The teeny Honda that dared to be big is back with a redefined package for 2008. What s this? A brand new Honda Fit? Didnt it just arrive in America last year?

It isn't often that a car differs startlingly from its competition. But when we compared four front-drive cars in our recent test ("Battle of the B Cars," July '06), we found that despite the group's general similarities, the Honda Fit just stood out.

Honda Motor announced today that its all-new Honda Fit will debut at the 2008 New York International Auto Show .”The current Fit has been a tremendous success for Honda with its spacious, versatile interior and a wealth of standard features in a compact, fuel-efficient and affordable package,” said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda. “The all-new Honda Fit will reconfirm that small can in fact be big.”

The new 2009 Honda Fit goes beyond expectations allowing its passengers to connect digital music, locate new destinations through audible command, experience excellent fuel efficiency, and fit into basically any parking space that becomes available.

Envisioned as an entry-level performance car, the Scorched Orange Metallic and matte black Fit Sport Extreme Concept features an aerodynamically styled front bumper fascia with carbon fiber components along with HID fog lights and LED daytime running lights

With new top-of-the-line YRX, Toyota expands the Yaris model range to sixteen model variants. As its other companions, the new Toyota Yaris YRX comes with air conditioning, electric steering, dual SRS airbags and 14-inch brake package with ABS, EBD and Brake Assist.

Fit: A hybrid version of the 2007 Fit may be offered in 2008 or 2009.\r\nNew hybrid: A 2009 model year entry-level, four-door Fit hybrid to be introduced.\r\nInsight