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Dream'R
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The EV Fit has several significant differences when compared to the regular models:
The weight is 650 - 700 pounds more, with the battery located under the rear cargo area.
The brakes are larger to handle the extra weight and its distribution is better at 55/45 compared to 64/36.
The seat-up cargo room drops from 20.6 cu.ft. to 12.0. Perhaps some of this is a result of the multi-link rear suspension.
I'm interested to see how these cars perform in actual everyday driving. I have to admit that the thought of a Fit weighing in at 4000 pounds with passengers and luggage aboard seems way too heavy to handle properly on its skinny 65 profile tires.
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CrystalFiveMT
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Notice also how the rear seats don't fold flat like the regular Fit.
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integrator
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Just to clarify, it sounds like the battery is under the floor, not just the rear seats. Which would also account for the rear seats not folding flat.
From LeftLaneNews
http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-fit-ev-first-drive-review.html
So anyone restating that its because of the rear multilink - you might want to re-evaluate. btw - good for larger brakes. Bigger front/rear discs are needed for the Sport, the multilink, and a stronger ED's engine. Then Honda could extend this car another 3 yrs. Refresh and reconfigure, not redesign.
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A77
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You'd you thunk it would have rear discs like the rest of the world? Doesnt look like it - less my eyes are playing tricks on me.
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DrWhiner
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Dream'R wrote:
The EV Fit has several significant differences when compared to the regular models: [...]
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There are a lot of differences,
for e.g.:
length, width [if the info on Honda's web site is accurate], height, front and rear tracks, there is substantially more rear hiproom [surprise], a little less passenger room. The weight of battery is partially offset by much higher % of HSS and other weight reduction measures.
Remember that gen. 4 and gen 5 Accord came with an engine from 125hp and 130hp resp. I guess the drive experience of Fit EV will not be any worse than them, consider that it has a much higher torque readily available [w/o the need to downshift] (see the review from Winding Road).
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integrator wrote:
Just to clarify, it sounds like the battery is under the floor, not just the rear seats. Which would also account for the rear seats not folding flat.
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You're actually right. I gave it some thought and I forgot it's actually the fuel tank under the driver seat that allows the space behind for magic seats and all that arrangement, not the torsion beam. But the torsion beam does seem allow the shock absorber placement lower so it doesn't go into the seats.
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