Honda Jazz 1.4 i-VTEC Executive
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In a family that would be given a new Jazz (in line with Honda's desire to attract more young customers), if the latter doesn't really like the smallest Honda, it might get stuck at the start because the Jazz has its own (again like Autoshop) big test of the previous generation in 2002) high prices of many more affordable competitors.
In fact, the test Jazz is already priced among the more respected sheet metal for the lower middle class. Honda is certainly not happy with these lines, but they know very well that their Jazz fits all other areas, especially the well-equipped base version.
Although the novelty has grown by 5 centimeters in length compared to the previous generation, its crotch has been lengthened by five and thicker in width, and it is completely new in design and is 5 percent technically different, it remains true to the concept of the second generation. ... As if the Japanese knew the adage that the winning horse does not change.
There are tons of exterior updates. The short, fairly vertical hood, with virtually no extra space underneath, merges with its V-shape into a mask that is based on the Civic Type-R. The taillights are also new (LED!), In line with the principles of their steep tailgate predecessor. When viewed from the side, windows on the A-pillar are visible, making the new Jazz more transparent from the front, although you should not look at the edge of the bonnet while driving.
You don't necessarily need the parking sensors that the test Jazz had, as the case is transparent enough to avoid parking problems. If the exterior of the XNUMXrd generation Jazz is written as new, then the interior is marked as brand new. The past and present interior are like day and night. The relationship with the Civica cabin is noticeable, except that the Jazz dashboard is less futuristic, although it is quite versatile. ... still plastic.
In addition to the softer door trims trimmed with the steering wheel, gear and handbrake levers, and reasonably comfortable seats with decent side grip (up front), hard synthetic materials dominate, which at least have a different color property. Despite testing the Jazz at low temperatures, we were surprised at the lack of crickets. Sleep or went to warmer places?
The steering wheel, equipped with buttons reminiscent of the Civic and adjustable in both height and depth, the passenger of average height will feel good. The indirectness of the steering mechanism is just right to merge into a joyful maneuver with a small, less than ten meters turning radius (Jazz), while the feeling of the position of the wheels does not go out.
It sits lower than in minivans, and is the same height as its predecessor, stealing a few millimeters of large panoramic glass, which, fortunately for privacy lovers, also has an electric sliding curtain. There are no tangible problems with ergonomics.
Although the buttons are tightly located on the steering wheel, they are accessible and logical, only the buttons for folding and adjusting the rearview mirrors are not illuminated. (while driving) The trip computer displays all relevant information, including outside temperature and mileage, which are always found on the information display cover.
Piccolors can only be bothered by the one-way operation of the trip computer and sometimes a poorly visible screen with really large keys of a gifted radio that plays well, knows RDS, MP3, WMA and connects to external devices via (nothing noticeable) USB and AUX. Interface. Several slots of a properly working air conditioner, which works automatically, starting with the executive equipment (i.e. the second in a row), cannot be closed, but this does not interfere.
It hurts more that no storage is aligned. Items can be placed in one of the boxes in front of the passenger (the upper one is cooled, the lower one has neither illumination nor a lock), under the driver's steering wheel (this space, three fingers thick, creates a danger of slipping under the pedals), in the armrest, in the door (all four! ), in a storage pit in front of the gear lever (where the barrier provides two places for storing drinks), next to the handbrake lever (there are only pits suitable for unused chewing gum) or in a ditch at the extreme ends of the dashboard (with the driver and front passenger ), which were originally intended for drinks (but not for everyone, Jazz prefers to accept half a liter content), but they will travel back and forth everywhere due to the smooth surface.
Better still, stow your belongings in the pockets on the backs of the front seats, or perhaps in the most hidden drawer in high-volume cars - at the bottom of the left side of the rear seat. For the first access to this drawer, which is large enough to swallow the instructions for use (hehe, find the book first and then the drawer), you should use Jazz's unique rear bench folding system (60/40), modeled after the chairs in cinemas: with raised seat. This folding is what makes the mother-in-law chase the blooming flowers, because the door opens almost 90 degrees.
All the rest of the luggage you can store in the almost 400-liter (who would have thought that Jazz reaches the golf-class in liters?) Jazz trunk, which in the versions without a spare wheel (filler) is decorated with a 64-liter basement with a double bottom.
After tireless shopping, a Jazz owner's heart beats against a mesh divider that allows the chest to be divided in multiple ways. Of course, this is easy to increase - Honda calls these rear seats, which fall to a flat bottom immediately after shifting the lever, magic seats. Do you expect backrest adjustment and fore/aft adjustment from a rear bench like this?
HM. Trust you that you can also fold down the backrest of the front passenger seat (uneven surface!) And thus transport items up to 2 meters long. Steering the Jazz is no more difficult than folding the seats: the wheelbase is increased by 4 millimeters at the front and 35 millimeters at the rear for greater stability. It is gratifying that all Jazz are equipped with the VSA stabilization system, four airbags and airbags as standard.
Jazz is sold with a 1 or 2 liter petrol engine. Both are improvements: a weaker feed 1, a stronger 4 "horses" that it achieves at 90 rpm, which promises a push on paper. Our consolation is that a more powerful unit with acceptable valve control technology loves to turn in the red field, if only the transmission allows it.
On city streets, this unit is a nimble and extremely quiet idle with a very flexible shift lever, and on motorways, a desire for sixth gear is born as the engine is in top fifth gear at 130 km/h.” advertises already from 4.000 / min. If you listen to an advisor who uses green arrows to indicate when it's appropriate to shift in terms of fuel consumption, you'll basically be going at 1.500 rpm when driving slowly, but if you ignore that, you'll find it's best to use central speed, although jazz is the most energetic - about 5.000 rpm.
That this Honda is one of the least sporty is confirmed by the rest of the technology that holds all four wheels, including the chassis structure. Shock absorbers warn of any change in the base, not to mention pits and bumps. You might think you're reading about a sports minivan, but the tilt of the body suggests a different purpose. Jazz is simply made for the most convenient transportation from point A to point B. Let's remember, Honda took off from Formula 1.
Face to face
Dusan Lukic: Jazz remains a car that I don't care about. True, there is a lot of space inside, especially in the back, but what if the longitudinal movement of the front seats is so short that I can hardly get behind the wheel. And it's true, Jazz is equipped with ESP as standard, but we can't call it affordable. The same (or better) protective (and other) equipment is also offered by cheaper competitors. A thousand to two Jazz should be cheaper and best in class. Thus, it belongs to the middle gray.
Vinko Kernc: This Hondo needs to be understood that you respect it and love it as a whole, and not just its appearance. The trick is that the engineers found a lot of space in the Jazz volume that they also made good use of. The bad news is that the Jazz is a Honda, which at the moment is quite sensitive to the crisis, which means a less attractive price. However, some exclusivity of this little Honda remains, because - at least - there will be far fewer of them on our roads than most of its competitors. The Jazz remains a car that doesn't excite me. True, there is plenty of room inside, especially in the rear, but what if the longitudinal travel of the front seats is so short that I can hardly get behind the wheel. And it's true, the Jazz already comes standard with ESP, but we can't call it affordable. The same (or better) protective (and other) equipment is also offered by cheaper competitors. From a thousand to two Jazz should be cheaper, and it will be the best in its class. Thus, it refers to medium gray.
Mitya Reven, photo: Ales Pavletić
Honda Jazz 1.4 i-VTEC Executive
Basic data
| Sales: | AC Mobile doo |
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| Base model price: | 14.490 € |
| Test model cost: | 17.763 € |
| Power: | 73kW (99 KM) |
| Acceleration (0-100 km / h): | 11,4 with |
| Maximum speed: | 182 km / h |
| Mixed flow ECE: | 5,5l / 100km |
| Guarantee: | General warranty 3 years or 100.000 km, mobile warranty 3 years, rust warranty 12 years. |
| Systematic review | 20.000 km |
Cost (up to 100.000 km or five years)
| Regular services, works, materials: | 1.024 € |
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| Fuel: | 6.533 € |
| Tires (1) | 1.315 € |
| Compulsory insurance: | 2.165 € |
| CASCO INSURANCE (+ B, K), AO, AO + | 1.995 ( |
| Calculate the cost of auto insurance | |
| Buy up | € 18.732 0,19 (km cost: XNUMX) €) |
Technical information
| engine: | 4-cylinder - 4-stroke - in-line - gasoline - transversely mounted in front - bore and stroke 73 × 80 mm - displacement 1.339 cm? – compression 10,5:1 – maximum power 73 kW (99 hp) at 6.000 rpm – average piston speed at maximum power 16 m/s – specific power 54,5 kW/l (74,1 hp / l) - maximum torque 127 Nm at 4.800 rpm. min - 2 camshafts in the head (timing belt) - 4 valves per cylinder. |
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| Energy transfer: | the engine drives the front wheels - 5-speed manual transmission - gear ratio I. 3,307; II. 1,750; III. 1,235; IV. 0,948; V. 0,809; - Differential 4,294 - Wheels 6J × 16 - Tires 185/55 R 16 T, rolling circumference 1,84 m. |
| Capacity: | top speed 182 km / h - acceleration 0-100 km / h in 11,4 s - fuel consumption (ECE) 6,5 / 4,7 / 5,5 l / 100 km. |
| Transportation and suspension: | limousine - 5 doors, 5 seats - self-supporting body - front single suspension, spring legs, three-spoke wishbones, stabilizer - rear single suspension, multi-link axle, springs, telescopic shock absorbers, stabilizer - front disc brakes (forced-cooled, rear discs), mechanical parking brake on the rear wheels (lever between seats) - rack and pinion steering wheel, power steering. |
| Mass: | empty vehicle 1.073 kg - permissible total weight 1.500 kg - permissible trailer weight with brake: 1.000 kg, without brake: 450 kg - permissible roof load: 37 kg. |
| External dimensions: | vehicle width 1.695 mm, front track 1.480 mm, rear track 1.460 mm, ground clearance 10,4 m. Internal dimensions: front width 1.440 mm, rear 1.410 mm - front seat length 500 mm, rear seat 460 mm - steering wheel diameter 365 mm - fuel tank 42 l. |
| Inner dimensions: | Internal dimensions: front width 1.440 mm, rear 1.410 mm - front seat length 500 mm, rear seat 460 mm - steering wheel diameter 365 mm - fuel tank 42 l. |
| Box: | Trunk volume measured using AM standard set of 5 Samsonite suitcases (total volume 278,5 L): 5 places: 2 suitcase (68,5 L), 1 backpack (20 L). |
Our measurements
| T = -5 ° C / p = 1.102 mbar / rel. vl. = 54% / Tires: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 M + S 185/55 / R 16 T / Mileage status: 2.781 km | |
| Acceleration 0-100km: | 12,0s |
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| 402m from the city: | 17,7 years ( 134 km / h) |
| Flexibility 50-90km / h: | 15,7 (IV.) S |
| Flexibility 80-120km / h: | 22,8 (W) p |
| Maximum speed: | 182km / h (V.) |
| Minimum consumption: | 7,2l / 100km |
| Maximum consumption: | 8,5l / 100km |
| test consumption: | 7,9 l / 100km |
| Braking distance at 130 km / h: | 83,1m |
| Braking distance at 100 km / h: | 44,2m |
| AM table: | 42m |
| Noise at 50 km / h in 3rd gear | 58dB |
| Noise at 50 km / h in 4rd gear | 56dB |
| Noise at 50 km / h in 5rd gear | 55dB |
| Noise at 90 km / h in 3rd gear | 64dB |
| Noise at 90 km / h in 4rd gear | 63dB |
| Noise at 90 km / h in 5rd gear | 62dB |
| Noise at 130 km / h in 3rd gear | 70dB |
| Noise at 130 km / h in 4rd gear | 68dB |
| Noise at 130 km / h in 5rd gear | 67dB |
| Idling noise: | 36dB |
| Test errors: | unmistakable |
Overall rating (319/420)
The fact that the Jazz won't reach as many people as Honda would like is largely due to its high price tag. In addition, it is an excellent vehicle for carrying passengers and luggage.
Exterior (13/15)
Praise the quality of the exterior and the positive opinion of the exterior.
Interior (100/140)
The spaciousness is good for this class, only because of the short movement of the seats, the large will be cramped. We just need better materials and lined boxes.
Engine, transmission (54
/ 40)The engine is powerful enough for the needs of Jazz customers. Sixth gear, which is otherwise greedy, is missing on the highway. Poor undercarriage damping.
Driving performance (59
/ 95)You open the door, sit down and drive away without a hitch.
Performance (20/35)
Acceleration in fifth gear continues and continues, the acceleration is average and the top speed is high enough.
Security (36/45)
Of course, being a small car, it does not have all the systems available in large cars. ESP is commendably serial.
Economy
This is not an example of savings or a low purchase price, on average it is a guarantee. You won't get it for free.
We praise and reproach
own form
Ease of Management
spaciousness and flexibility (trunk, back bench)
number of storage spaces
flywheel
movement of the gear lever
small turning radius
price
only five-speed gearbox
less effective mitigation
plastic interior
visibility of radio aperture in bright light
one-way control of the on-board computer
no daytime running lights
too short longitudinal offset of the front seats
