The new Hyundai Accent is more proof that the Korean automaker knows how to benchmark. When the Fit arrived in the U.S. it was a revelation: a cheap car that doesn't feel cheap. Now Hyundai's doing the exact same thing, only better.

Honda showed off a new Fit that only travels 100 miles, tops out at 90 mph and will likely be slower than the current version when it goes on sale in 2012. Also, it's electric powered, so there's that.

Japanese people are too cool for the Honda Civic, preferring the more compact and lifestyle-appropriate Fit. Of course, this is also a country where the Minidisc player is wildly popular, so take their judgment with a grain of wasabi. [WSJ]

What the heck is going on in Japan lately? First it's Toyota and their ongoing cover-ups recalls and now the Honda Fit/Jazz is being recalled for a fire-causing faulty switch.

From Los Angeles, where this sort of thing happens all the time, comes this illuminating helicopter-cam footage of a plucky and tenacious yet felonious Honda Fit driver. Video after the jump.

What's the best way to sell the 1983 Honda City Hyper Turbo? Honda's Japanese-market admen figured that the ska popmasters of Madness would be just perfect for a series of super-frantic TV spots.

Instead of pissing off a whole culture with an Indian Revolution, this time automotive advertisers are putting a Joker-like spin on Honda's Jazz campaign for the sub-continent. Why so serious?

This morning's IIHS report on the shocking finding that little cars don't take well to colliding, at speed, with bigger cars? Now we have the crash videos. Let's take a look at all three below.

We've always lauded the Honda Fit for its high build-quality. Proof? One took down an Amtrak train in Chelsea, Michigan last night.