I bought my wife a 2014 Honda Jazz (Fit) earlier this year. It’s got the 1.5 litre engine with a CVT.
My car has been loaned out for a few weeks, so we’ve been sharing her car when it’s too wet for me to ride my bike.
I’d driven it a bit before and was pleased with its reported fuel economy, but assumed the factory gauge was rather optimistic, as they often are.
I’ve filled the tank twice during these weeks and calculated the actual fuel consumption as 4.92 l/100km (47.8mpg) for the first and 4.8 l/100km (49mpg) for the second.
Considering my wife’s driving is mostly short trips and I wasn’t using all my usual hypermiling techniques, I’m really impressed with this little car.
This is much more economical than my Hyundai.
