Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Honda Jazz 2011: Hybrid now

The Honda Jazz is renewed in 2011 with a slight facelift that updates the look, now in step with the fierce competition, while maintaining the qualities of great versatility of the interior, key to the success of this model over the years. In addition, it introduces an innovative hybrid version that compensates for the lack of a diesel engine in the range.

Founded in 2002, the Jazz has been replaced in 2008 with a second set larger than 5 cm and more modern design, which in the 2011 version is not distorted, but with refined aesthetic solutions which include the adoption of a new front grille and unpublished projectors now also encompass the fog lights, and bumpers have been redesigned to improve the aerodynamics of the car.

The new cosmetic changes also included the "palette" of colors in the livery car that earns the unusual electric blue and brown metallic, while the interiors are enhanced with new plastic materials in a dark color, while the seats are available with new color combinations. Long 3.9 meters wide, 1.7 high me 1.523 m, the Jazz is located in the segment of compact MPV segment "B", confirming one of its higher quality inside the passenger versatility, despite the compact size of the body.

The credit goes to the modular seats indoors and can deliver up to 16 configurations can completely transform the interior and within seconds the car according to the needs of the moment. Among the multiple conformations mention the possibility of folding the rear seat to increase the living space, or total destruction, in order to obtain a completely flat and smooth allowing a loading capacity of 1.72 meters-long and 66 cm high.

Speaking of load capacity, the rear cargo offers a capacity well above its class, offering a normal capacity of 399 liters, 337 liters divided into the top 64 in the cockpit and below, while completely demolishing the rear seats you get to 1,320 liters. The engine range is composed as in the previous two petrol engines of 1.2 liters and 1.4 liters, which you can be equipped with continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).

It starts from the compact 1.2-liter 90 bhp and 114 Nm of torque, values that give a cue from 0 to 100 km / h in 12.6 seconds and a top speed of 177 km / h, while fuel consumption and emissions are reported equal to 5.3 l/100 km and 23 g / km of CO2. A top of the range are the honest 1.4-liter 100-hp and 127 Nm of torque that provides a step from zero to 100 km / h in 11.4 seconds and a top speed of 182 km / h, while fuel consumption and emissions go up slightly compared to the 1.2-liter version: 5.5 l/100 km and 126 g / km are the values reported by the House in the combined cycle.

To increase comfort and reduce the noise of the car, the Japanese engineers have taken on the suspension of the Jazz department, thereby improving the absorption of bumps in the road surface and optimizing the grip of the car. But the more under the hood of the new city car debut in Japan is definitely the version Jazz Hybrid in the range 2011, which uses the same technology used by other valid models of the house, such as Insight and CR-Z.

This system uses the heat engine 1.3 i-VTEC 98 hp and 167 Nm of torque combined with an electric motor powered by batteries located under the luggage and a CVT automatic gearbox. The hybrid system allows the Jazz to consume only 4.4 l/100 km and CO2 emissions to stop just 104 g / km. The Jazz 2011 is available the 4 specifications called S, Trend, Comfort and Elegance, combined with two petrol engines and the hybrid.

The standard features of entry-level 1.2 S includes six airbags, electric windows and central locking, electronic stability control, audio system with MP3-CD player. Find the stairs going up a step Trend version 1.2 which adds to the previous allocation manual climate control and some chrome trim interior, while the 1.4-liter engine, still under construction Trend, add the USB input and steering wheel controls for the ' radio, electric windows and rear trunk modulated.

The richest Comfort and Elegance are designed exclusively for the hybrid engine and the 1.4-liter: The Comfort adds alloy wheels and automatic climate control, in addition to the Elegance the panoramic roof and rear window blacked out. The Honda Jazz 2011 is already available at dealers in the Japanese House at a starting price equal to € 12,350, the 1.2-liter Trend reported that 18,950 to become the top version of the 1.4-liter gasoline range Elegance.

Hybrid versions instead depart from and arrive to 18,550 € 19,990 € for the full version of Elegance. Be noted that the gasoline-powered versions of the Jazz are guaranteed for 3 years or 100,000 km, while the hybrid version is up to 5 years.

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