The midlevel EX model with front drive lists for $ 22,850, while an all - wheel - drive version goes for $ 24,050.
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is available on all Fits, and a six - speed manual is offered on entry - level LX, Sport, and
midlevel EX models.
Most significantly, the SC and
midlevel EX have lost the expanses of black plastic body cladding that give the base Element a look only nerds can love.
Meanwhile,
the midlevel EX trim now features LED taillights.
Over a 250 - mile round trip from Seoul to the Seorak Pine Resort near Korea's eastern coast,
our midlevel EX hatchback equipped with fifteen - inch aluminum wheels (steel wheels are standard) proved a competent companion.
Going & Stopping I tested
a midlevel EX trim with the base engine, a 156 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, and found it to have plenty of power for around - town and highway driving — even with four adults onboard.
Not exact matches
On a 9.2 - mile run we attained just 41.8 mpg in a
midlevel EX-L, while the lighter base
EX over a slightly truncated 8.6 - mile version of the same route delivered 42.9 mpg.