Honda Jazz 1.4

I love driving the Jazz, for me it feels so solid and sticks to the road like glue. Touch the accelerator and it may perhaps feel a bit heavy but it glides away effortlessly, rock solid on the road. The 1.4 1-DSI SE with CVT-7 is basically an automatic. There is the option with the click of the steering wheel "7 speed mode" button to drive in semi-automatic mode, no clutch but using the paddles to the side of the steering wheel to change up and down. Not being a boy/girl racer and probably too old to appreciate such toys, these seem totally pointless, partly because you cannot exceed given revs or stall the car without the gearbox automatically ...  Read the complete review

When the exhaust on my 7 year old Nissan needed repairing and several other things began to go wrong with the car, I decided it was time to change it rather than spend several hundred pounds on it. I have long been a fan of Japanese cars so thought another Nissan would be what I would get. However, I wanted a small car and didn't like the Micra so after looking around several dealers, I visited Honda. I have seen the Honda Jazz around for a while and thought it looked fairly modern looking, so decided to see what was available. By small car standards it is not cheap. Prices for a new Jazz 1.2 start at around 10 grand but I wanted ...  Read the complete review

Having endured a horrifying M5 breakdown in my 5 year old Escort not long ago, I decided the time was right for a new car. And I wanted brand new, in the hope that I would be guaranteed a few years trouble-free motoring (and hopefully no sudden expenses) with a good warranty and some peace of mind. In my new car, I wanted the following features: Light and easy to drive Comfortable seating and leg room in the back Fuel economy A good sounding stereo Affordable insurance Quiet and reasonably powerful engine Safety Good looks Flexibility (i.e. can take large packages/suitcases etc when necessary) A make with a strong ...  Read the complete review

I've been a fan of Honda for some time, having owned their cars, motorcycles and generators before, I've always found them to be of exceptional build quality and first rate reliability. I took delivery of my new Jazz in April, after many visits to Honda Showrooms, they just don't want to give them away. Haggling is hard work with these guys. I even offered to pay full screen price in January if they would just shove a CD player in. Come April CD players were standard and I eventualy managed to beat them down £300 and a tank of fuel. Even so, the RRP of £8999 is, in my book, pretty keenly priced for a 5 door hatchback. The first thing you ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT? The Jazz is Honda's entry into the highly contested and ever popular "supermini" market. It is a five door hatchback, a very simple range to choose from as there are no variants; saloon, convertible etc, all Jazz models therefore share the same "two box" styling. For those of you to whom it may be important, the dimensions are as follows: Length 3845mm x Width 1878mm x Height 1525mm. It is therefore a fairly short, yet wide and tall small car, having a tardis affect inside where it seems much larger than you would think looking at the car sitting next to the pavement. There are any number of ...  Read the complete review