2015 Honda Fit To Make 2014 Detroit Auto Show Debut

The Honda Fit has always been a little different from other small cars. A little more zing, a dash more space inside and a much smarter interior layout than most.

The new 2015 model looks set to continue those trends, but we'll know for sure from January as that's when the car will make its U.S. debut, at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show.

Honda says the new Fit will "showcase significant advancements designed to further extend Fit's status as the benchmark vehicle in the subcompact-car class", which means further refinements to its clever interior and a new powertrain.

Touted under Honda's 'Earth Dreams Technology' banner, we know this to be a new 1.5-liter gasoline four-cylinder.

With a continuously-variable transmission (CVT), Honda officials predict it'll achieve 36 mpg combined in EPA-rated testing--up from the current model's 31 mpg.