Honda Jazz (Fit) 2004 - 2008 hatchback test drive

Survival method

Those who regularly look in the world of animals are known for a long time: it is easier to survive those who can mimic to adapt to environmental conditions. The new Supermini from Honda seems to be perfectly owned by this art.




Bukashka, I'm proud of you!
In the eyes of a bicycle merchant, an undisguised surprise was read: what are these three are going to do? They themselves, apparently, had difficulty fit in this bug, and now they still want to shove in the just bought mountain merida. Yes, it will not fit in life there!
 

Noticing his perplexed look, I admit, with some pride I pulled the handle in the back of the rear sofa. A second, and now the pillow sank down, and the back covered it on top, forming an even platform with the trunk floor. Now we move the front passenger chair and, just as easily pulling the lever already at his end, fold the back.
 

We could only fix the purchase by braid, for which the floor is provided in the floor, and the three of me are cheerful, two in the back to sit in the places.
 

But in the morning I did not think that this baby could cause me positive emotions. His appearance is to blame. No chiseled figure, no bright designer delights. To love this brushing on a small bus on narrow wheels of a crumb with a naive face? Somehow at first glance it does not work.

That's just a strange thing, little by little, I involuntarily began to notice the light, at first almost elusive similarity of this machine ... with a lizard. Large headlights rising above the hood so it seems that it is about to begin to rotate inside the wings, like the eyes of a ridiculous tropical heecokonchik. Involuntarily, the feeling that this imperceptible against the backdrop of a bright sky is already plugging, as if it would be better to disguise him on the smooth wet asphalt.

The compact from the bumper to the bumper is only 3.85 m, he was clearly preparing in advance to survive in the densely populated city jungle. The base is small, and the wheels at a large angle rotate. So, must be maneuverable. In any hole that the lizard in the gap between the stones will crawl. And his motor is, in general, a modest 1.3 liter, but for micro -lines in power, not small honest 83 liters. with. So I have to be able to run quickly. But the problem is more likely in my complexes. In the capital, flooded with solid sedans and large all -terrain vehicles, can I feel good at the wheel of such crumbs?
 



Without refusing luxury
His interior finally changed my attitude to Jazz. A stylish, rich salon, it seems, specially made deliberately catchy, bright, pretty. Among classmates, perhaps the pathos, expensive mini and top-class versions of A-class can argue with little Honda in terms of finishing. But its most curious feature is like a chameleon that can adapt to a wide variety of shades of the world, a jazz apartment can alternately resemble completely different cars.
 

Start at least with the convenience of landing. Tall, fifty meter, the body allows you to climb inside without bending your head. You are not averse to feeling in compactwane? Here he look at the triangular windows, a long front panel. The seat can be adjusted in height so that I am already sitting 15 centimeters above the driver of a neighboring chord. And the wife can take with him a tall disfigured dramsen in a large pot. And all due to the fact that the fuel tank is located under the bottom in the area of \u200b\u200bthe front seats, and in the rear pillows, like in theatrical chairs, they take a vertical position. A couple of seconds, and behind the backs of the front seats of a lot of space.
 

I touch the climate control buttons but I don’t get enough of how convenient it is. To the left of a noticeable liquid crystal screen, temperature adjustment, on the right of ventilation intensity. Understand the buttons in choosing the direction of air flows, heating mirrors, blowing the windshield second -hand. Management of the CD-Magnetic, formed by equally stylish inserts for aluminum, will also hardly raise questions from someone. It is a pity, the steering wheel is regulated only in the angle of inclination. Moreover, you have to come to terms with not the best visibility, thanks I must say the wrong rear head restraints. But you will read these little things with readily. For what? Yes, at least for the feeling of space that reigns inside.

 
   
The glove box, perhaps not deep, but two -tier

A stylish and comfortable climate control remote control could become a decoration of a thousand thousand car for thirty dollars

Optronic lighting devices come to life with turning the ignition key


After all, this silver chameleon can pretend to be a car ... a representative class! Even to the requests of the VIP passengers of the rear sofa jazz (aka fit, and one of the values \u200b\u200bof the second name from English is suitable) has been prepared. Two adults in 180 cm tall easily sit down one after another. But if the boss on the back sofa decided to throw the foot on the leg, one movement of the lever on the end of the back, and the chair will move. This is only available in luxury class. Eh, they would not have saved the rear windows on the electric drive. The windows lower the handles with small slippery wheels uncomfortable.

 
   
Thanks to the gas tank shifted forward, a palm tree will easily fit in a height of as much as 125 cm.
 
With a triple layout in the cabin, you can transport long -termers up to 240 cm or voluminous bulky things


I admit, I admit, a sweet notes in the interior of jazz seemed like a sweetheart. For example, a speedometer marked to the impressive 230. Or a stylish three -spoke steering wheel. Moreover, you can switch the transmissions with the help of petals on the steering wheel! Is this 83-horsepower can really be gambling?
 



He is for cleanliness
Indeed, at first it seems like a car rides as if under the hood of strength twenty more. Boyko responds to press the gas pedal. Easily gaining momentum. In a matter of seconds, through the efforts of an 8-valve, but very cheerful, from the bottom of the engine, the speedometer arrow already climbed to the mark of 60. But there is no habit of jazz from the medium-speed so many engines. Smooth, monotonous acceleration. And no more. Even if you drown the gas to the kik downs, the turnover will increase, but the car will not go noticeably faster.
 

The thing is that a paired variator is working in pairs with the engine. This reliable, durable unit is good that he himself is trying to maintain speed all the time, corresponding to the maximum torque of the engine. And there is really enough traction with interefore races.
 

The suspension is configured so that Honda allows it to be completely serene to work out the irregularities of the country highway and maintain good exchange rate stability. And only shouting me on a paving stones on Presnya, jazz with his head gave his essence a small machine for even, smooth roads. Moreover, the roads should also be as clean as possible: the attacks of sand streams and small pebbles on the wheel arches are too noticeable. It’s a pity, because with the rest of the sound -insulating of the motor and the bottom, everything, perhaps, is even better than it is customary to demand from supermini.
 



Play the rider
Want faster? Keep in mind that the steering wheel makes approximately 3.8 turns from the stop to the stop, and it will be difficult to abruptly transfer the car from the turn to the turn. Other nuances appear on a straight line. After 90 km/h, the dynamics of acceleration sources. Of course, in the left row of the highway you can accelerate kilometers to 140. But, having slowed down to skip the truck, I can no longer quickly gain my previous speed. 83 l. with. It is clearly not enough for such spurts.
 

But what if you experience the manual mode of the variator? We press the black button with a promising inscription in English seven -speed mode on the right knitting needle of the steering wheel, and the tachometer arrow jumps 700 higher. I change the fifth with the left petal to the fourth, and the transmission really turns on, and the engine is now working at the red zone. But alas, a quick set of speed still does not occur. It became only noticeably louder.
 

 
Long base and short body overhang maximum comfort in the minimum size


Braking in front of the turn. The click on the petal, then also, the tachometer arrow of the fly between the marks of 46 thousand, but the braking of the engine is almost not felt. The chameleon tries, plays along with how he can, but in fact his works are fiction. Therefore, it is better to press on the brake the disco mechanisms will very confidently reset. Why then are the petals and the seven -speed mode? I think it’s not in vain. Surely there are many such drivers who will really like to click the programs without taking their hands off the steering wheel, like a racer of the formula team of bar-chond.
 



If you were alone in the world ...
Well, it turns out that Honda offered us a small -leaf that has every chance of success. What is one of its wonderful salon, in which such unlike characters coexist, or a variator that allows you to play a first -class racer Jenson Batton.
 

How much, however, are you ready to pay for all this? Honda dealers ask for no less than $ 17,900 per car with automatic transmission. Given that all the honda is expensive for us, it seems to be not many. But competitors Colt, Mikra, Getz in a similar equipment for $ 14102860 cheaper. With such a price, even with all his enviable talents, jazz risks and remain on the market an inconspicuous lizard, which only wealthy fans of the brand want to make their own.
 
Cheaper and simpler

There can be only three jazz options. Frontary airbags, ABS, electric drive heated mirrors and front windows, air conditioning and CD magnet here is a set of basic KUL-1,2 for $ 15,900. You can buy it only with 5-speed mechanics. The LS version is already a 1.3 liter motor. It is $ 1000 (with a manual transmission) and $ 2000 with a variator more expensive, but offers a more stylish salon with a climate control, an elegantly decorated radio and inserts for aluminum on the front panel and steering wheel. Jazz-LS with a variator is laid a pair of side pillows.
 
BEHIND

Ease of landing, roomy, transformed, stylishly decorated interior, convenient variator, tracted motor
VS

High price, lack of adjustment of the steering column along the length, poor sound insulation of the wheel arches
 
Honda Jazz 1.2 (1.3CVT)*

general information
 
Body, number of places/doors
Hatchback, 5/5
 
Equipped mass, kg
1030 (1065)
 
Length x width x height, mm
3845x1675x
 
Base, mm
2460
 
Trunk volume, l
380-1325
 
Speed, km/h
170 (160)
 
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
13.7 (14.1)
 
Fuel consumption, l/100 km highway/city
4.7/6.8 (5/7.2)
 
Fuel tank capacity, l
42
 

Engine


 
Working volume, SMZ
1246 (1339)
 
Power, L.S. at rpm
78/5700 (83/5700)
 
Torque, kgsm at rpm
11.2/2800 (12,1/2800)
 

Chassis


 
Drive unit
On the front wheels
 
Transmission
Mechanical 5-speed (variator)
 
Suspension:
spring, with stabilizers of anti -resistance stability
 
front
Independent, such as McEferson
 
behind
Elastic transverse beam
 
Steering
rhealenic type with hydraulic power steering
 
Brakes
disk, in front ventilated
 
Tires
175/65 R14
 

Car
0.20 (0.21*) $/km
 

* In brackets data with the variator
 
 
Sergey Devyatkin, photo of Maxim Goncharov
 
 

A source: Magazine buy a car [16/2005]