You’ve seen the rear of the Honda Jazz facelift, first by our spyshots and then the official image by Honda Malaysia (HM) this morning. Here’s a look at the rest of the car, via images from Honda Japan’s preview site for the Honda Fit facelift, the JDM version of the Jazz. It has just went up in Japan, hinting at coordination between Honda’s Japan HQ and its Malaysian outpost.
The minor model change Fit confirms what we’ve seen from the leaked brochure images earlier this month. There’s a new grille and new front bumper with significantly larger “side intakes” and an obvious lip. Honda City facelift-style LED headlamps and LED daytime running lights feature. The new face is similar in theme to the City facelift, but with a sportier emphasis.
Honda Japan does not have an image of the new Fit’s rear end online, but there’s a close up shot of the tail lamps, which differ in arrangement (smaller white section, separate reverse lamps) and graphics (LED bars) from what we have. Then again, this is the Fit Hybrid, and HM’s rear end shot is of the regular Jazz 1.5L, so our Jazz Hybrid might yet get these rear lights. The top JDM Fit Hybrid gets black wing mirrors, too.
We get to see snippets of the Fit Hybrid’s interior here. The regular seat has tall side bolsters and a fabric design with a central spine, Civic FC-style. Japan also gets the option of a black-brown leather interior, with brown hide on the seats, door cards and steering wheel. The Hybrid’s gear selector sports additional gloss black trim. The Honda Sensing suite of active safety features makes its debut in the Fit.
The Fit facelift will launch in Japan in late June. Four variants will be available there – this Hybrid, a 1.3L, a 1.5L and a “sporty model”, which should be the Fit RS.
As reported, Malaysia will be getting two variants of the Jazz facelift – a familiar 1.5 litre i-VTEC version sharing the City’s powertrain and a Jazz Hybrid. The return of the Jazz Hybrid doesn’t carry over the Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system used in the old CKD Jazz Hybrid and models such as the Insight and CR-Z, but uses the new “Sport Hybrid” i-DCD (Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive) system. We’re the only market outside Japan to get this, by the way.
The hybrid system combines a 1.5 litre DOHC i-VTEC engine, a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission with integrated electric motor, and a lithium-ion battery pack located under the boot floor. Unlike IMA, i-DCD is capable of EV mode (car powered by the electric motor and battery alone), and HM says that the combined 137 PS output is equivalent to that of a 1.8L engine.
The Jazz facelift – in petrol and hybrid form – is now open for booking in Malaysia. The CKD roomy hatch will be launched here in the present quarter and Hybrid deliveries will start from Q3. LED DRLs and keyless entry/push start will now be standard across the board. Part-leather seats, a multi-angle reverse camera, ABS/BA/VSA/HSA and six airbags will also available, but probably not from the entry variant onwards.
GALLERY: JDM Honda Fit Hybrid facelift
GALLERY: Malaysia-spec Honda Jazz facelift
GALLERY: Pre-facelift Honda Jazz
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It’s only May & 2017 report card is already out :
Best national – P2
Best non national – Honda
Best premium – Benz
Best improved – P1 Peugeot
Worst national car…protong
Most profit churning car….Perodua n Honda
Most losses,car……Protong…for 10 years in a row.
Sez the toyota salesman. Lolz!
Nope says sales data
Which data has losses per car? Fake news kah?
Kahkahkahkah!
Fake news? U mean PT post fake news!? How dare u, john
Proton Feb 2017 sales – 6099
Proton Mar 2017 sales – 6070
Of cuz! Din bashers here says MAA & MAI data all cannot belip one! So u belip who?
I belip u are delusion
Everything blame toyota salesman. Own car company bankrupt also still blame Toyota salesman
Of cuz blame toyota salesmen like u lazy. Ur leaching on my Biza sales for late bonuses. Apa lagi?
When are they bringing in the 1.6 diesel Crv seven seater? I can place my booking now!
Since Honda is under DRB Hicom..so it’s just a pocket A to pocket B…switching from T to H
Yes. But H back G side while T backs the other.
Is this a dry or wet dual clutch?
Dry clutch. But hybrid start up clutch is using electric motor to move the car.
fuh! 1.5 deliver 137hp is awesome.
imagine how pleasant to feel the power of it.
New powertrain, good.
Any changes for the exterior?
Read the article and see the pics, mate.
so the cvt hissing sound will be gone is it?… I always hear the hissing cvt sound when jazz pass by accelerating on road.
This Jazz will be another hit with our ladies & some man. It will be a top seller in the Hatch Back segment. Anyone disagree??
Hatch back segment, you mean axia right?
now if that rear light is LED it will make the jazz look refresh.