Get Fit!

On a completely different thought....I thought to be fit was to be muscular...but I think that's wrong.

Anyway, the Honda Fit. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you the Honda Fit is a great car. I've been on the internet... Just search great cars and the Fit comes around the top. But I couldn't help but wonder why? I drove the Nissan Versa, roomier and faster than I thought but you know it's cheap. I also drove the Toyota Yaris, which is fine...just a smaller Corolla. How much better could the Fit be?

Well, it is a world different...First off, this may sound geeky, but I feel like I'm driving a space ship in that car. The gauges look cool and the interior quality just seems so much better than the other two. The most important thing is the way it drives. It really doesn't feel cheap. It's very controlled and easy to drive....AND it's so much fun!

I drive a Honda Civic. One thing I noticed about a new Civic compared to my 1999 version is that the new one is way more comfortable. For some, that's a better thing but I think it loses it's fun in the process. Not the fit! This thing drives great...so much so that I actually smiled as I was driving this thing around town. It's so easy to drive, steering is very responsive and easy to handle and moving forward was just as quick. Yet, it feels new. It's comfortable and smooth when you want it to be. This is great.

Honda! Keep up the great work!

"Hao" is the 2011 Cherokee?

Hahaha, yeah...I guess it is a bit racist....

But enough cheese....This car is Awesome!!!!! It is a whole world different from the previous models. This feels very....German....like a Mercedes? Hmm, I guess that Daimler partnership did pay off.....

I'm really serious about this though....This is a great SUV. The model I drove...from a rent-a-car, so it's gotta be towards the bottom of the options list...was pretty nice. Almost everything was powered/automatic. Automatic windows, power seats, leather wrapped bits, smart key with push button start, very soft and comfortable all around. One of the coolest bits, the Audio controls were on a touch screen LCD. And like most Chryslers, the speakers were pretty good.

The drive was another hugely impressive thing. It was such a smooth ride. Turning was so tight and controlled. For a V6, it had lots of balls when you put the hammer down. It was almost....luxury feeling......but with a $30k price tag? That's the same price as a basic 4Runner V6.......

Now here's the bit that's got me feeling a little sad....IF YOU COULD BUILD THIS, WHY'D YOU WANT TILL NOW AND WAIST MY TIME WITH ALL THAT OTHER CRAP YOU GUYS BUILT.....I even read that the new 2011 Wrangler is a really good SUV. I've driven those before, and even did a review in the past, and I believe I said something like they haven't changed a thing in 50 years.....because it felt like a car that was that old. Now that Chrysler is putting out cars that are worth a damn, I wonder if it's too late. Ford is doing GREAT as they have been for the past 5 years or so and GMC has really turned themselves around...but Chrysler is still losing lots of money....Please don't die Chrysler!!!! I need your cars to finally drive as great as it looks!!!!!!

My Soul has been K.I.A.

That's right...I'm talking about the Kia Soul. (I'm not that Romantic...for those who may have thought this title wasn't about a car...)

I had the chance to drive this thing around and I EXTREMELY hate to admit...I really like it. I think it has a young/funky look to it and driving it feels very controlled. It was so easy to drive and if you wanted to be rough with it, it didn't let down. The steering was firm and the acceleration was predictable...it reminds me of my civic. And when you put your foot down, it wasn't exactly sluggish. Not what I was expecting from a Kia...

But these are things that makes a modern car average. Almost every new car is pretty good....maybe not a base cobalt but you get what I'm saying. The thing that makes me want to BUY one of these cars is the fact that it has filled a gap in my heart, left by Toyota. The first gen xB to be specific.

The 1st gen Scion xB/ Toyota bB was a great car. Easy to drive, fuel efficient and lots of room for anything. It really was a great city car. Then tragedy struck when Scion decided to release their own version of the xB...(Not Toyota based). I thought it looked cool...but that's about it. The electric steering felt disconnected some how. The car was much bigger too, harder to drive and had a bigger engine...meaning less fuel efficiency. The xB was no longer the fun compact box wagon that I loved....it got fat and became bitchy....hahaha (I can say this because I'm still single....or maybe it's the other way around :P)

So if I'm looking for an cool looking, fun to drive, economic box wagon...there's not much... Nissan then released their Cube in America, which can be cool looking....but unless you add the extra bits (front lip, rims, spoiler, etc.) it doesn't really look all that cool....dare I say ugly. SUDDENLY, Kia introduces the Soul, with hamsters jamming to cool music in a box wagon with a nice sound system.....I thought...omg, Korean is becoming cool.....WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO!~

My J-pan pride is SCREAMING as I have to say...The Kia Soul is an awesome car!!! Ouch!!!....my soul died a little more....

Please refer back to blog "Korean Bastards pt. 2" in March 2009 for my past criticism on Korean cars....