Honda Jazz - Gutless wonder

[LoonyJohn]

Having had the use of a Jazz as a courtesy car for a couple of days over the last week, the little car has impressed me at just how economical it is. The car was running at 49 MPG from a petrol engine! I was well impressed The downside is that it is that is painfully slow, wallows around corners, has no kit, and looks boring.... though it does go over speed bumps better than my Civic!

LJ

[Bog]

Originally Posted by LoonyJohn

.... though it does go over speed bumps better than my Civic!

Thats because it's a loan car and we know how we all treat loan cars

[andi22b]

Just had our dealers Jazz loan car for a week, while my front shocks were being done (again).
I put about 500 miles on it with a good mix of town and motorway driving, and found it very easy to live with, (particualrly no clonks from the suspension). Yes, gutless, but very economical, and you can see out of it.
Also it has the audio AUX-in 3.5mm jack. I thought that would be great, but never used it in the end.
I got the Civic back on Sunday, though, and fell in love with it all over again. It made me realise how basic the Jazz is.
(Update on the Civic's shocks: two days gone and still OK).

[LNT]

I was thinking about buying one but I got funny looks from the dealer when I went in and asked for a Jazz mag...

[Brodick]

The dealers courtesy cars are usually the 1.2 engine which is slow
but the 1.4 is Fab.

be interesting to see how good the jazz is v.s the civic when the all new model arrives in Jan 2008

[Bog]

Originally Posted by LNT

I was thinking about buying one but I got funny looks from the dealer when I went in and asked for a Jazz mag...

LOL

[Skippy]

I loved my Jazz

The 'Sport' does seem to be more fun than lower specs. (better steering, less roll)

Then test drove a Civic. Was going to wait for 08 Jazz, but got a spaceship instead.

[Pottsy]

A while ago I did a little review on the 1.4 and feel that I was quite generous giving the wheezy wonder 4 pink rinses out of 5:

Honda Jazz 1.4 DSi Road test

On it's gutlessness I wrote:

Firstly, the engine seems unnaturally gutless. Relatively little power low down, followed by less-than-you expected mid-range (but with an almost useful amount at upper-midrange), followed by an awful noise. Above 4,000 rpm there's not much extra power to go there for, in fact all you get is a rough, slightly unpleasant vibrating fizzing engine note that's just begging for you to change up. In Jazz-world, you don't accelerate, but with time the engine will assist the wind and the gradients in helping you go a bit faster. Speed eventually arrives, and once at a normal motorway cruising velocity the car is quiet and smooth.