Honda Fit (2011) vs. Subaru Forester (2013) Specs

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2011 Honda Fit and 2013 Subaru Forester Specifications

Model Year	2011	2013
Model	Honda Fit	Subaru Forester
Engine
Transmission
Drivetrain
Body	4dr Hatch	4dr SUV
			Difference
Wheelbase	98.4 in	103.0 in	-4.6 in
Length	161.6 in	169.5 in	-7.9 in
Width	66.7 in	70.1 in	-3.4 in
Height	60.0 in	65.9 in	-5.9 in
Curb Weight	2489 lb.	3250 lb.	-761 lb.
Fuel Capacity	10.6 gal.	16.9 gal.	-6.3 gal.
Headroom, Row 1	40.4 in	41.6 in	-1.2 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1	52.7 in	56.1 in	-3.4 in
Hip Room, Row 1	51.5 in	0.0 in	51.5 in
Legroom, Row 1	41.3 in	43.1 in	-1.8 in
Headroom, Row 2	39.0 in	40.0 in	-1 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2	51.3 in	55.6 in	-4.3 in
Hip Room, Row 2	51.3 in	0.0 in	51.3 in
Legroom, Row 2	34.5 in	38.0 in	-3.5 in
Total Legroom	75.8 in (over 2 rows)	81.1 in (over 2 rows)	-5.3 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum	20.6 ft³	33.5 ft³	-12.9 ft³
Cargo Volume, Maximum	57.3 ft³	68.3 ft³	-11 ft³

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2011 Honda Fit

2011 Honda Fit Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Magic seats provide a lot of vertical space in the rear. see full Honda Fit review
2010	4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	This car is HUGE inside...truly some amazing engineering. see full Honda Fit review

2011 Honda Fit Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The bench seat is a bit uncomfortable and 2 adults and a booster seat is only really workable for short trips. Leg room is pretty small for big passangers. see full Honda Fit review
2010	4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The front seats are very uncomfortable. I would not enjoy taking the Fit on a long drive. The uncomfortable front seats cancel out how amazing the magic seats in back are. see full Honda Fit review
2010	4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Seats were hard and uncomfortable. I would not want to take this car on a long trip. see full Honda Fit review
2010	4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	little lumbar support see full Honda Fit review

TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2013 Subaru Forester

2013 Subaru Forester Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
Year	Comment
2014	Beyond visibility, people buy crossovers to get more space for people and cargo. As in previous Subaru Foresters, the 2014's ceiling is cathedral-high. I could have worn a top hat inside. If you're very tall, and have been seeking a compact vehicle in which you'll easily fit, you've found one. If, on the other hand, you've been seeking expansive elbow room, the Honda CR-V has more of it. And legroom? A combined (first and second row) figure of 81 inches tops every other compact SUV, including the otherwise segment-leading Honda (79.6 inches) and Toyota RAV-4 (79.8 inches). The Chevrolet Equinox offers another tenth of an inch, but with a 188-inch length (vs. the Forester's 181) and 4,083-pound curb weight (vs. the Forester 2.5i's 3,366) it's not truly compact. Subaru has worked no such miracles with shoulder room. At 56.5 inches, the Forester's is typical of the compact crossover class. Add in a small driveline hump (absent in the Honda) and three adults won't happily share the rear seat for long. But how many car owners put three adult-sized people in the second row for long, anyway? Measurements don't tell the entire story. The Honda's rear seat cushion is too low to the floor to provide adults with thigh support, and its rear seatback can be reclined to only two nearly identical positions. In constrast, the Forester's passengers enjoy a comfortably high rear seat that reclines through a broader range. One negative for rear seat comfort: unlike the Ford Escape (but like nearly all other compact crossovers, including the CR-V), the Forester has no rear air vents. Thanks to the tall, square rear body, cargo space is also the best in the segment, though not by as large a margin as the rear seat. Up front, there are plenty of bins in which to stash your stuff. see full Subaru Forester review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2013 Subaru Forester

2013 Subaru Forester Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2014	4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 CVT AWD	Huge rear seat for the car's size see full Subaru Forester review
2014	4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 CVT AWD	Excellent rear seat comfort and rear seats are 60/ 40 and easy to fold flat. rear seats also have recline function which is nice ... excellent leg room see full Subaru Forester review

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