Al,
You are probably correct that the FIT and Si share some similarities.

If you want to learn more about the Fit Sport, I suggest that you
buy the May, 2006 issues of "Car and Driver" and "Honda Tuning" (magazines).

I learned from one of the articles that
"The Fit is sold in more than 70 countries and is known in Europe as the Jazz."
The article did not state how many years that it has been sold in Europe.
Does anyone know?--it's my guess that it has been sold in Europe for at
least 5 or more years.

In other words, they took the Jazz and done everything they needed to
do--such as adding the pollution control equipment required in various
states--to make it legal to sell in America. I seem to recall reading in
one of the articles (but could be wrong) that the Honda Fit Sport has a
more powerful engine than the Jazz. In other words, the Honda Fit Sport is
more similar to the Jazz than it is to the 2002.
Ja