Honda is proudly bringing forth its trendy hatchback Jazz in the B+ segment which is presently ruled by Maruti Suzuki Swift and Hyundai i20. This car will help Honda increase its market share in India after the incredible success of its Honda City and Amaze sedans. Honda has to work hard to retain its recently earned position among India’s top 5 carmakers as both Mahindra and Tata Motors have ambitious plans to expand their product line and take back their position. The new Jazz will have both petrol and diesel engines which will increase its popularity and market share. Given below are inherent qualities of this car which make it a success and bestseller in local and international markets.
Exterior Design – Honda’s engineers have artistically designed the new Jazz with a sportier exteriors targeted towards today’s customers who like bold outlook with sleek lines. Based on Honda’s “Exciting H Design” concept the Jazz has forward sloping nose like short hood and dynamic headlamps cluster. The trendy chrome bar holding Honda logo fuses together both headlamps cluster which have DRL’s and side blinkers built into it. According to Honda’s engineers who have been a part of Jazz’s design team, the car’s latest avatar makes it look more like a hatchback as previous rear bulky design made it appear like an MPV. Since Honda is likely to present this in a range of appealing colors like yellow, blue, red and beige for youngsters and grey, black and white for older generation. Wide air vents below front body bumper do not hold fog lamps like sports cars and compliment alloy tyres with fresh design. Rear section designing has also been revised with stop light cluster along both sides of its windshield and rain sensitive wiper.
Practical Interiors – The previous Jazz had been designed with Volkswagen Polo in mind therefore it had spacious and comfortable interiors with well-designed seats and doors to create storage spaces for bottles and other knickknacks. To continue this legacy the new Jazz has been created with 60mm more length than previous one to help create larger boot space of 390 liters. Though seat design and upholstery remain the same, rear seat passengers now have more leg space as wheelbase has been extended by 2.58 meters to comfortably accommodate three tall people in rear seat. Driver of the new Jazz will be pleased with recalibrated steering and adjustable seat with headrest.
Engine and Mileage Power – Honda Jazz’s diesel variant will have standard 1.5 liter i-DTEC engine like Amaze providing 99 bhp power and torque of 200 Nm which will have ability to churn out mileage of 25 kmpl. Jazz aerodynamic petrol variant will be fitted with 1.2 liter i-VTEC engine with 87 bhp of power followed by mileage of 18 – 20 kmpl.
Honda Brand Power: Honda’s international reputation as a maker of reliable cars without recalls will be reinforced with new Jazz 2014. Honda has empowered it with safety features like ABS, Brake Assist, Engine Immobilizer and impact beams to provide protection on all sides.