Thread: New Honda Jazz - A fantastic car all round

I have been making the best of the low season car rental promotions (under 900 baht per day for a brand new car out of Suwannabhumi airport, a bargain) and the quietish roads due to the provincial peasants not being able to afford oil, by renting a new model Honda Jazz for a few days. I travelled all around Trat, Chantaburi, and then took the beautiful country road (up there with roads around Chiang Mai for beauty) up to Sa Kaew and cut across b-roads in Chachoensao province back to the airport.

The new Honda Jazz is a fabulous car, to me a perfect combination of refinement, power and economy.

- Refinement - This is a supermini at a budget price. However, I compare the driving refinement to that of the last car I owned in the UK, a 1996 Audi A4. I find it amazing that a 2008 Japanese supermini can match the refinement of a German executive saloon made only 12 years before. But it did. The drive is very smooth and quiet, and the suspension is a great combnation of firmness and comfort (the old Jazz was a bit jittery and crashed over bumps somewhat). The seats are also an improvement over the old model. I drove for 8 hours yesterday without any discomfort.

Power - I had an auto, non CVT-7 paddle shift. I had no problem overtaking whenever I needed to. The car has 120 bhp, which for a car of this size and weight, while not hot-hatch performance, felt fine to me.

Economy - Driving carefully I was able to average 60 mpg (there is a digital econy-meter in the dashboard dials) which was very impressive. Hammering the car all over Ko Chang ate into that somewhat though...


This car blows the Toyota Yaris away in every way, and is as nice to drive as the new Corolla.

Has it got V8? No, well its a little shitbox shopping cart, only suitable for women, poofs and poms

dats wot i was thinkin

Originally Posted by peterpan

Has it got V8? No, well its a little shitbox shopping cart, only suitable for women, poofs and poms

This is the dumbfuck self-indulgent wasteful American (& Australian) attitude that over the last 60 years has cost the planet dearly.

Got to agree. After having driven both recently, I found the City/Jazz is miles better than the Camry.

Even the V-TEC prior model is a very good car. I haven't driven the new one yet, but I love Hondas anyway.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Got to agree. After having driven both recently, I found the City/Jazz is miles better than the Camry.

I feel sorry for Camry drivers. Twice the price, half the fuel economy, and less precise handling. Not much more space either.

But of course, they gain face by driving the entire contents of their bank account around for everyone to see.

Originally Posted by Smeg

But of course, they gain face by driving the entire contents of their bank account around for everyone to see.

don't panic, i dont drive a camry

Originally Posted by Smeg

Originally Posted by peterpan

Has it got V8? No, well its a little shitbox shopping cart, only suitable for women, poofs and poms

This is the dumbfuck self-indulgent wasteful American (& Australian) attitude that over the last 60 years has cost the planet dearly.

Whats your problem ? I like powerful cars and bikes, I can afford the gas so why not? If you were so concerned about wastage of fuel you should be renting a Honda wave Smeggy the hypocrite.

Four people travelling 1100kms on a Honda Wave? I don't think so.

Now be a good boy and go play on your toys or start a petrol-head thread somewhere....

Our great and beloved leader "The dog" rode one to Penang.

Further more I do not believe you have 3 friends.

Originally Posted by Smeg

Four people travelling 1100kms on a Honda Wave? I don't think so.

So what,, Thai do that shit all the time, maybe more if they got a baby or two.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Got to agree. After having driven both recently, I found the City/Jazz is miles better than the Camry.

Not really rocket-science Mamers, the Camry has a 2.0 or 2.4L engine and the Jazz a 1.5L

Originally Posted by Dalton

Not really rocket-science Mamers, the Camry has a 2.0 or 2.4L engine and the Jazz a 1.5L

Meaning what?

^ Are you for real mate ???

Originally Posted by Dalton

Are you for real mate ???

So you're saying the Jazz is better because it has a smaller engine?

Me thinks Dalton has a changover and misread "miles better" as "better mileage"

Originally Posted by Smeg

Me thinks Dalton has a changover and misread "miles better" as "better mileage"

could be...

Originally Posted by peterpan

Further more I do not believe you have 3 friends.

go to agree Benbaa, and the above made me laugh

he will be submitting pics next

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

The top model has a five speed sequential semi-auto with proper paddle shifters instead (not the buttons on the steering wheel as on older models).

I hired a 2007 Jazz recently which had paddles.

According to this the buttons became paddles in 2005 http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=161

^ Ants gonna love this, Tuddys got his car facts all to bollocks again.

^
Nothing wrong with Tud's statement as long as you read what he has written and not what you think he has written

Getting one for the missus this time home, looked at the top of the line I think it was the RSV or RVS Jazz at 700k and the basic model starts at 580K I think. Also was told we need to order one month in advance if we want a white one.