While subcompact cars were originally considered just basic A-to-B transportation, they are becoming an increasingly important segment due to their great fuel economy, lower environmental impact and other concerns. As a result, subcompact vehicles now offer higher levels of standard equipment, performance and safety.

The 2013 Honda Fit is positioned to not only meet all of your expectations, but to exceed them as well. So much so that the Fit has been named one of Car and Driver’s 10 Best vehicles every year it has been sold in the U.S. and is the most highly rated vehicle in its class by numerous other automotive reviewers. Check out why no other subcompact vehicle can match the Fit’s features:

Honda Fit versus Toyota Yaris

• • The Fit has more horsepower (117 vs. 106), torque (106 lb-ft vs. 103 lb-ft), cargo volume (20.6 cu ft vs. 15.6 cu ft), and passenger volume (90.8 cu ft vs. 85.1 cu ft).

  • The Fit’s ACE body structure and front head restraints are unavailable on the Yaris.

  • The Fit comes with standard cruise control, power windows, wheel-mounted controls, power side mirrors, and engine immobilizer.

  • The Fit has more headroom, legroom and hiproom (front and rear), and shoulder room (front).

  • The Fit has standard Radio Data System (RDS).

  • The Fit has available navigation system for the Fit Sport, but it’s unavailable on Yaris.

Honda Fit versus Nissan Versa

• • The Fit has better city, highway and combined fuel economy (auto and manual).

  • The Fit’s ACE body structure is unavailable on the Versa.

  • Standard tilt and telescopic steering column (tilt only on Versa), driver’s vanity mirror, Radio Data System (RDS), Maintenance Minder™ system, security system, and cruise control.

  • USB Audio Interface5 on the Fit is optional on the Versa.

  • More hiproom (front and rear)

  • Standard MP3/WMA CD playback capability.

  • The Fit has much better residual values

Honda Fit versus Kia Rio 5-door

• • Power windows, door and tailgate locks are standard on every Fit, but optional on the Rio LX

  • Cruise control is standard on all Fit trims, but unavailable on the Rio LX

  • Fit’s 2nd-row Magic Seat® makes cargo hauling a breeze, but Rio offers only a conventional split-folding rear seatback.

  • Fit has more cargo room behind the 2nd-row seats (20.6 cu ft vs. 15.0) as well as maximum cargo volume (57.3 cu ft vs. 49.8).

  • Fit has more passenger volume (90.8 cu ft vs. 88.4), more front headroom (40.4 in vs. 40.0), more rear headroom (39.0 in vs. 37.6) and over three inches more rear legroom (34.5 in vs. 31.1)

  • Every Fit comes with Brake Assist, a feature unavailable on any Rio

  • The rear stabilizer bar that helps make for greater handling prowess on the Fit Sport is unavailable on any Rio trim

  • Fit Sport standards such as a leather-wrapped steering wheel, map lights, floor mats and fog lights are extra-cost options on Rio EX trims.

Honda Fit versus Ford Fiesta

• • Fiesta offers no paddle shifters on its automatic-equipped models to compete with the dual-mode paddle-shifter system on AT-equipped Fit Sport trims.

  • No Fiesta trim has a rear stabilizer bar like the standard bar on the Fit Sport.

  • Fit’s passenger volume is greater than Fiesta’s by 5.7 cu ft, 90.8 vs. 85.1.

  • Fit has more front and rear headroom, more rear legroom, more front and rear hiproom, and more rear shoulder room than the Fiesta.

  • The Radio Data System (RDS), standard on all Fit models, is unavailable on Fiesta.

  • Fit’s standard air-filtration system is not available on Fiesta.

  • Unlike the Fit Sport, no Fiesta model is available with a navigation system.

  • Fit has enormous advantages in cargo-carrying capacity: 57.3 cu ft vs. Fiesta’s 26.0 cu ft behind the front row, and 20.6 cu ft vs. 15.4 cu ft behind the second-row seats.

  • Daytime Running Lights (DRL), a standard on all Fit trims, are unavailable on Fiesta.

  • Fit’s 2nd-row Magic Seat offers greater versatility than Fiesta’s split-fold 2nd-row seat

  • Active front head restraints, Brake Assist and Electronic Brake Distribution are standard on Fit, but are unavailable on Fiesta

Honda Fit versus Hyundai Accent

• • The Fit is a 2012 IIHS Top Safety Pick, a distinction that eludes the Accent.

  • Accent GLS and GS trims come with 14-inch steel wheels, compared to the 15-inch wheels on the Fit.

  • Fit has more front and rear headroom, more rear legroom, and more front and rear hiproom than the Accent.

  • The Fit has significantly higher ALG residual values than the Accent.

  • Cruise control comes standard on Fit.

  • The Fit has more cargo space (57.3 cu ft vs. 47.5 cu ft) and passenger volume (90.8 cu ft vs. 90.1 cu ft).