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Yeah, those Fits handle really nicely for such a relatively tall/narrow box. My wife's now has over 200k on it and the handling is a little sloppier... it's probably due some bushings and shocks. Though the sway arm links have weirdly never clunked or rattled.
The first gen cars with auto (what we have) get significantly worse gas mileage than the 2nd/3rd gen cars. The auto doesn't like to upshift aggressively, and even the sport model with the paddle shifters, the TCU doesn't allow a very wide band of early shifting or much torque lockup at lower speeds.
OTOH, you might try a Fiat 500. That engine is really efficient at relatively low power outputs thanks to multiair, and the transmission's gear ratios aren't nearly as short. Although they're dying for a boat tail to improve their brick-like aerodynamics (CD = 0.36, 0.35 for the Abarth).
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