Test Drive Honda Jazz since 2011 Hatchback

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Long-term test Honda Jazz: Third week.

For the third week, Honda Jazz from our garage drove a record 1313 kilometers. She did not prevent any surprises during this time, no extraordinary noted. Therefore, we decided to check: maybe a real owner knows about it something that we do not know? And at the same time find out why he changed Opel Meriva on Honda Jazz. In general, went to the people.


My family of my friend Andrei is just those people who count CD-WaN manufacturers: Middle income, beautiful wife Katya, a ten-year-old Fidget, Son Nikita and Dog Race. Jazz is the only car in their family, on which Andrei is mainly driving. But Katya sits sometimes behind the wheel.

At the same time, driving styles are different: Andrei loves a quick ride, Catherine relates to this case quieter. Plus, constant trips around the city are replaced by frequent vigi for the cottage or in nature. And often Jazz is loaded under the string, while everyone should be comfortable, cozy, enough space not only for passengers and dogs, but also for things. As it turned out, Honda Jazz fully satisfies all these requirements.


Andrei, his wife Catherine, Son Nikita and the faithful dog Race next to his jazz. They look satisfied with the car they like it!

Motor.ru (m) Andrei, tell me, and Meriva did not suit anything? Why changed on Jazz?

Andrei: Yes No, Meriva faithfully served for us for five years, drove almost 90 thousand kilometers without any special problems. Just approached the time to change it, we were offered to pass it in Treid-in for the good money, we decided not to refuse.

M: And Jazz was the only option or did you look after something else?

Andrei: Honestly, thought about Jazz immediately, but first I really liked Citroen C4. Externally a very nice car. But I was scared by publishing in one of the automotive publications, where it was written that at the rearrangement of C4 bounces the steering wheel. I go quickly, there are different situations, so we still bowed to jazz in the most expensive configuration, with a panoramic roof, a variator and fog.

M: But your previous Opel was on the handle? As a variator? Like?

Andrei: You know, like, but only in Sport mode. Drive is a female mode. Only in sports can be ride normally. In the driver in the desired hole do not understand.

M: Do you use stealless petals?

Andrei: rarely, as an experiment. I think this is an absolutely stupid thing. In general, all this is not necessary: \u200b\u200bthe steering wheel is constantly rotated, catch the desired switch is difficult. In the DRIVE mode, the variator, even if you switched down or up, it will still take into account the desired transmission. But in Sport, everything needs to be done yourself, constantly monitor the turnover, what to do somehow uncomfortable. Yes, and the speakers do not add all these games.

M: Well, what will tell on the suspension? Meriva was better or not?

Andrei: Meriva had their charms: quite a big ground clearance and amazing energy intensity. Jazz is much lower, the Congress on it from any border problem. Constantly need to be acted. People who have a difficult entrance to the country may not drive at all. For example, I immediately put the crankcase protection. Another feature of the Jazz pendant on the back, it happens, is triggered to limiters, with a tangible blow. Do not have time shock absorbers work out.

M: Well, in stability, who is better: Meriva or Jazz?

Andrei: Jazz I like it much more! Meriva was a roll of car. And this perfectly goes along the trajectory. At Honda, I can easily go under 150 kilometers per hour a gentle turn, which is usually routing 90-100! Very tenacious car, despite the narrow tires. It would be possible to put on an inch more and a little sewing, I am sure, Jazz would have ride even better.

M: That is, the suspension, and the motor, and the steering is quite allowed?


Nikita Jazz also soul. He rides, naturally, in a special children's chair. He says that without mom dad allows himself behind the wheel a little more than when they go all together.

Andrey: Motor separate history. I will tell this car in secret to 190 kilometers per hour accelerated. This is just with a hundred horses! Where does that come in this engine, I do not know, but he is very smart. On the dynamics of Jazz Meriva on both blades puts. Yes, and on the handle it is better. In addition, it seems to me that Honda is more compact. In any case, I check out on it into such holes in which there are few whoever. I'm chick! folded the mirror and slipped! (laughs).

M: Well, inside you are comfortable to sit? How is the interior? How many places, as made friends with strange devices and the location of the buttons, what flaws noticed for those six months, what do you have Jazz?

Andrei: The first and most importantly remark bad plastic finishes. I, in principle, a very accurate person, but for some reason the car drove only 9000 kilometers, and the whole scratched from the inside, and it is not clear what. Salon of the same Meriva and after five years and 90,000 mileage kilometers was like new. With an unconventional dashboard and the location of the buttons, I bounce quickly. Sit at all places, except for the driver, very convenient. And the driver does not relax. Jazz requires the assembled landing, with rather heavily bent feet and hands. Need a habit.

Little pockets in the backs of chairs are tightened slightly. Compartments for trifles, though much, but they are made not clear for what: permanently dangles something in them. But the double box is very capacious. But there are really many places for passengers and baggage. Enough all. The rear seats are decomposed literally in one movement, good transformation capabilities.


Andrei demonstrates me the right one, in his opinion, landing behind the wheel of Honda. He says that if sitting relaxed, further to move the chair and not so much to bend his hands in the elbows, then in a long road in Jazz you get tired. But if you sit like this, sports, then it is quite convenient for him. His growth is 193 centimeters!

Katya: Here are only CDs have nowhere to give! But we decided this problem quickly: there is a USB entrance, so we pushed all the music to flash!

Andrei: Yes, with flash drives really very comfortable. Returning to the topic of the roomy of the cabin: if you still saw how much I sometimes drive to the cottage! By the way, uniformly downloaded Jazz is even better.

M: Operation, it seems, the truth is very active: often full load Yes, and we also wear quickly. Eating a lot?

Andrei: In the city, in summer, with my style of driving with the permanent sports mode, consumption is very close to 10 liters per hundred. No wonder: ripped rhythm, standing in traffic jams, air conditioning. How will it be winter yet. But when you go along the highway at an average speed of about 95 kilometers per hour, the flow drops on a not loaded car up to 6.7 liters per hundred.


According to Andrei, the jazz body is made of very thin or soft metal: this is such a dent result of a random strong hand pressing.

M: For those 9000 kilometers that you have already drove on Jazz, were there any breakdowns?

Andrei: No, nothing was. Except that we greatly remembered the back door. Repairs at the official dealer cost, no little, in 37 thousand rubles. There are many chips on the hood. Strange, on Meriv it was not so noticeable. Let's see what will be in winter.

M: I understand that in general, you do not have any particular complaints on the car, everything is generally satisfied with? Do not miss Meriv?

Andrei: It's not exactly not in Meriva, she departed. And the shortcomings, indeed, also almost no. With the exception of small shortcomings on the suspension and plastic in the cabin, which we have already discussed. We all and me, and Kate, and Nikita Jazz likes. It is spacious, comfortable, spacious. So Raisa found a great place. And me, as a fan of fast driving, Honda is very surprising with his jump and handling.


Nikita is quite satisfied with his usual place behind the dad. And he is delighted with a huge panoramic roof. And the system of transformation of the salon appreciated primarily the dog Rais: they also found a cozy place for him.

motor.ru: Well, Andrei, thanks for the story! It was interesting to know the opinion of the living owner, so to speak, from the inside.

Andrei: You come in winter: Surely there will be something interesting to tell about our jazz

Exploitation
Common car mileage, km 7511
Mileage from the beginning of the test, km 2609
Fuel consumption, l. 8.7

Technical Specifications Honda Jazz
Engine type gasoline R4
Working volume 1339 cm
Max. Power, hp / rpm 100/6000
Max. Moment, nm / rpm 127/4800
Drive type front
Transmission stepless variator
Front suspension independent McPherson
Rear suspension half-dependent beam
Brakes disc ventilated front and rear
Dimensions (DHSHV), mm 3900x1695x1525
Wheel base, mm 2500
Curb weight, kg 1051-1140
Max. Speed, km / h 175
Acceleration 0-100 km / h, from 12.8
Fuel consumption (combo), l / 100 km 5,4
Volume of luggage compartment, l 335-1520
Volume of fuel tank, l 42
Size 175/65 R15
price, rub. 667,000

 

A source: Motor magazine [September 2011]