Honda announced at the Geneva show this week that it has replaced the 6-speed I-SHIFT robotized manual gearbox in the UK market Honda Jazz with a CVT gearbox, similar to the one offered in the Japanese market Jazz which replaces the original Honda CVT’s start-up clutch with a torque converter.
The rest of the Jazz has been facelifted as well, with updated headlamps, a new front bumper and a new black mesh front grille. The design of the tail lamp clusters have been updated as well, with red sections at the top and the bottom with the center section remaining clear.
In the interior, Honda has used a darker shade for the interior plastics, and chrome rings have been added to the climate control display and air vents, helping to give some contrast with the rest of the dashboard. The seat fabrics have also been updated with a new blue and black pattern.
On the technical side, engineers have revamped the suspension and steering settings of the new Jazz. The Jazz is supposed to ride better now, and Honda engineers have increased the torque around the center position of the steering wheel to help give the driver more feeling.
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how come the rear light look like the previous version….
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Jazz is a stunning looking car but sadly overpriced by Honda if compared to the handsome Fiesta !!!
I hope the CVT doesn’t make it here… it’s efficient no doubt.. but my cousin’s experience with the claim for a new box was horrid enough.
So far my 2006 honda city has clocked over 100,000km and the CVT box is still good. I love the CVT smoothness compared to my other cars using normal auto box. Anyway, i do believe u need to properly maintain the car, i still send it to Honda SC for servicing (never once send to outside service since i bought it). CVT oil changes at every 40,000km need to be done.
Subtle change but looks more acceptable than the current version.. somehow it gives the previous gen’s look.
Back to CVT again???
That one is just for Europe and Japan laa… ours will stick to the current 5-speed auto…
y? cvt is good wut. do you ever own/drive cvt car before? its much comfort compare to other gearbox.
even cvt gearbox might expensive, but a honda car with cvt transmission is indeed very nice to drive wut. i still opt for my honda cvt over my nissan c-cvt transmission :/
cvt again? i thought thy learned their lesson already…
this car is not selling well in malaysia with its overprice tag…for such price..can almost get a civic..how stupid is that
The Honda Jazz in Malaysia is imported from Thailand… though it is supposed to have low import duty (AFTA), the government raised the excise duty kaw-kaw. That should explain the reason why our Jazz are expensive.
i have tried the i-shift during my time in europe and i can safely say that it is probably the worst gearbox i have EVER used…..the shifts are jerky and takes a century despite my best efforts of lfitng of the pedal ala alfa and shifting at the right revs…it truly was a monumental failure and one of the reasons sales have suffered in the region..a change back to the cvt is the best news this car could have…..