THE popular Honda Jazz has been given a refresh, with a range of enhancements to both looks and driving dynamics.
The revised Jazz range, which includes a hybrid model, went on sale just a few weeks ago with prices starting from £11,295 for the 1.2 S model and £15,995 for the Hybrid variant in HE trim.
The challenge for Honda’s engineers was to freshen and improve the car without compromising on the characteristics that make the Jazz so popular.
By enhancing the car’s strongest qualities, Honda has taken the Jazz on to the next stage, producing a car with greater flexibility, better looks, increased ride comfort and improved eco credentials.
While the revised car is just as cleverly packaged, fresh styling gives the Jazz a new appearance.
New front and rear bumpers are the main parts to have influenced the look of the car. These have also been designed to reduce drag as the airflow passes over the Jazz’s body and to avoid turbulence when the airflow detaches from the rear.
These styling improvements aid aerodynamic efficiency on all Jazz models helping the Cd figure to fall from 0.336 to 0.330.
Leather upholstery makes an appearance for the first time in the Jazz range.
Along with the addition of chrome rings defining the air vents, instruments and climate controls across the dashboard, the leather trim gives a whole new premium feeling to the interior of the car and is an important option for customers downsizing from larger vehicles from other sectors.
The Jazz Hybrid is an ultra-efficient car with a combined fuel consumption figure of 62.8mpg – and with the same super-smooth electric system as the Insight, even more fuel is saved around town. While a CO2 output of just 104g/km makes the Jazz Hybrid the lowest of any automatic car in the B-segment.
Honda is continuing to make new car ownership more affordable by adding three years’ complimentary servicing and a range of flexible finance options to selected new cars until the end of March.