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Friday, September 5, 2008
TRAD JAZZ: a more conservative approach for Honda's latest supermini
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P U T I Z Z JA Fiesta? 2 w ne ’s rd Fo of ht ig m e th on ke ta a nd Can Ho A TOUCH of trad Jazz could spoil the party for Ford’s Fiesta. Just days after Ford took the wraps off its sensational new little hatch, Honda has unveiled its new baby. The latest Jazz will go head to head with the Fiesta when both go on sale in October. But rather than going for an ultra modern, chic approach as Ford has done with the Fiesta, Honda is
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being more conservative. The new Jazz is more a development of the current model – no bad thing as it’s Britain’s third best selling small hatchback beaten only by the Fiesta and the Vauxhall Corsa. It also appeals to a much more mature audience – the average Jazz buyer is 63 – and those folk don’t necessarily like change. So Honda has made the Jazz better in every department without tampering with its overall appeal. It’s larger than before and, like the new Fiesta, has big car features to satisfy the
current trend for downsizing. The engines are great, the handling fine but where the Jazz really scores is with practicality. With its “magic” seating set-up which folds, slides and tumbles in a variety of ways this small hatchback can be transformed into a mini-estate in seconds. Such is the load space it can take a couple of mountain bikes with ease. Drop the front seat and it can take lengths of up to eight feet. Even with all five seats in play the boot, at 399 litres, can accommodate four suitcases – as
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