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The 2012 Honda Fit Hybrid is already on sale in Japan, and slated for an early 2011 release in the UK - where it's better known as Jazz. The subcompact borrows the Insight's 1.3-liter gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain with Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system, which drives the hatchback's front wheels and stows its battery pack unit neatly beneath the cargo floor.

Here's what Inside Line has to say about Fit Hybrid: "Once again, it's a simple, efficient engineering solution from Honda, one that sees the Fit Hybrid turn in a high of 30 km per liter…