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MONTREAL (January 19, 2006) – The new 2007 Honda Fit, a 5-door hatchback scheduled to go on sale in Canada on April 1, made its Canadian debut during a press preview at the Montreal International Auto Show. Fit will enter Canada's growing small car segment with class-leading feature content, refinement, interior functionality, sporty driving character and high levels of standard safety equipment. "We believe that Canadians will be drawn to the Fit five-door hatchback knowing how much they love their hatchbacks," said Jim Miller, executive vice president of Honda Canada Inc. "And we are confident that Canadians will embrace the Fit with its unique features such as the Magic rear seat, overall quality, high level of standard safety equipment and fun-to-drive performance. In the first calendar year, we expect to sell about 12,000 units." The Fit emphasizes style, technology and value. It features a 109-horsepower, 1.5-litre engine, a 5-speed manual transmission or an available, first-in-segment 5-speed automatic transmission. Fit features a large interior with multiple seating and cargo configurations to carry up to five adults and a wide assortment of various-sized cargo. Fit will be offered in three trim levels with a base DX model, LX and Sport. The Fit Sport model features wheel-mounted paddle shifters (with the automatic transmission option), and includes an underbody kit, rear roofline spoiler, fog lights, security system with keyless remote entry, cruise control, leather-wrapped steering wheel and 15-inch alloy wheels with P195/55R15 tires. The Fit Sport also offers a premium 160-watt, AM/FM/CD audio system with six speakers and five-mode equalizer. All Fit models can play music through an auxiliary audio jack from portable WMA or MP3 music players, such as the Apple® iPod®. Inside of Fit is a surprisingly large passenger and cargo space for both maximum comfort and utility. At the foundation is Fit's Magic Seatä, an innovative 60/40 split rear seat that allows the seatbacks to fold down or the seat bottoms to flip up, providing four distinct seating and cargo carrying configurations (refresh mode, tall object mode, long object mode and utility mode). A consumer preview web site for the Honda Fit can be accessed at www.honda.ca/fit. Honda is the world's preeminent maker of engines for automobiles, motorcycles and power equipment. With 124 manufacturing facilities in 28 countries worldwide, Honda now attracts nearly 20 million customers annually. Honda Canada manufactures the Honda Ridgeline, Civic and Pilot, and the Acura CSX and MDX at its two plants in Alliston, Ontario.
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