First pictures of the Honda Fit / Jazz Hybrid have been released and it will make its world debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.

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Honda is surely keeping its word by developing more eco-friendly cars. The latest launches confirmed for the green brigade include the CR-Z and the Fit Hybrid. Honda is surely on track to develop the planned 500,000 units per year by 2012.

The Compact Renaissance Zero abbreviated as CR-Z first came into reckoning at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. Now ready as a petrol/electric car, it will be ready by 2010 and will either use a 140 horsepower 1.8-liter engine or a 2.5-liter one. The Fit Hybrid was also being speculated since a couple of years and the production was confirmed in 2008. The market ready CR-Z will hit the market in February 2010 and Fit Hybrid will be sold by the end of that year.

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The Honda Fit was chosen by a 60 member panel, that was comprised mostly of automotive journalists, as Japan’s Car of the Year. Unavailable in the U.S at this point, the Fit is a hot item in Japan with expectations of 12,000 units per month in initial sales and in the first 2-weeks of availability sales of over 20,000 cars.

Boasting a new larger size and sleeker look, the second generation subcompact Fit is expected to garner more U.S. interest when it becomes available in the U.S next year. Honda Fit has a well-matched five-speed transmission with strong first and second gears. It has a 1.5 liter engine with 109 horsepower, 1-5 pound-feet of torque and does 0 – 60 mph in 9.8 seconds. It is available in FWD as a 5-passenger 4-door hatchback.

The EPA city/highway fuel economy for this little jewel is 31/37 mpg and while it might not be the coolest car you will ever drive, for the price its a good value automobile.

Base Price: $14,445 – $15,765

[Via: AutoBlog]