Remember when Honda threw a fit because it's Fit wasn't eligible for a Canadian gov't rebate because it missed the mark by only 1/10? (Fit's Manual Transmission uses 6.6L while the gov't criteria noted that cars had to use less than 6.5L per 100km)
Well, Honda engineers have been going over the Fit to eek out a few more miles per gallon and they actually did it with the Fit equipped with a manual transmission. Honda confirmed that they didn't reduce the weight of the Fit by deleting safety options to acheive the fuel savings, Honda was mum on exactly how it was achieved except to say "internal tinkering" was involved. Although, it doesn't look like Honda will be able to do the same for the Fit equipped with an automatic transmission.
The Civic, has no hope of meeting the Canadian gov't criteria for rebate even if "internal tinkering" was done. However, the Civic Hybrid is eligible for the rebate.
Well, Honda engineers have been going over the Fit to eek out a few more miles per gallon and they actually did it with the Fit equipped with a manual transmission. Honda confirmed that they didn't reduce the weight of the Fit by deleting safety options to acheive the fuel savings, Honda was mum on exactly how it was achieved except to say "internal tinkering" was involved. Although, it doesn't look like Honda will be able to do the same for the Fit equipped with an automatic transmission.
The Civic, has no hope of meeting the Canadian gov't criteria for rebate even if "internal tinkering" was done. However, the Civic Hybrid is eligible for the rebate.