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Old 08-18-2017, 09:31 AM   #15 (permalink)
samwichse
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
Honda needs to down-size to something like the GenII CVCC Civics.
A 4 door sedan 2nd gen Civic is 161" long with a 91" wheelbase.
The 5-door is 151" long with the same wheelbase.
The 3-door is 150" long with an 89" wheelbase.

A 2018 Honda Fit is 161" long and has a 99.6" wheelbase.

The big difference is in height/width. The 2018 Fit is 60"H x 67"W (... vs the 2nd gen Civic at 53"H x 62"W .

So total volumes (rectilinear solids in which the cars would fit):
Civic 4-dr: 306ft^3
Civic 5-dr: 287ft^3
Civic 3-dr: 285ft^3
2018 Fit: 374ft^3

Maybe the Fiat 500 would be a closer size match?
139.6"L x 59.8"H x 64.1W" with a 90.6" wheelbase (309ft^3)

A 2018 Yaris is 155.5"L x 59.4"H x 66.7"W with a 98.8" wheelbase (3 or 5 door are identical). So 356ft^3.

All of them are way heavier. Although all of them are probably a heck of a lot more survivable in a crash as well.

Food for thought.

Last edited by samwichse; 08-18-2017 at 09:54 AM..
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