro wants to do high-performance Fit

Honda’s UK-based performance tuning division Mugen Euro has admitted to wanting to develop a high-performance version of the Jazz/Fit. The brand, which is responsible for the upcoming supercharged CR-Z hybrid said they’ve been yearning to do a hot version of the Fit.

Currently, Mugen offers styling packages for the Jazz in Japan, where the car is known as the Fit. However, performance increases are small.

Mugen Euro’s management says that to achieve a nice performance gain, it could tap into the CR-Z’s supercharged hybrid powerplant – or a normally aspirated 2.0L VTEC unit used in the last Civic Type R.

“Always in the back of our mind as a car that we’d like to do is the Jazz,” said Mugen Euro’s general manager Colin Whittamore.

- By: Omar Rana
Source: AutoCar
http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/05/26/hondas-mugen-euro-wants-to-do-high-performance-fit/

Honda puts Honda FIT Shuttle intro on hold

Not for the North American market....
The devastating earthquake and its aftermath in Japan have forced Honda to postpone the market launch of its new Fit Shuttle. The introduction of the car in Japan was scheduled to take place this month. Honda said it has not yet decided on a new release date and that the company will follow up with an announcement with more details soon.

The new Fit Shuttle is approximately 510mm longer than the hatchback, which is also known as the Jazz in Europe and other international markets. In Japan, it will be offered with a similar engine lineup to the hatchback model including a conventional 1.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine and a hybrid variant featuring a 1.3-liter gasoline unit and a 10 KW electric motor.

Suggested retail prices in Japan will start from 1.61 million Yen (about US$13,900) for the gasoline engine only model and from 1.81 million Yen (US$15,800) for the hybrid variant.

Source;

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/honda-postpones-launch-of-fit-shuttle.html

Honda puts Honda FIT Shuttle intro on hold

Not for the North American market....
The devastating earthquake and its aftermath in Japan have forced Honda to postpone the market launch of its new Fit Shuttle. The introduction of the car in Japan was scheduled to take place this month. Honda said it has not yet decided on a new release date and that the company will follow up with an announcement with more details soon.

The new Fit Shuttle is approximately 510mm longer than the hatchback, which is also known as the Jazz in Europe and other international markets. In Japan, it will be offered with a similar engine lineup to the hatchback model including a conventional 1.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine and a hybrid variant featuring a 1.3-liter gasoline unit and a 10 KW electric motor.

Suggested retail prices in Japan will start from 1.61 million Yen (about US$13,900) for the gasoline engine only model and from 1.81 million Yen (US$15,800) for the hybrid variant.

Source;

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/honda-postpones-launch-of-fit-shuttle.html

2012 Honda FIT Minor Model Change?

It would only make sense that this 'facelift' comes here to North America....
Japanese manufacturer Honda Motors is all set to launch a facelifted version of their hatchback Jazz (also known as Fit in the international market) according to a Chinese website auto.sohu.com. Thanks to the Auto.Sohu.com, we have the first spy images of the facelfted Honda Jazz/Fit hatchback.

As you can see in the images, there are no major changes, as this is a mid-life facelift for Jazz, no changes under the hood too as the engine specs remains the same. Slight modifications to the rear and front bumper gives the new Honda Jazz a sharper look. There are also some modifications to the front and rear lights along with the touch of chrome to the car’s exterior. The new Jazz is expected to arrive in India by late 2011.

Source;
http://www.rushlane.com/spy-shots-honda-jazz-facelift-128788.html

2012 Honda FIT Minor Model Change?

It would only make sense that this 'facelift' comes here to North America....
Japanese manufacturer Honda Motors is all set to launch a facelifted version of their hatchback Jazz (also known as Fit in the international market) according to a Chinese website auto.sohu.com. Thanks to the Auto.Sohu.com, we have the first spy images of the facelfted Honda Jazz/Fit hatchback.

As you can see in the images, there are no major changes, as this is a mid-life facelift for Jazz, no changes under the hood too as the engine specs remains the same. Slight modifications to the rear and front bumper gives the new Honda Jazz a sharper look. There are also some modifications to the front and rear lights along with the touch of chrome to the car’s exterior. The new Jazz is expected to arrive in India by late 2011.

Source;
http://www.rushlane.com/spy-shots-honda-jazz-facelift-128788.html