Brian Chee’s Opinion of the 2007 Honda Fit’s Design:
It’s a world car – called the Jazz in Europe – and looks like it. If you don’t like that style, go buy a Dodge Caliber for that American Magnum Man look. Along with the Civic and the Ridgeline, the 2007 Honda Fit offers a different style, one that some may not like but others will gravitate to. For the tall and small size of the vehicle, it looks sporty, especially up front, where the oversized headlights really accentuate the style of the sheetmetal. The Fit avoids the cartoonish character of the old Toyota Echo, dodges boring-as-heck design, and comes up with a unique, attractive and modern look.

Ditto that for the inside. The radio controls are easy and modern, with one knob offset to the left and surrounded by control buttons. To the right of that is the screen and preset keys; the combination makes for easy – really easy – channel surfing. There’s an auxiliary jack located at the bottom front of the center console, right next to a little compartment in which a driver can set a MP3 player. Seems obvious, but you’d be surprised that some automakers overlook this little facet of the new music age. Elsewhere inside, quality materials and nice touches abound – such as the blue highlights in the instrument gauge. The steering wheel is actually a little amusing. It looks like it belongs in a more expensive car, with leather wrapping and cruise controls. Perhaps Honda, in an effort to make the Fit match its price point, ordered up a few thousand more upstream wheels and stuck ‘em in there. It makes for a surreal picture: a subcompact, awash with plastic (albeit quality plastic) and, in the middle of it all, a bright and shiny Honda “H.”

And of course, there’s those Magic Seats in back. Whether folded flat into the floor; or into a bed, er, refresh mode; or flipped into tall mode – heck, whatever mode those seats can go in – the interior of the Fit will serve its owners as a useful, happy, sturdy, and comfortable place.

Christian Wardlaw’s Opinion of the 2007 Honda Fit’s Design:
From some angles, the 2007 Honda Fit is an appealing little car. From other angles, pretty much any that show the front end, it is an ugly little car. The headlights are just way too big, dominating the front end of the Fit, making it look more nose heavy than it already is, ruining any sense of proportion with what’s aft of the A-pillars. Walking up to its slab sides, tall roofline, and tiny wheels, I’m instantly reminded of the Suzuki Aerio SX – a car that never sold well in America, despite its fundamental goodness.

Inside, with the exception of the front seats, the Honda Fit is a brilliant concept. The materials, the patterns, the accent décor, and the way the rear seats morph into a variety of configurations – all terrific. There are lots of places to stow stuff, and you can collapse the rear seats using one hand. That includes removing the headrest, and flipping the bottom cushion up to make space for tall objects. Flop all the seats down, and you’ve got a big cube-shaped cargo area. Slide the front seats forward, and enjoy limo-like rear legroom. Fold the front seatbacks down, and you’ve got a plush, if misshapen, lounge area. But I couldn’t figure out how to fold the front passenger’s seat down so that the Fit can swallow a long object. Surely, Honda didn’t forget that one did it?

Thom Blackett’s Opinion of the 2007 Honda Fit’s Design:
This is one sharp looking little ride. Decked out with 15-inch alloy wheels, a lower body kit, fog lights, and a rear spoiler, the 2007 Honda Fit Sport actually makes a tiny, efficient wagon look fun. Inside, big gauges are prominently displayed and ringed with the same alloy accents as found on the radio, steering wheel, and shifter plate. Climate controls carry on with big, round dials, while the radio uses clearly-marked buttons for sound controls and tuning. Those systems are in the center instrument panel, below which are two cupholders, a large cubby, a power outlet, and an auxiliary audio jack. Other storage includes a slot next to the driver’s knee, a large glovebox, front door storage, a few cubbies in the center console, a front passenger’s seatback pocket, and cupholders in the rear doors.

Possibly most impressive about the 2007 Honda Fit Sport’s design is the cargo area. With its low rear bumper, loading items is a cinch, and with the second-row split seat folded flat (you need to remove the headrests first), there’s a generous amount of level trunk space. For an added touch of versatility, the second-row seat bottoms can be folded up to accommodate transport of tall items.

Ron Perry’s Opinion of the 2007 Honda Fit’s Design:
I can’t say I love the way the 2007 Honda Fit looks. These small subcompacts, from the Pontiac Vibe to the Mazda 5, all seem to look the same to me: stubby and boxy. The giant headlights on the Fit also look awkward and out of place. Only a Bug-eye Sprite can pull off headlights this size. I am also not a fan of the hood line that sharply drops off from the A-pillar forward. From the driver’ seat you have no idea where the front of the car is. The rest of the Fit is void of character, and what little is does have carries too much Japanese influence.

Inside the Fit, the design flows and looks modern with design cues like the small tray above the glove box, the large round radio knob with the other controls integrated around it, and even the lip that protrudes over the gauges. The interior works well and flows nicely. There are lots of trays and storage areas that make storing and finding needed items a breeze. In the back, easy flip-down and fold-up seats provide lots of cargo area while allowing the ability to haul various large-sized items. Flipping the seats up allows you to transport plants without laying them down in the back and losing half of the soil into the carpet. It is, however, disappointing that you must remove the headrests to lower the seats and that Honda designers didn’t allot an obvious place to store them.