Until now, Toyota had the image of the hybrid king, but now Honda pushes mightily on the gas and also trips to the Crown. With the Jazz hybrid, at the Paris Motor Show on 2 to 17 October 2010 debut, the Japanese, the fourth hybrid model bring to Europe.
New eco-optics
Outwardly, the Jazz hybrid of its conventional siblings differ by spotlight with blue trim and clear taillights. The front grille and the bumper has been redesigned in the style of the Honda Insight, the tailgate is replaced by a chrome bar. As a new color "Lime Green Metallic moves" into the program. The interior is the one color, darker contrast to the blue dashboard lighting of the instruments. As a novelty, jazz hybrid with a leather interior will be available. What remains unchanged is the good variability of Jazz: The maximum resulting flat surface measuring 1.72 meters in length, according to Honda without adequate for the transport of three mountain bikes front wheels. In addition, the back of the passenger seat and the seats folded down the rear seats are situated.
Known technology
In jazz hybrid is the same engine as the Honda Insight used. The 1.3-liter gasoline engine with 88 hp combined with a CVT transmission and a 14-hp electric motor. Depending on the driving situation is the pure electric range around 1.3 kilometers. The consumption of the Insight is given as 4.4 liters, the jazz hybrid would therefore come under the four-liter mark. From early 2011, the Jazz hybrid will be available in Germany. Price he would start considerably below the 19 950 € of Insight.
