How would the Honda Fit fair going up mountains is it to underpowered to handle these type of things?

I'm currently in the market to buy a hatch back and the two that I've narrowed it down to is the Honda Fit and the Toyota Matrix however the Honda Fit has significantly less hp however it has vtec (boost? lol)How would the Honda Fit fair going up mountains is it to underpowered to handle these type of things?We commute/carpool from Pahrump (elev 2,600') to Death Valley (elev -200'), roughly 60 miles and two passes around 3,000 feet, with 3 or 4 people (and on a couple occasions 100-pounds of sand, too), speeds usually 65MPH, and A/C on most afternoons (meaning, on the uphill run), and I can keep our Fit in fifth gear almost all the way home, except when I have to slow down for curves and stops. The only time I ever had issues was coming out of the valley during a 50+MPH windstorm with a full load against the wind -- on that day I occasionally had to use 4th gear to keep speed.How would the Honda Fit fair going up mountains is it to underpowered to handle these type of things?if you get the manual it would be easier cause you can downshift when you want. it should do pretty well as long as you dont have it completely loaded down with a ton of weight.. i want to get a fit and put a k20 in it :) should be pretty zippy.How would the Honda Fit fair going up mountains is it to underpowered to handle these type of things?Will you be going up via paved roads? Then yes, they can. Its not as under powered as they seem. Just don't go comparing the performance against higher displacement vehicles.





If your going via rough roads or unpaved ones, then WTH? Get a 4x4.How would the Honda Fit fair going up mountains is it to underpowered to handle these type of things?
soooooo --stay out of the mountains