What Changed for 2008:

• Tire-pressure-monitoring system is now standard

An established model in Japan and Europe (and known in some markets as the Jazz), the subcompact Honda Fit arrived on U.S. shores just last year. The Fit is Honda's smallest car in years, though its spacious interior (90 cubic feet of passenger space) and sprightly 109-hp engine are a far cry from the N600s and first-generation Civics seen in the early 1970s.