20/08/2008 09:10. Honda's original Fit was unlike any subcompact in the class. Here was a sprightly little hatchback with moves so deft it made every drive to work an adventure. The steering was quick and accurate, the shifter was sublimely precise, and the suspension rode as if an engineer who spends his weekends at the racetrack had tuned it. What's more, smart packaging on the inside gave this tyke mini minivan hauling status. Oh yeah, the Fit had darn good fuel economy, too.

Indeed, the Fit had few faults. And that's why it won our comparison test of B-car subcompacts two years ago and went on to earn a PM Automotive Excellence Award for Value and become one of our favorite long-term test cars .

So after three short model years with the original, Honda has a brand-new one for 2009. This one is bigger... // Popular Mechanics