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" It isn&amp;#039;t often that a car differs startlingly from its competition. But when we compared four front-drive cars in our recent test (&amp;quot;Battle of the B Cars,&amp;quot; July &amp;#039;06), we found that despite the group&amp;#039;s general similarities, the Honda Fit just stood out. The frugal, fun and funky Fit made such an impression on us that it won our 2007 Automotive Excellence Award for Best Value (October &amp;#039;06). In fact, we liked Honda&amp;#039;s smallest car so much, we added one to our long-term test fleet at the same time we ordered its adversary, the Versa. We learned long ago that the rigors of life in the PM fleet can reveal a car&amp;#039;s hidden warts. The Fit began its test on the West Coast where, after being driven through its break-in miles, we&amp;#039;re starting to get an accurate gauge on its abilities. On a recent trip the Fit managed 41 mpg. Now who needs a hybrid when a $15,000 Honda delivers that kind of fuel economy? But it&amp;#039;s not the Fit&amp;#039;s efficiency that won our hearts; it&amp;#039;s that the Honda is actually fun to drive. We normally wouldn&amp;#039;t be all grins wrestling a B-Car through the twists of Los Angeles&amp;#039;s Mulholland Highway, but we were in the Fit. Our Fit Sport has the grip and poise of cars costing a lot more. The slick-shifting manual and well-placed pedals have us matching the revs like we were driving a rally car. It&amp;#039;s going to be a fun year with our little hatchback.  Oh, right, and a socially responsible year, as well.  Photograph by Tom Fowlks  Long-Term Test Reports: February 2007 * Nissan Versa 1.8 SL *  * Hyundai Azera Limited * Kia Sedona EX * Toyota Highlander Hybrid    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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