Review
- Honda Jazz Crossover 2021
- Honda Jazz Crossover 2020 Preis
- 2020 Honda Jazz Crossover
- Honda Jazz Crossover Price
The Honda Jazz is the small car to beat for passenger space, and its unique and incredibly flexible rear seating only adds to its practicality. It’s neither the most fun car in the class (that’s the Ford Fiesta) nor the most comfortable (that’s the Peugeot 208), but with excellent visibility, it’s definitely easy to drive. Hybrid power also makes it really cheap to fuel, and slow depreciation helps make up for high prices.
get the best priceHonda Jazz turns into AWD, baby crossover with Cross Style pack. Anton Andres Author Info. Honda Jazz aims for active lifestyle crowd with the Cross Style Honda September 27, 2018 12:39. Honda is in much the same boat. For crossover buyers, it doesn't have anything smaller than the HR-V. Hence the reason why the brand's fourth generation Jazz supermini range includes the SUV-style Crosstar model we going to look at here. Differently too from the IMA hybrid Jazz of two generations back. It’s the same idea as in the CR-V hybrid. Like a diesel electric train in principle: engine drives generator, generator powers. The Honda Jazz Crosstar features sporty SUV styling and all the same e:HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) technology as the All-New Jazz Hybrid. Enjoy low emissions and energy-efficient performance as standard. The Crosstar also comes with the latest connectivity innovations such as the Honda Personal Assistant and My Honda+ app. The Honda Jazz is one of our favourite small cars thanks to its hugely practical interior and no-nonsense ease-of-use. This Crosstar variant takes all of those features and adds very of-the-moment SUV styling and a slight boost in ride height.
The Crosstar EX is essentially a more rugged version of the standard Jazz and features bolt-on roof rails, two-tone paint, a unique front grille design, elevated ride height and black plastic cladding around its wheel arches. The interior also benefits from water repellent fabric upholstery and an eight-speaker sound system with a subwoofer. It's very expensive, though, so we don't recommend it.
You don't need to worry about choosing an engine because there’s only one: a 1.5-litre petrol-electric hybrid. With a total of 108bhp, it allows the Jazz to accelerate quicker than our favourite Volkswagen Polo, and it's very economical in real-world driving, too.
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Honda Jazz Crossover 2021
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In February 2020, Honda announced that would change, and with the launch of the new version, Europeans will only have the choice of an electrified Jazz, as the model would sell “exclusively across Europe with an advanced hybrid powertrain.”
1Exterior design & features
The car measures 3,995 mm in length, 1,694 mm in width, and 1,539 mm in height, while riding on a 2,530 mm wheelbase.
There are a few changes, visually speaking, compared to the previous model. They include an A-pillar that is half the width of the one used before, as a means to improve forward visibility. The modification was made possible because of the improved torsional rigidity of the new body.
The overall lines of the car have changed as well, making it look wider and closer to the ground. A small roof spoiler is available at the rear, above the new light cluster.
For the first time, the Jazz is offered in both the conventional body style, and a Crosstar variant that move the range closer to the crossover segment.
The biggest challenge for Honda engineers was to make the new Jazz as roomy as the one before it, despite having to fit more hardware for the hybrid powertrain. To that effect, several modifications had to be made to the engine intake system, the transmission, and the power control unit.
With careful cuts and additions, and with the fitting of the fuel tank beneath the front seats, in the center of the chassis, Honda managed to squeeze 298 liters of space for cargo with the rear seats in a normal position and 1,203 liters with them folded down.
3Gadgets
The new Jazz comes with a center touchscreen that can be used to access information about weather, parking locations, music, navigation, location finding, and telephone services. As far as the other control means of operation go, time for the most regularly-used controls is reduced by 58% compared with the previous model, Honda says.
The new Jazz is Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatible, either wirelessly or via an USB cable, and for the first time the model offers a Wi-Fi hotspot. Also, the Personal assistant that debuted on the Honda e is available as well.
Honda Jazz Crossover 2020 Preis
The ICE unit in this case is a 1.5-liter DOHC i-VTEC gasoline, linked to two electric motors, a lithium-ion battery, and a fixed-gear transmission. Available in three driving modes, the combined powertrain develops 109 ps and 253 Nm of torque, translating into an acceleration time of 9.4 seconds and a top speed of 175 kph (108 mph).
The combined fuel economy for the new Jazz with this powertrain is 4.5l/100km as measured according to the WLTP procedure, and 4.8l/100km for the Crosstar variant.
2020 Honda Jazz Crossover
For the first time, the new Jazz comes with adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist. There’s a new wide camera for increased front view, and a collision mitigation system that has been improved to detect pedestrians and cyclists during night time.
As on other Honda models, the Sensing suite of safety technologies is available, with speed limiter, high-beam headlights and traffic sign recognition.
Honda Jazz Crossover Price
The new Jazz goes on sale on the continent in the summer of 2020. Prices start in Germany at €22,000 for the Jazz and €26,250 for the Crosstar variant.