Model Year | 2013 | 2006 | |
Model | Honda Fit | Nissan Sentra | |
Engine | |||
Transmission | |||
Drivetrain | |||
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 98.4 in | 99.8 in | -1.4 in |
Length | 161.6 in | 177.5 in | -15.9 in |
Width | 66.7 in | 67.3 in | -0.6 in |
Height | 60.0 in | 55.5 in | 4.5 in |
Curb Weight | 2496 lb. | 2513 lb. | -17 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 10.6 gal. | 13.2 gal. | -2.6 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 40.4 in | 39.9 in | 0.5 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 52.7 in | 52.5 in | 0.2 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 51.5 in | 52.1 in | -0.6 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.3 in | 41.6 in | -0.3 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 39.0 in | 37.0 in | 2 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 51.3 in | 52.6 in | -1.3 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 51.3 in | 52.3 in | -1 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 34.5 in | 33.7 in | 0.8 in |
Total Legroom | 75.8 in (over 2 rows) | 75.3 in (over 2 rows) | 0.5 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 20.6 ft3 | 11.6 ft3 | 9 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 57.3 ft3 | 11.6 ft3 | 45.7 ft3 |
2013 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 |
2013 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 |