Honda Jazz

Overview

The premium hatchback segment will witness the growth in the segment at a very fast rate and the days when only BMW or Mercedes hatchbacks were called premium are gone. Other players in the market have raised their bars up and the premium segment has finally got some localization from the other brands. Honda has finally launched the 2015 Jazz premium hatchback in the country on 8th July 2015 for Rs. 5.30 lakhs for the base model of petrol and Rs. 6.49 lakhs for the base model of diesel.

The car comes out to be the best looking out of all due to its City inspired design. The one who would be most worried is the Hyundai i20 Elite as both will lock horns soon in the battleground. Hyundai was perfect in everything except the space and Jazz is perfect in everything, including the space. The only factor in the fight left was the price, which is on the higher side in comparison to the best-selling car in this segment - the Hyundai Elite i20.

Honda Jazz was the best even on its earlier launch back few years. The only factor which made it undesirable was the petrol engine, which was a big negative point as the prices were rising insanely at that time. The rise in price increased the cost of running and people started moving to the diesel hatchbacks. Honda at that time only had petrol engines and unfortunately, the car was discontinued.

Now, Honda brings forward the most excellent performing 1.5L earth dreams diesel motor, which is not just powerful (98.6 BHP & 200 NM) but also return a mileage of 27.3 kmpl. People really admire the Honda engine performance and the high mileage factor will definitely arouse the love hidden inside every heart for a car like Honda Jazz.

The car just not features excellent performance only. It’s too good from the looks and the comfort it provides to the viewers and passengers. Honda brings in the maximum possible space for the passengers, making it a spacious and comfortable ride for a full family drive. It provides all the technological advancements like integrated audio system with touchscreen navigation and auto AC with touch control buttons.

The magic seats provide various modes within a single ride by folding the seats not just downwards but also in the backward direction, according to the ease of the front passengers. For those who believe in automatic transmission, Jazz offers a 1.2L petrol motor with automatic transmission, making peace of mind for every type of person.

The Jazz is being offered in E, S, SV, V and VX trims with both petrol and diesel motors. The petrol motor will also get automatic gearbox in the S and V trim, making it to a total of 12 variants. The base price for the smart machine is INR 5,30,000 which goes up to INR 8,59,000 for the most loaded diesel variant.