Owners Review for Honda Jazz - Select variant

Exterior The car looks awesome and makes every one turn their heads at it when you drive. The front aerodynamic bumpers enriches the looks. The Honda logo in chrome (only in select variant) makes it look even more sporty.The design of head lamps are excellent and they give good vision during night time too. The alloy wheel with 15" tyres adds beauty to the car. The wipers need a special mention here they are very sturdy. the winshield(front glass) looks awesome and huge.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) This car has the best spacing in this segment. The seats are very comfortable and no one would regret during long drives. The rear seat also comes with a reclining option which makes the rear passengers feel at ease during long drives.The rear passengers also have a additional A/C vent under the front seats. The car comes with a beige black interior(Only in Jazz select and Jazz bais version) which gives a rich look to the interior. There are nearly 4 bottle holders and 6 cup holders. 2 cupholders are in front of the A/C vents thus keeps your drink cold enough for hours. The dash board looks magnificent like that in a higher version Honda car. The integrated audio system adds beauty to the existing features, this has a usb input aswell.An ipod is also compatible with this system. There are 2 glove boxes which helps in additional storage.The trip meter has multiple functionalities which includes an average mileage display, Range display(Kms that the car will cover with existing fuel, fuel utilisation meter(between 0 to 40) which shows the amount of fuel that the car consumes while the car is accelerated, a regular trip meter and the total kilometers covered. The most important feature is the magic seats where the rear seat can be folded completely like a bed(Not recommended during driving). This feature gives enough space(you can also bring a cycle inside the car after doing this). the seats can also be lifted which helps you to keep objects that are tall(like your golf kit).This feature makes access easy to the boot from inside. The front seat belts have a height adjuster aswell.The rear seats also comes with the headrests which are comfortable too.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox There is no engine noise when the car stands still(I tried starting the car wehn the engine was on atleast two times and was fooled :)). The engine goes past 100 and reaches 140 effortlessly. After which it slowly loses breath. I clocked 165 on this car with 4 people on board. I beleive this can touch 170 easily with 2 people. Another excellent thing on this car is the gear ratios, ulike the other cars in this segment you can put the 5th gear when the speedo touches 40 and the engine takes the load and doesnt bump.so there will be no frequent gear shifts required during city drive.The gear shifting is very smooth. The Honda as usual comes with loads of safety features like ABS, ESP, airbags, engine immobilizer as a standard fit.

Ride Quality & Handling Like that of other Honda cars the Handling of jazz is excellent. The steering is very comfortable. The audio controls placed on the steering is also perfectly mated.Nobody can pinpoint a mistake in its handling. The suspensions are soft and are very suitable for crusing. Coming to the fuel economy in city under heavy traffic conditions the mileage was 9.5 kmpl and in highways it was 16+. The soft suspension works out well during cornering and during hill drives but gives heavy bumps on bad indian roads(unlike the swift which has hard suspension and is totally opposite to this).

Final Words The only regret in jazz was its pricing. Now after the slash of 1.7 lacs i personally feel its the best car in the segment. There could have been a diesel engine in this segment to make it stand apart from its competitors(Till now theer are no diesel engines from Honda. hope they will unveil it next year). This car is the best in its segment. I can strongly say that once you drive this car you will have no regrets and will not like to drive the others cars in this segment. you will be a proud owner and will get excellent comments from other car owners who drive this one. You will also see people regretting for not buying this car(Mainly i20 petrol, swift petrol owners will regret)

Areas of improvement Rear design can be improved. The rear design seems to be very simple and makes it look like a very small car. The base needs improvement, particularly for indian versions.

Excellent Handling, superb spacing, Magnificent Handling, Loads of new features(Magic seats..etc)Low base(160mm)