Honda Jazz – Initial Ownership Report

fulcrum_77 · 27th July 2009, 18:14

Congrats on your new car. Its a nice looking car from Honda. I just hope they price it right next time!!

A couple of observations:

Quote:

Originally Posted by manu7781

Safety features. Got EBD, ABS and airbags. NCAP 5star rating.

The model in India is not 5star rated. Only with all the side air bags it gets that rating. Companies should stop advertising it this way.

I also noted that all the steering controls are on the left side of the steering. Thats ok for A/T, but with manual transmission, most of the time your hand is on the gear knob. So to change something, you have to lift your hand anyway. You might as well then reach out to the dashboard controls, making it less valuable.

Enjoy your new ride!

shantyrocks · 28th July 2009, 00:12

woow!!
The jazz does look great in white.
It looks damn spacious too.
You are right when you say that you cant go wrong with a honda.

theMAG · 28th July 2009, 01:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by shantyrocks

You are right when you say that you cant go wrong with a honda.

Except with the price.

Trust_In_Thrust · 28th July 2009, 01:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by phamilyman

amazingly nice car.

just saw something nice in pics - the airbag is inside the upper glovebox? normally that area isnt available if airbags are present!

The jazz here has only driver side air bag .

ImmortalZ · 28th July 2009, 08:51

Err, no. It has two airbags.

reignofchaos · 28th July 2009, 21:37

The cutest and nicest looking honda IMHO. I don't like any other car in their line up right now in terms of looks.

rr_zen · 28th July 2009, 21:50

I like everything else in this car except the price.

But for the price, am sure this car would give the other competitors a tough fight.

Anyways, a Honda is a Honda and people do not mind paying when it is a Honda.

srishiva · 28th July 2009, 22:21

Honda Jazz is the second most reliable car in U.K as per Which mag. First was Accord. Interesting that solid built cars available in India were not in top ten.

Gany · 29th July 2009, 00:03

Congratulations! It is an excellent car in its own right! And this is a segment defining thing too! I wish they had padded it up with some more features!

filcord · 31st July 2009, 15:47

Just took a longish city drive on a friend's one day old Jazz.
There's no doubt this is a classy product. Fit and finish inside is excellent, but not better than Ford or even GM. The design is really innovative, everything inside is deliberately and thoughtfully laid out. It's really like a Swiss knife concept.
There is acres of space, the boot, the rear seat...I cannot help but marvel at this.
Vision in front is slightly compromised by the vast expanse of dashboard, though I am not really short (172 cm), and I suppose one gets used to it eventually.

Acceleration is not it's best point, a bit like the petrol i20 I drove a month back.
However sound insulation is excellent.
Think my wife may like this car, except for the driving position.

the VTEC guy · 31st July 2009, 23:02

congratulations Manu. Excellent buy IMO. Interiors are fantastic. design, layout looks great. White looks good. I don't know if the metallic orange is on offer in India. I have seen the Honda Fit (as its called in US) here in US in this color and looks stunning. see the picture.

anekho · 31st July 2009, 23:07

really neat car dude - congrats!
btw, your house (i think) is really beautiful aswell

cheers

vijaythacker · 2nd August 2009, 14:39

congrats on your white jazz, looks cool with loads of space available inside, wish they could have given better engine options and pricing.

bnzjon · 2nd August 2009, 14:59

Congrats Manu. The car looks gorgeous in white.
Great review. You are right - you cannot go wrong with a Honda.
Drive safe and keep us updated on your experience with the Car.

Enjoy the beauty.

Caramelo · 2nd August 2009, 15:51

you know what. i could have written and crib about lack of alloys or fog lamps. or climate control.

but look at it in this way. put this car against any premium hatch. and then compare the boot space, utility, interior quality, refinement, and perhaps even safety, and it you will have to put green ticks on all departments.
(you cant buy a honda without airbags or abs its not an option

). this is very good thing. safety should be made a priority. (full marks for i20 for providing curtain and side airbags)

i feel that if honda is treating this car an wothy alternative to the honda city(without boot) then they should bring in the ANHC engine into this, which makes 117hp. this is how the car is sold in the US. so why should india be different.

28th July 2009, 00:12	#17
shantyrocks BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: thane Posts: 741 Thanked: 5 Times	woow!! The jazz does look great in white. It looks damn spacious too. You are right when you say that you cant go wrong with a honda.
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28th July 2009, 08:51	#20
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	Err, no. It has two airbags.
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28th July 2009, 21:37	#21
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,542 Thanked: 2,450 Times View My Garage	The cutest and nicest looking honda IMHO. I don't like any other car in their line up right now in terms of looks.
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28th July 2009, 21:50	#22
rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,799 Thanked: 400 Times View My Garage	I like everything else in this car except the price. But for the price, am sure this car would give the other competitors a tough fight. Anyways, a Honda is a Honda and people do not mind paying when it is a Honda.
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28th July 2009, 22:21	#23
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Honda Jazz is the second most reliable car in U.K as per Which mag. First was Accord. Interesting that solid built cars available in India were not in top ten.
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29th July 2009, 00:03	#24
Gany BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 109 Thanked: 22 Times	Congratulations! It is an excellent car in its own right! And this is a segment defining thing too! I wish they had padded it up with some more features!
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31st July 2009, 15:47	#25
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	Just took a longish city drive on a friend's one day old Jazz. There's no doubt this is a classy product. Fit and finish inside is excellent, but not better than Ford or even GM. The design is really innovative, everything inside is deliberately and thoughtfully laid out. It's really like a Swiss knife concept. There is acres of space, the boot, the rear seat...I cannot help but marvel at this. Vision in front is slightly compromised by the vast expanse of dashboard, though I am not really short (172 cm), and I suppose one gets used to it eventually. Acceleration is not it's best point, a bit like the petrol i20 I drove a month back. However sound insulation is excellent. Think my wife may like this car, except for the driving position.
	() Thanks

31st July 2009, 23:02	#26
the VTEC guy BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 564 Thanked: 140 Times View My Garage	congratulations Manu. Excellent buy IMO. Interiors are fantastic. design, layout looks great. White looks good. I don't know if the metallic orange is on offer in India. I have seen the Honda Fit (as its called in US) here in US in this color and looks stunning. see the picture. Attached Thumbnails
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31st July 2009, 23:07	#27
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	really neat car dude - congrats! btw, your house (i think) is really beautiful aswell cheers
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2nd August 2009, 14:39	#28
vijaythacker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,498 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	congrats on your white jazz, looks cool with loads of space available inside, wish they could have given better engine options and pricing.
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2nd August 2009, 14:59	#29
bnzjon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 836 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Congrats Manu. The car looks gorgeous in white. Great review. You are right - you cannot go wrong with a Honda. Drive safe and keep us updated on your experience with the Car. Enjoy the beauty.
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2nd August 2009, 15:51	#30
Caramelo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ahmedabad Posts: 769 Thanked: 16 Times	you know what. i could have written and crib about lack of alloys or fog lamps. or climate control. but look at it in this way. put this car against any premium hatch. and then compare the boot space, utility, interior quality, refinement, and perhaps even safety, and it you will have to put green ticks on all departments. (you cant buy a honda without airbags or abs its not an option ). this is very good thing. safety should be made a priority. (full marks for i20 for providing curtain and side airbags) i feel that if honda is treating this car an wothy alternative to the honda city(without boot) then they should bring in the ANHC engine into this, which makes 117hp. this is how the car is sold in the US. so why should india be different.
	() Thanks

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