Safety
Honda notes that the 2009 Fit will adopt the company’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure, which uses load-bearing frame structures to disperse frontal crash energy and better match the Fit with other vehicles of different sizes and bumper heights, the company explains. Active front head restraints will also be new. Other standard safety equipment will include dual-stage, dual threshold front air bags; torso-protecting front side air bags; head-protecting curtain side air bags; tire-pressure monitor; and anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution. Traction control and electronic stability control will be optional.
Technology
Honda promises the new Fit will be even quieter, thanks to sound-absorbing acoustic materials in the roof, floor and dashboard, and will provide reduced NVH (noise, vibration and harshness qualities), thanks to improvements in the mounts between the body and various components.
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