Japan's Best Car magazine has published 'super scoop' info on the new 3rd generation Honda Fit/Jazz which is widely expected to debut this year around the Tokyo Motor Show time frame.
According to one credible person with Honda 'connections', scoop info such as these but coming at so late a time are likely to be quite accurate.
According to Best Car issue for 'June 26', the actual debut date for the new 3G Fit/Jazz in Japan will be on September this year (2013) which is quite nicely timed for the Tokyo Motor Show. Key info are that it will still use a 1.5l NA engine but now mated with Honda's new DCT gearbox (called i-DSD) and will deliver an astounding fuel economy rating of 36km/l on Japan's JC08 fuel rating, which will make it the most fuel efficient car in Japan based on models currently available on the market (though this situation is likely to change).
Best car also claims that the dimensions will remain similar except for an 60mm (slightly over 2 inch) increase in overall length for a new length of 3960mm and an 80mm (slight over 3 inch) increase in the length of the cabin making it 1905mm. Width and height supposedly will remain the same.
More interestingly is the claim by Best Car of the possibility of a Type-R variant for this generation supposedly to be powered by a 1.5l hybrid turbo engine. According to TOVA'er CR-V9, the article actually stated that a turbocharged engine option for the 3G Fit/Jazz is almost a certainty and thus a Type-R 'probably' and which will be using the hybrid turbo engine. The artist rendering used as the main photo of this post is from our own Neal McDaniel, based on the rendering from Best Car on the right. 
