New Honda Jazz interiors revealed prior to launch in India

The Honda Jazz has to be among the most keenly awaited car launches of 2015 and Honda Motors has also released teaser images car prior to its official India debut. Interior pictures of the new Honda Jazz have been posted on the internet prior to its launch. The cabin design and layout of the 2015 Honda Jazz is similar to the Honda City sedan. The standout feature is the steering mounted paddle shifters which will make the new Honda Jazz the only car in its segment to offer the above feature. The cabin will have a dual tone black and silver finish while the clocks are also inspired from the City. The new Honda Jazz will be offered with steering mounted controls for audio and Bluetooth. Although start-stop button isn’t seen in the spy picture expect it to be offered in the top-end variant. Similar to the Honda City, the new Honda Jazz will also sport a 5-inch on-touch audio system and touch operated HVAC controls while the 15.7 cm Audio-Video-Navigation (AVN) touch-screen infotainment system will be available as on the top-end variant. The touch sensitive climate control system has also been carried from the City on the new Honda Jazz.

The Honda Jazz will be launched on July 8th to cash in on the upcoming festive season. The new Jazz will take on the Hyundai Elite i20, Volkswagen Polo and the upcoming Maruti Suzuki YRA in the premium Hatchback segment. Honda had initially planned the launch of the Jazz in the first quarter of this year but postponed it as the second manufacturing facility in Tapukara was getting up to speed. The new Jazz unlike its predecessors will be priced competitively and will get a diesel engine option too. The car is a mix of the Amaze and the City on the mechanicals front and borrows heavily in terms of interior materials and design from the City. The economies of scale resulting from this parts sharing will help Honda price the Jazz well. 

The Jazz will be a sub-4 metre car and so the smaller 1.2-litre petrol mill from the Brio and Amaze will power it in India that’s good for 88PS. The diesel will be the ever so popular 1.5-litre diesel mill developing 100PS.  5-speed manual gearboxes will be offered for both the petrol and diesel variants and a CVT gearbox will be offered for the petrol Jazz as the automatic option. The picture on Honda Cars India’s Twitter account shows a large spoiler too indicating at a RS variant much like the one offered in the Mobilio. The Jazz RS if introduced will only be a cosmetic upgrade and no performance enhancements. ZigWheels would be soon driving the new Honda Jazz watch this space for more news and updates on the new hatchback. 

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