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Honda Fit RS 2023: urban touch but seasoned with a little more power

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Honda Fit RS 2023: urban touch but seasoned with a little more power

This model, presumably hybrid, will have a 109 hp engine

It would be necessary to go back to October 2019 when Honda presented the fourth generation Fit / Jazz and this same model will receive small tweaks. The model you see in the photo is JDM spec. It has an urban touch but seasoned with a little more power.

Its launch will be in the fall with the different restructured versions: buyers will be able to choose between the following trim levels: Basic, Home, Luxe, Crosstar and RS. Yes, this little city car is getting the RS acronym, but don’t think it’s going to be a full-fledged hot hatch.

While we often associate the “RS” badge with ‘Audis’ and fast ‘Fords’, Honda uses the suffix in certain markets as a slightly sportier derivative of a model. For example, the Civic RS Sedan has a more aggressive look, but it’s far from the Si. It’s the same story with the new Fit RS, although we’re told it’ll have more power than the lower versions.

Since this is technically just a preview, Honda won’t go into detail about the Fit RS. We know it has a beefier hybrid setup, which represents the only powertrain available on the Euro-spec Jazz.

On the Old Continent, the B-segment car has a combined output of 109 hp (80 kW) and 253 Nm of torque for a 0-100 km/h run in 9.4 seconds. In addition, on the road it reaches a maximum speed of 175 km/h.

Honda promises more power output and better throttle responsiveness, along with a Fit RS-exclusive drive mode switch to choose between Normal, Sport, and Econ.

Honda Fit RS 2023 (2)

The new member of the family also gets a deceleration selector represented by paddles mounted behind the steering wheel to control regenerative braking in the same vein as with the Clarity.

It’s important to note that the RS will be available strictly front-wheel drive, while other models, including the Crosstar, are offered with AWD in the Land of the Rising Sun. The Fit will have slightly sportier exterior styling and yellow stitching inside the cabin.

As with all other trim levels, the Honda Sensing range of safety technology will be standard.

The Japanese brand phased out the Fit in the United States at the end of the previous generation’s lifecycle and is unlikely to bring it back. Whether markets outside of Japan will get the RS after its domestic launch this fall remains to be seen.

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