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Originally Posted by California98Civic
The coupe Civic may be back. Maybe someday another Fit sized vehicle, too. The Fit was originally the same chassis dimensions as the old circa 1990 Civic wagons. Honda will reincarnate something, someday, when another fuel crisis hits that looks durable.
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I doubt it - at least not unless CAFE regulations change. With the current footprint based rules a 2025 Fit would need to average 47 mpg EPA combined to not pay CAFE fines. That means it would have to be full hybrid and likely as expensive as a Civic.
The reality is that compact cars aren't really much more efficient than their larger counterparts today. The Fit is rated at 33 mpg combined, the Civic is also rated at 33 mpg combined, while the Accord is rated at 31 mpg combined.
Jump to hybrids at the Insight is 52 mpg, the Accord Hybrid is 48 mpg, and the Prius C is 46. In this case the compact car gets worse fuel economy than the large car. The Prius C is also only $500 less than the Insight so why pay the same price for less?