Speaking of Honda Fit, it is almost everyone knows that this model that has been in the Chinese market for 20 years has always been popular with young people and has endured for a long time! The fundamental reason is that its relatively low price and the design of young sports have a strong attraction for young people of all periods. In the past 2021, GAC Honda Fit achieved cumulative sales of 96,326 units throughout the year, an increase of 53.8% year-on-year.
However, after entering 2022, Fit's sales have been weak, unlike the peak monthly sales of more than 10,000 excellent results, in the past March, GUANGC Honda Fit sales of only more than 4900 vehicles. There may also be a reason for insufficient capacity, but is it really just because of insufficient capacity? In the editor's view, the loss of audience is the most important reason for the decline in Fit's sales!
The previous generation of Fit, code-named GK5, was so popular with car enthusiasts due to its impressive performance and huge modification potential that it earned the title of "Civilian Supercar". Even on the racing track, everyone can frequently see the figure of the Fit GK5, and the fit of the manual transmission allows many young car enthusiasts to get great driving pleasure at a lower cost. In the editor's view, young sports is an important feature of Fit! It is also an advantage to attract consumers!
But the new generation of GR9, the whole series of standard automatic gear, and the appearance has become more rounded, cute, although the practicality has been improved, but in terms of sports has lost the original taste. Because of this, some driver-loving consumers can only turn their attention to other models. But just recently, their eyes have been drawn back by the new Fit Infinity MUGEN edition!
The new car is based on the Fit GR9, which is based on honda's royal modification factory Infinity MUGEN, and the performance sense is greatly improved. It is reported that the car is expected to be officially launched on April 30. Fit Infinity MUGEN Edition adds a number of sport kits, including a more sporty front and rear surround, side skirts, rear spoilers, tail diffusers and larger rims, and the front grille and rear will also have the "Infinity HUGE" logo. The black-and-white or red-and-black color scheme used for the exterior is also a classic color combination of infinity MUGEN.
Although the powertrain is not different from the current model, the change in appearance has been enough to attract the attention of a large number of users. Most importantly, the identity of the "original modified car" makes it not worry about the problems in laws and regulations, which also conforms to the trend of major manufacturers launching original modifications. Unfortunately, this car still does not have the "manual transmission" that many people want.
But you don't need to be disappointed! Because according to the news on the Internet, this summer, the manual fit GR9 will come to us! In August this year, Fit will undergo a facelift, and this redesign will add a manual model.
In Japan, it has been exposed that the mission photos of the modified Fit have not changed much from the spy photos, but from the news of the Japanese media, the new Fit will be replaced with a new style of front and rear bars, the headlight group will be updated, and the materials used in the car will also be upgraded.
And most importantly, the modified Fit not only has a manual transmission model, but even launches an RS manual sport version model, but whether it will be introduced into The Country is unknown. Some netizens will be concerned about whether the RS model will use the same 1.5T engine of the Civic to improve the overall performance? According to the information obtained so far, the probability of Fit using a turbo engine is very small. When the GR9 was just listed, many people shouted that there was a manual or a MUGEN that they would definitely buy it; after the unlimited version of the model, they said that they would buy it if they had an RS model; when the RS model was listed, would they say that there was a Type-R to buy it?
Auto Network Review: Returning to the essence of sports may be a good choice for Fit.
Once Fit, relying on good practicality and rare sports to attract a large number of users, although there are still good sales, but compared with the peak or a lot of decline. In terms of practicality, more and more electric vehicles like BYD Dolphin continue to encroach on the Market of Fit, and the weakening of sportiness has caused Fit to lose a number of audiences.
Quoting other media people as saying, "Japan's small displacement group events, all three generations of GK5 are running", it can be seen that the launch of manual transmission models to return to sports, perhaps the fourth generation of Fit GR9 is a quite good choice! Even without high horsepower, the 1.5-liter naturally aspirated Earth Dream engine is good enough, and if you add the blessing of manual transmission, the fit will still be a very cost-effective "civilian supercar"! Do you like Fit? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section to discuss!