2007 Honda FIT

The Fit is Honda's answer to the Nissan Versa and the Toyota Yaris, which are also brand-new this year: it's small and cheap.It's well equipped, with six air bags, ABS, air conditioning, power windows, locks, and mirrors, and a CD stereo all standard.
A 109-hp, 105-lb-ft, 1.5-liter SOHC VTEC four-cylinder is mated to a five-speed stick or a five-speed automatic. The Fit weighs only about 2500 pounds, though, so performance should be decent. The Fit Sport is distinguished by a body kit, including a rear roofline spoiler, fifteen-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a six-speaker, more powerful CD stereo with equalizer and iPod connectivity. The base model makes do with fourteen-inch steel wheels. Sixteen-inch wheels are available as a dealer option. The Sport also offers steering wheel-mounted paddle shift controls on models equipped with the automatic transmission. This is the first time we've seen that feature-originally the province of exotic sports cars-on a car this inexpensive.

The Fit might be small on the outside-it's only 157.4 inches long-but it makes the most of its 90.1 cubic feet of interior space. The 60/40-split rear seats allow the seatbacks to fold down or the seat bottoms to flip up, creating more space for tall objects, and there's a substantial 21.3 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats when they are in place. The instrument panel is attractive, and the big circular control panel for the audio system looks cool and should be easy to use.

Chief engineer Tetsuya Nomura changed the Fit's suspension geometry and specified high-performance electric power steering for U.S. duty. "These changes were for ride comfort, stability, and handling," Nomura-san says.

Christina Ra, Fit product planner for the U.S. market, claims that the Fit's extensive package of standard features will help set it apart from the Versa and the Yaris. Honda hopes to sell about 33,000 of them this year and then 50,000 annually thereafter. The Fit is hardly sexy, but with its low price and high feature content, those sales projections are probably accurate.

2006 - Honda S2000

The S200O is one of my dream car. The 2006,2007 Honda S2000 is equipped with 2.2L engine that has a higher compression ratio and produces the same amount of horsepower as the old 2.0L, but the power peaks at a slightly lower rpm. Also it has slightly increased torque figure, and is available lower in the rev range. A 6-speed manual transmission provides lower gear ratios on gears one through five, and a higher sixth speed gear for highway cruising. The compact transmission features a direct shift linkage with class-leading feel and short throws. Regardless of traction conditions, a Torsen limited-slip differential smoothly delivers power to the rear wheels. The car still needs to be revved hard to get any acceleration out of it

The body and frame of The 2006 2007 Honda S2000 is a hybrid monocoque-frame structure that forms a rigid, flex-free platform for the S2000's double wishbone suspension system. This helps the S2000 achieve its high level of safety protection, given that it's a convertible. An anti-lock braking system is standard.

The S2000 receives significant enhancements for 2006 with the addition of an electronic Drive-by-Wire throttle control and Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA). Widely considered the quintessential roadster-style sports car and performance icon for the Honda brand, the S2000 combines uncompromising racetrack-ready performance with everyday usability. For 2006, Honda builds on that foundationwith significant updates to further improve performance and refinement.



* Electronic Drive-by-Wire(TM) (DBW) throttle control
* Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) and maintenance minder system
* Standard headrest speakers
* Revised seat and console designs
* New alloy wheel design
* New exterior color: Laguna Blue Pearl
* SAE net rev. 8/04 update: 2.2-liter VTEC 4-cylinder engine (237 horsepower @ 7800 rpm and 162 lb-ft. of torque at 6800 rpm)