In many cases, just because a car is on the best-seller list doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better than lesser-known cars. This is what happens with the car that stars in this article. It is a car that blurs the line between a utility vehicle, a minivan and a crossover. A full-hybrid car with an ECO label that is currently on sale at a price that we had not seen since nothing less than the month of May 2021when the current inflationary spiral had not yet been unleashed.
That car is the Honda Jazz, only available with 100% hybrid mechanics at the moment. Your sale price until the end of January is €21,650. It is the same price that it has maintained throughout the year 2022, and it is even cheaper than its promotional price for the second half of the year 2021. The Honda Jazz measures 4.04 meters in length and is a peculiar car. Although by dimensions it is a utility segment B, its rear seats are the largest in the segment and the occupants are in a higher position than in other cars.
In 2023 it has received an aesthetic and mechanical update, which will take a few months to arrive.
Visibility from inside is enormous., and is superior to that of many SUVs. Hybridization has made it lose trunk capacity, but with 304 liters of cargo volume, it does not fall short in relation to its exterior size. It is one of the most loved cars of the Japanese brand and used to be much cheaper, being available without hybridization. The hybrid mechanics of the Honda Jazz on offer has 109 CV of power, the same one that passes the electric motor to the ground. The heat engine is a simple power generator for the electric motor.
The mechanics lacks a gearbox and approves a average consumption of 4.5 l/100 km – all Honda hybrids use a similar system. It’s a refined and enjoyable hybrid system. The Comfort version offered by Honda for 21,650 euros has extensive equipment in terms of driving assistance (adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, reading traffic signs…) and has climate control, but lacks rubber tires. alloy and falters in connectivitylacking Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility.
If you want to have a good level of connectivity, you should opt for the Elegance finish (+1,700 euros).
The sale price of the Honda Jazz e:HEV requires financing the purchase of the car through the Honda Options program. It is a program multi-option financing. We must finance at least 10,000 euros of the price of the car and it has a minimum stay of 24 months. The details are not made explicit on the Honda website. If we want to pay cash for the car, the price is 2,000 euros higher.
What hybrid alternatives are there to the Honda Jazz?
The most direct rival, and with which we have made a direct comparison in this article, is the Toyota Yaris Hybrid. The Yaris has 116 CV of combined power and with respect to the Honda Jazz, it is a car lower, smaller and with less trunk. It is more efficient – it consumes 4.0 l/100 km on average WLTP – and is almost identical at the performance level. In its Active version of access is currently on offer for 21,325 eurosstanding out over the Honda in connectivity, since it does have an infotainment team with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Both direct rivals have full-hybrid mechanics with an ECO label.
On the other hand we have the E-Tech hybrid version of the Renault Clio. Although it has 140 CV, it is less efficient than the Japanese and its trunk is smaller due to the location of its batteries. With 4.2 l/100 km, its consumption is halfway between the two rivals, and the same happens with the equipment: it is not as complete as that of the Yaris, but it is It has better connectivity than the Honda. Its price on offer is currently 20,629 euros. Finally, we could also get an ECO label with a semi-hybrid car.
Cars like the KIA Rio, the Ford Fiesta or the Hyundai i20, have microhybrid gasoline mechanics. Their main difference is that their consumption is higher and they are available with manual gearboxes, and although their purchase cost could be more assessed in some cases, it is currently comparable. In this article you can consult a ECO label utility buying guidepublished in What Car I Buy.
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