One of the biggest debuts last year has got to be the new Honda Jazz, and as is customary, Mugen got first dibs on tuning the B-segment hatchback. Many have lamented the softer, more organic design of the fourth-generation model, but the Saitama outfit’s show car, displayed at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon, adds some aggression back into the mix.
The company showed two looks for the Jazz using a really cool half-and-half application. The red side, called Dash, is the sportier one and gets a carbon fibre surround for the slim grille, along with a large front spoiler that reaches halfway up the bumper, complete with a gloss black splitter. You’ll also find side skirts, a tea tray-like tailgate spoiler and a sizeable rear diffuser, finished off with a big tailpipe.
Also from Mugen are the 17-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels, door visors and door mirrors and rear tailgate garnish made out of carbon fibre, and while the front fenders appear to sport arrow-shaped vents, they are really just stickers – just like the stripes on the doors and tailgate. Inside, there are Mugen-branded side sill plates, starter button, door trim and camouflage floor mats.
On the white side, dubbed Skip, the car is fitted with simpler lips on the front and rear bumpers and side sills, though it still shares the wheels and tailgate spoiler with its more exuberant sibling. The grille appliqué is also smaller here, with a side-mounted (rather than centred) Mugen badge. This badge can also be found on the front fenders on both sides.
Mugen hasn’t detailed any sort of mechanical changes to the Jazz. In Japan, where the car is called the Fit, it will be motivated by a new dual-motor Intelligent Multi Mode Drive (i-MMD) hybrid powertrain – a smaller version of the system in the Accord Hybrid – to replace the outgoing Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive (i-DCD). Both the car and the Mugen components shown here will go on sale next month.
GALLERY: Honda Jazz Mugen Dash
GALLERY: Honda Jazz Mugen Skip
GALLERY: 2020 Honda Jazz
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Everybody trust in Japanese engines. This is why Japanese engines are sold all over the world and China cars are not sold in any FIRST WORLD country.
Have you seen China car in USA, Europe, Japan, Australia/NZ?
Yes we do. Volvos are sold worldwide and even won COTY awards in Japan and Europe.
Myvi old gen, is that you?
Perodua tipu Malaysia, telling us they are national carmaker but Myvi old gen is a rebadge Daihatsu Boon. Perodua should pay back the billions of ringgit from 25 years of tax incentives they received as a national carmaker because in real they don’t qualify as one.
bought by chinese doesn’t mean it gonna be a china car. i thought volvo is still made by sweden. so if mb, bmw, audi bought by chinese, then they gonna be the china car?
Even Japan themselves don’t trust Japanese engine when it matters. Take a look at Toyota new Supra using BMW engines rather than any Japanese engines. Infiniti too is using Merc engines and not their own Japanese engines. Why? Japanese engines not FIRST WORLD enough?
Yes. This
https://paultan.org/2020/01/13/levc-tx-iconic-six-seater-london-taxi-enters-japan/
and
https://paultan.org/2018/12/12/volvo-xc40-named-the-2018-japan-car-of-the-year/
Hahahahahahaha!
Meanwhile ASEAN still continue with the old Jazz. Jap overlord continue to milk us as much possible because we have diehard fans that accepts whatever shit thrown to us.
I can accept the rear design but still find it hard for the front end.