{"id":1025,"date":"2007-11-23T03:13:45","date_gmt":"2007-11-23T03:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/11\/23\/honda-fit-named\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:01:05","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:01:05","slug":"honda-fit-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/11\/23\/honda-fit-named\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Fit named car of the year in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/011.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" alt=\"01\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/011.jpg\"  style=\"float: left;margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>The second generation of Honda Fit\/Jazz won the title of the car of the Year in Japan. It won over the Nissan Skyline and the Subaru Impreza.<\/p>\n<p>Officially launched on the Japanese market in last October, the met a big success with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petrol-head.com\/2007\/11\/20000-honda-fit.html\">20,000 cars being sold in the first two weeks<\/a> of availability thanks to its larger size and updated look which kept the original overall shape.<\/p>\n<p>The car was elected by a 60-member panel composed mainly of car journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Below you will find a list of the previous winners  for the last 20 years:<\/p>\n<p>2007\u20132008 : Honda Fit<br \/> 2006\u20132007 : Lexus LS<br \/> 2005\u20132006 : Mazda MX-5<br \/> 2004\u20132005 : Honda Legend<br \/> 2003\u20132004 : Subaru Legacy<br \/> 2002\u20132003 : Honda Accord<br \/> 2001\u20132002 : Honda Fit<br \/> 2000\u20132001 : Honda Civic<br \/> 1999\u20132000 : Toyota Vitz<br \/> 1998\u20131999 : Toyota Altezza<br \/> 1997\u20131998 : Toyota Prius<br \/> 1996\u20131997 : Mitsubishi Galant<br \/> 1995\u20131996 : Honda Civic<br \/> 1994\u20131995 : Mitsubishi FTO<br \/> 1993\u20131994 : Honda Accord<br \/> 1992\u20131993 : Nissan March<br \/> 1991\u20131992 : Honda Civic<br \/> 1990\u20131991 : Mitsubishi Diamante<br \/> 1989\u20131990 : Toyota Celsior<br \/> 1988\u20131989 : Nissan Silvia<br \/> 1987\u20131988 : Mitsubishi Galant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second generation of Honda Fit\/Jazz won the title of the car of the Year in Japan. 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