Honda has refreshed its Honda Jazz range, including visual updates and a new 1.5-litre petrol engine, with a starting price of £14,115.
European buyers are offered this 1.5-litre four-cylinder i-Vtec engine for the first time, with claims that it’s good for 52.3mpg, with a 128bhp output. This car, badged Jazz Sport, is priced from £17,155.
Cruise control and automatic lights are standard across the range, while mid-range SE cars get parking sensors, electric mirrors and 15in alloys, and start from £15,615.
Top-spec EX trim gets keyless entry and start, climate control and a reversing camera, as well as 16in alloys, fog lights and LED lights. The Jazz Sport is marked out by a revised front bumper, black alloy wheels and a rear diffuser, as well as red accents on the exterior and orange stitching on the interior upholstery.
First revealed at the Frankfurt motor show, the five-door hatchback gets a sharpened exterior more befitting of Honda’s latest design language, as well as a spruced-up interior.
The new 128bhp unit is added to the existing 1.3-litre petrol option. Both engines are available alongside a six-speed manual gearbox or CVT transmission.
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God, its ugly though
You know something's wrong when the old 2009-ish model looks better than this one. Simple, chiselled, modern. It was a very good car too. Can I have the 10 year old bodyshell with the new pokier VTec motor please. Better still, can someone shoehorn the old 2.0 VTec in it ;-)
Honda 'Lack of' Design.
After seeing how the Civic is going in the looks department perhaps settling a bland Jazz is no bad thing!
Strange spec decisions
The Jazz is one of the least sporty car on the market, so why on earth have they created a Sport model and then limited the much needed 1.5 engine to this spec. It could be argued its to encourage people to buy the top spec model, but I suspect it is more likely to drive people towards competitor's vehicles. Offer the 1.5 in mid range SE spec and you've actually got quite a useful little car.