Why are you guys comparing apple to oranges. The Fit and the Rabbit dont compete in the same segment. The fit starts at a lower price and peaks out at about 17,000 the rabbit on the other hand starts at 14,500 and peaks out at about 23,000. The Honda is more in competition with the Yaris and Nissan Versa where as the VW is in more competition with the Civic, Corolla and Sentra.