today, I had to drive a friends mother's honda fit into town to get some motor oil. I think its a 2011 me+2 cases of motor oil can't weigh very much... I was in a very hilly area...when ever I came to a hill, I would get the pedal all the way to the floor, and the car would continue to slow...it would go from 70 down to 55 or so...it also has little to no pick-up when I mash it to get out in traffic, or to pass. now, this thing isn't as religiously maintained as I keep my Hearse, but it is by no means as abused...there was no check-engine light, and produced only a TPMS code. is there something wrong with it? my friend (who drives a '90 jeep, 318 V8, stickshift) has no experience with it, but he agrees that it is scary underpowered I have always had powerful vehicles, and this might just be me...if I floored the hearse on the same hill (tried this today) it would still incinerate the tires in third...
I called "what you're used to". Jump into your car from a 550 bhp Merc sports car and I'd say yours was underpowered. A Honda fit is also a small city car, so it isn't going to excel driving up steep hills fully loaded. I suppose it also depends on your priorities. Want to save money on gas for a city commute then get a Honda Fit. Actually this is so obvious I don't know why I'm answering.
Sorry to hear this: This is a maximum acceleration up a 525 ft., 8% grade hill we call Brindley Mountain: This is in a 2003, 1.5L Prius with 150,000 miles. You'll notice I crested the hill at 75 mph. More recent Prius do even better. I too am 'gravity challenged' and my trunk carries my tools. Bob Wilson
Was it an automatic? If so did it downshift on the hill? Unless you were in actual, serious mountains, the car should have been able to maintain speed at least. I had a Matrix with the 1.8L, it could accelerate up the steep, big hills I have on my commute, if I felt like burning the gas.
it was a pretty rural area, the hills are much steeper than what would be allowed on freeways... its an auto, and it did downshift...it sounded like it was doing everything it could to make the power, but it just wasn't enough... it felt like there was absolutely no torque
