Honda Fit Turns 25 in Japan with a Fresh Lineup and an $11,000 Starting Price

The Honda Fit may have left American showrooms six years ago, but the beloved hatchback is very much alive in Japan. To mark the nameplate’s 25th anniversary, the original debuted in 2001. Honda has given the fourth-generation Fit a mid-cycle refresh. The subcompact keeps its familiar look but gets a reshuffled trim lineup and more standard features.

The big news is the new Z grade, which replaces the old Home trim. It borrows the sporty RS bumpers but finishes them in matte black, keeps the base car’s 15-inch wheels, and skips the RS spoiler and lowered suspension for a softer ride. Inside, the Z adds a leather steering wheel, heated seats, and special windshield glass for better insulation.

At the top, the RS and rugged Crosstar trims are now hybrid-only, with the RS gaining the Luxe’s premium touches like suede-and-leather upholstery, red stitching, a 9-inch touchscreen, and blind-spot monitoring. The Crosstar gets a heated wheel, heated seats, and optional all-wheel drive.

Under the hood, nothing changes. 5-liter gas engine making 116 horsepower, paired with a CVT, or a hybrid setup delivering 121 horsepower. The RS and Crosstar hybrids skip the gas option, and the RS is the only hybrid that can’t be ordered with four-wheel drive. Prices start at ¥1,806,200 (about $11,100) for the base X, and top out at ¥2,955,700 ($18,200) for the Crosstar 4WD.

25 million Fits in Japan since 2001.