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New Honda Jazz Hybrid 2011

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New honda jazz hybrid for Honda jazz lovers, Honda release the New hybrid Jazz will feature the same engine as the Insight hybrid, namely a i-VTEC 1.3-litre engine. Controlled with new CVT gearbox, in a parallel hybrid system. The New 2011 hybrid Jazz like the Civic Hybrid and Insight models will be capable of running on the electric motor alone under some medium and low speed conditions.

The Honda Jazz has gone through what is traditionally described as “more than just a facelift” for the 2011 model year, with several new features and the introduction of a new hybrid variant.

The facelift itself is more than it seems, since the new bumpers have been designed to reduce aerodynamic drag. This has helped both the 1.2- and the 1.4-litre petrol models to use less fuel and emit less CO2 on the EU cycle, the new figures being 53.3mpg and 123g/km for the smaller-engined car and 51.4mpg and 126g/km for the larger. None of this affects the Vehicle Excise Duty situation – both versions are still exempt from first-year tax, and the standard rate remains at £90, as before.

All this assumes that the cars have manual transmission. CVT automatic transmission, which was available on the original Jazz but not, at first, on the current-generation one, has made a return and is optional on 1.4 petrol models, where it improves CO2 emissions very slightly to 125g/km.

CVT is also available as standard on the new Jazz Hybrid, which uses the same 1.3-litre petrol engine and electric motor as the Insight. (In fact the drivetrain was designed from the start to be used in both cars, but has only just made it into production in the Jazz.) Because the Jazz is much taller than the Insight, and therefore less aerodynamically efficient, it can’t achieve the same economy and CO2 figures, but its 62.8mpg and 104g/km are still by a long way the best in the range.

Other changes to the line-up include revised suspension settings (intended to improve ride comfort and handling, though the Jazz was already one of Honda’s better products in this area), reclining rear seats and, for the first time, leather upholstery, which is standard on some models and a £1250 option on others.

Unusually, the Jazz has a different set of trim specifications for each engine. The 1.2 is available only in S form at £11,295, or, with air-conditioning, at £11,995. The 1.4 exists as either a £13,495 ES or a £14,995 EX (add £1000 for the CVT option). And finally, the Hybrid comes in HE, HS or HX forms, with prices ranging from £15,995 to £17,995 before options.

The new Jazz will go on sale in the UK on February 1.

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