Revealed in full last month, the 2015 Honda Jazz Shuttle has finally gone on sale in its home market of Japan. The elongated, uber practical Jazz estate was first presented for JDM consumption way back in 2011, then based on the second-generation Honda Jazz (Fit) hatchback.
Prior to adopting the Shuttle nameplate, said vehicle was badged as the Honda Airwave instead. As for its styling, the latest Jazz Shuttle carries forward a number of aesthetic cues that may be familiar to Jazz owners including the marque’s “Solid Wing Face” front grille.
Elsewhere, “inline-type” LED headlights boast an ingenious design that, when lit up, allows the assembly to appear as a single piece – achieved by the placement of structures that reflect the LED light source. In profile, 16-inch wheels are featured, along with a bold crease of a line that extends just aft of the front wheels and terminate beneath the taillight assembly.
Under the skin, the 2015 Honda Jazz Shuttle is offered with a choice of a hybrid powertrain as well as a conventional petrol-powered variant. Said hybrid model is offered in three different flavours – a regular Hybrid trim, the mid-range Hybrid X and the range-topping Hybrid Z. The petrol unit comes in a single G-spec trim.
The hybrid variants employ the marque’s Sport Hybrid i-DCD powertrain layout which is made up of a 1.5 litre Atkinson cycle DOHC i-VTEC engine. Said mill is paired to a seven-speed DCT gearbox while juice comes courtesy of a lithium-ion battery. Power figures remain unknown but what we do know is that said powertrain records a fuel consumption figure of 34 km/l.
As for the regular petrol variant, a 1.5 litre direct-injection DOHC i-VTEC engine gets mated to a CVT gearbox. On both hybrid and petrol models, power goes to the front wheels as standard while an all-wheel drive option is offered. Other technical bits and bobs include the adoption of “front and rear amplitude reactive dampers”, supposedly meant to increase ride quality and high-speed stability.
On the inside, the interior has been designed to “create a relaxing cabin space for all occupants”, made possible with liberal applications of soft-touch panels throughout. The seats themselves are trimmed in what Honda calls “an ultra fine fibre” that is allegedly “smoother and softer than suede.”
Luggage capacity stands at 570 litres (including a 30-litre underfloor storage compartment) with the rear seats folded up. Fold them down and one gets a cargo room of 1,141 litres while the loading length gets increased to a total of 184 cm. The boot itself features a flat floor design coupled to a large tailgate aperture for easier loading of luggages.
An additional compartment is present in the form of a storage unit located underneath the loading bay – said storage box is made up of a stain-resistant plastic material. On the Hybrid X and Z variants, a pair of “multi-use baskets” are to be found on the back of the rear seats. When not required, said baskets are stored flush against the seatback.
Prices for the 2015 Honda Jazz Shuttle begin at 1,690,000 yen (RM50,472) for the FWD petrol model, AWD at 1,884,400 yen (RM56,278). The base, FWD hybrid is priced at 1,990,000 yen (RM59,432), the Hybrid X at 2,190,000 yen (RM65,405) and the Hybrid Z at 2,380,000 yen (RM71,080). All-wheel drive costs 2,184,400 yen (RM65,238), 2,384,400 yen (RM71,211) and 2,542,000 yen (RM75,918), respectively.
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will it be on our shore?
it will be just another sad story by he shore… 2 x the price.
You won’t go wrong with sushi cars.
Why sushi cars so expensive? Thanks to Proton.
No, so skip, next!
Go for grey market for this model.. No wrong with the sushi..
Comes with Takata airbags?
Yes but DRB whisper quietly to Honda Malaysia to add RM25K on those prices. Jangan kacau Exora.
May I confirm that this honda shuttle is not available in Malaysia till now?
I will buy this over Toyota Wish.
Toyota Wish is a 7-seater MPV, much like the Honda Stream. This Honda Shuttle is a 5-seater wagon. Not so sure if it’s in the same league. But opting this over a Toyota Vios is possible. 5 seater with bigger boot space.
triple the price when came to here
takata airbag? no thanks.
tiada airbag much better and safer
So cheap, i want want, i wonder when will malaysia will get the same price car as in japan?
Why paultan always posted non Malaysia automotive news?what is going to happen if you post this news and the model will not be here? At least you post Mclaren P1 news and the car will be recon and import here. And what about this shutter Jazz?will it birth here in Malaysia,come on,Paultan dont post this kind of news lah.
These kind of Non Malaysian auto news are indeed relevant to us, especially considering the Jazz shuttle is a close sibling to the ones offered here: city & jazz.
The auto enthusiast rakyat have more bargaining power nowadays thanks to this blog. Rather than living under the coconut shell, we know what specs are actually missing from our local line-ups. These people (us!) can have their voices heard, and push for automakers to offer us decent specs that perhaps nearly match their JDM or homeland models. Just look at these cases:
1. Paul had tried so hard to champion the rights for Malaysians to get safety need a priority. Proton kept on offering superb safety levels, not to mention Naza (kia & pug), Nissan and Honda.
2. Older pre-facelift Camry. UMW had to offer VSA after commentators outcry.
For our info dumbass
this car just like utility box to me. Perniaga of Pasar malam should buy this car
Design, a simple Jazz platform can go to City, HRV and this shuttle.
Envy
Wasted! Reach here become over priced! Else can grab a unit! Wishing will be below RM90K for Hybrid Ver :)
I wonder if the future facelifted City can have this kind of interior. Frankly the dash is very pleasant looking & well put together, despite the faux-stitching.
OK, here’s hoping that the next Civic iteration will have this kind of interior dash design, most importantly with lots of soft touch plastics. Forget those overtly futuristic style yet saddled with low quality hard plastics (older Jazz & Civic).
for the same price, our exora and alza is not even close ..
This design makes it looks expensive !!
As long as its not a kimchi, it will have RV
Wagon makes anything look better.
Much space, so practical, so want. Wow. hnnnnggghhh
Is Honda going to build the next gen freed after this?
I like this! So practical! Bring it in!
meanwhile… Our Malayia Honda Jazz styled like a cockroach.
MaY I confirm that this honda shuttle is not available in Malaysia till now?
I have seen this model around Desaru-Senai Expressway twice.I have posted a question regarding when this model would be in our market to Honda nearby, yet there isn’t any reply.Honda has brightened human dreams with their stylish and fascinating SUV and MPV compared to others who offering lavish interior design but they failed to attract our eyes when we look at the shape.Unfortunately,they just diplay the facinating model of Honda Jazz Shuttle without any promising words when they will bring this model to Malaysia. In conclusion, the word ‘dreams’ might be good promising tagline but I’m really in doubt does the dream will come true or it is just a dream for us to purchase a fascinating model of Honda Jazz Shuttle.I’m waiting a good reply from Honda to bring it here.