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Eight seat transportation in North America typically comes standard with a large V6 (minivan or large crossover) or a gigantic V8; as in Chevrolet Suburban or Ford Expedition. Imagine those eight seats squished into a vehicle that's not nearly as long but rather upright and suitably wide. Imagine again - an eight seat vehicle with a Honda badge (not a Pilot) that's powered by a small four-cylinder. Just 1.5litres of four-cylinder, freed to transport you, your offspring, and their friends.
- Honda's 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon Offerings
In addition to the S2000 and Fit / Jazz Sports Modulo concept vehicles, Honda will also display an array of other models at this weekend's 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon. The Japanese automaker's stand will see the presentation of the glitzy Life and the...
- Honda Reveals All-new Odyssey Mpv In Japan: 30 High-res Pictures
Before we get into any details let us start off by telling you that the Japanese domestic market (JDM) Odyssey minivan is a different model than the one sold in the States. What you see here is the forth-generation JDM Odyssey which will go on sale in...
- 2009 Honda Freed: 5-8 Seater Minivan Version Of Jazz / Fit
Unveiled today in Tokyo, Japan, the Freed is Honda’s newest proposition in the compact minivan class. The Freed, whose name was coined from the word “freedom, is based on the new 2009 Jazz / Fit. While the Freed retains the same width as...
- 2009 Honda Freed: Jazz – Fit Minivan To Be Unveiled On May 29
Turns out that all those rumors surrounding the Freed were actually true as we found out that Honda will officially take the wraps off the all-new Jazz / Fit based minivan next Thursday, on May 29, 2008. Earlier reports suggested that the Freed will be...
- Honda Readying 8-passenger Version Of Fit / Jazz?
These renderings depicting an 8-passenger variant of the new Honda Jazz / Fit were scanned from an unknown Japanese car magazine which supports that the car will be called Freed. Based on a stretched version of the Fit /Jazz, platform, the Freed is said...
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FIT+ = HONDA FREED
Eight seat transportation in North America typically comes standard with a large V6 (minivan or large crossover) or a gigantic V8; as in Chevrolet Suburban or Ford Expedition. Imagine those eight seats squished into a vehicle that's not nearly as long but rather upright and suitably wide. Imagine again - an eight seat vehicle with a Honda badge (not a Pilot) that's powered by a small four-cylinder. Just 1.5litres of four-cylinder, freed to transport you, your offspring, and their friends.
It's unusual to suggest that an automatic transmission or CVT; paired with an engine pumping out little more than 100 horsepower, is freed to do anything. Not surprisingly, Freed is used in connection with a Japanese-market vehicle, a place where the Mysterious Utility and the Bravo Exceed for outdo Freed for dorkiness.
The Freed will be a very inexpensive family vehicle. Honda figures that 40% of its parts were already produced for the Fit, a version of which is a member of GoodCarBadCar.net's Good 12. Honda sales have jumped over 7% this year in a country that's facing a dramatic decline in overall sales. The hope is to push 4,000 Freeds per month in their home nation.
Doubtful though it may be that the Freed competes on space terms with a good ol' Texas Suburban, Honda knows good and well that Tokyo roads are suitable only for vehicles of small stature. At the same time, Japan's government and many businesses are pushing families to reproduce at a higher rate. Replacing the Mobilio with a front or all-wheel drive, somewhat fun-to-drive, very economic solution should hit at the core of what 4,000 buyers need.
Could the Freed compliment the Odyssey in the North American Honda lineup? Don't count out the possibility, as Honda is open to exporting the Freed. Gas prices would have to continue to rise, and even with that, a Civic-sized engine would perhaps be mandatory for power-hungry midwesterners.
- Honda's 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon Offerings
In addition to the S2000 and Fit / Jazz Sports Modulo concept vehicles, Honda will also display an array of other models at this weekend's 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon. The Japanese automaker's stand will see the presentation of the glitzy Life and the...
- Honda Reveals All-new Odyssey Mpv In Japan: 30 High-res Pictures
Before we get into any details let us start off by telling you that the Japanese domestic market (JDM) Odyssey minivan is a different model than the one sold in the States. What you see here is the forth-generation JDM Odyssey which will go on sale in...
- 2009 Honda Freed: 5-8 Seater Minivan Version Of Jazz / Fit
Unveiled today in Tokyo, Japan, the Freed is Honda’s newest proposition in the compact minivan class. The Freed, whose name was coined from the word “freedom, is based on the new 2009 Jazz / Fit. While the Freed retains the same width as...
- 2009 Honda Freed: Jazz – Fit Minivan To Be Unveiled On May 29
Turns out that all those rumors surrounding the Freed were actually true as we found out that Honda will officially take the wraps off the all-new Jazz / Fit based minivan next Thursday, on May 29, 2008. Earlier reports suggested that the Freed will be...
- Honda Readying 8-passenger Version Of Fit / Jazz?
These renderings depicting an 8-passenger variant of the new Honda Jazz / Fit were scanned from an unknown Japanese car magazine which supports that the car will be called Freed. Based on a stretched version of the Fit /Jazz, platform, the Freed is said...