Model Year | 2012 | 2006 | |
Model | Honda Fit | Nissan Sentra | |
Engine | |||
Transmission | |||
Drivetrain | |||
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,499 mm | 2,535 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,105 mm | 4,509 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,694 mm | 1,709 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,524 mm | 1,410 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,132 kg | 1,140 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 40 L | 50 L | -10 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,026 mm | 1,013 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,339 mm | 1,334 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,308 mm | 1,323 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,049 mm | 1,057 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 991 mm | 940 mm | 51 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,303 mm | 1,336 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,303 mm | 1,328 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 876 mm | 856 mm | 20 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,925 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,913 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 583 L | 328 L | 255 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,623 L | 11.6 | -10.6 L |
2012 Honda Fit Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2013 | 4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
The best in this category (when you take into consideration the size of the trunk). see full Honda Fit review |
2012 Honda Fit Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2013 | 4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Seat bottoms are typical Japanese style short bottomed and not conducive to long duration drives. see full Honda Fit review |
2013 | 4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
One more thing. Rear seat comfort was obviously not a big selling point, nor a necessary feature. But one piece of it was worse than it had to be: the rear seat headrests. The artful circular shape and limited adjustment made the rear seats even harder to use; the headrest would tend to jab passengers in their spine. A better solution which was more even with the seat back would really have helped here. see full Honda Fit review |
2006 Nissan Sentra Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2006 | 4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
these seats are great they have lots of room not to mention back support and side bolsters see full Nissan Sentra review |
2006 Nissan Sentra Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 CVT FWD |
Seats are hard. Headrest forces your head to bend too far forward. Sculpted seat backs forces your shoulders too far forward from your spine. see full Nissan Sentra review |
2006 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
With the front seats all the way back, children can barely fit their legs behind the seats. see full Nissan Sentra review |