Honda: This is how the Jazz Hybrid drives 🎥

In the video you can learn all about the important details of the rather rustic Honda Jazz Crosstar.

With a length of just over four meters, the Jazz has barely grown and has retained its city-friendly dimensions. The width remains the same at 1.97 meters, but the minivan has shrunk slightly in height at 1.53 meters.

Nevertheless, it still offers ample space. Thanks to the generously dimensioned panoramic windshield and slim A-pillars, the feeling of spaciousness is decidedly airy and gives the driver a good view of the traffic.

Pleasant driving on all seats
In the front, the Jazz welcomes its passengers on comfortable seats that offer pleasant lateral support, and even in the second row there is nothing to complain about. On the contrary. There is plenty of room to move around, which makes the rear seat comfortable even on longer journeys.

The Honda Jazz is offered in the Comfort, Elegance and Executive equipment lines.

Rear seat bench with great variability
The rear seat known from the predecessor is practical and provides amazing variability. Even larger objects like plants or even a mountain bike can be transported upright in the rear footwell.

For this purpose, the seats can simply be folded up, similar to a movie theater chair. That is the ingenious trick.

Fast connection to the Internet
The new multimedia system is pleasing because it is easy to operate right away and guides through the submenus just as easily. Honda now even offers a Wi-Fi hotspot in the Jazz to connect guests' smartphones and tablets to the Internet.

Technology of the SUV CR-V Hybrid as a basis
The Jazz is available exclusively with hybrid drive. That is why the small car also bears the additional designation "e:HEV" (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) at the rear. The technology used is basically taken from the Honda CR-V Hybrid.

This consists of a 1.5-liter gasoline engine and two compact electric motors.
One e-machine supports the gasoline engine with 80 kW (109 hp), while the other e-machine exclusively generates electricity produced by the combustion engine.

Purely electric through city traffic
In city traffic, the Jazz mostly drives with its electric motor. Between 40 and 80 km/h, on the other hand, the Honda switches to hybrid mode, with the E share still accounting for around half during this driving time.

At speeds between 80 and 120 km/h, the system switches to combustion mode.

Silent interplay of drives
In practice, the permanent interplay of drives works perfectly. The driver and his guests on board notice virtually nothing of this.

The Jazz Hybrid is frugal. Honda promises consumption of only 4.5 liters of Super. That is quite credible. Our lap around Lake Lucerne with the comfortably tuned Jazz Crosstar was confirmed by the on-board computer with a good four liters. That's what makes driving fun.

Adaptive cruise control and traffic jam assistant
A total of ten airbags are part of the standard equipment. These include, for the first time, side airbags for the rear, an airbag to protect the driver's knees, and a new type of central front airbag.

The Jazz has also made significant improvements to its driver assistants. New features include adaptive cruise control and a traffic jam assistant that automatically follows the queue in slow-moving traffic.

Rustic Crosstar as a real alternative
In addition to the conventional model, the Jazz also has a rustic offshoot. Visually, the Crosstar can be identified by its black wheel arches and black side sills. The same applies to a suggested underride guard on the independently designed front and rear apron.

A ground clearance increased by almost two centimeters and larger 16-inch aluminum wheels instead of the otherwise standard 15-inchers are intended to awaken the adventurer. The car appeals at first glance.

The Honda Jazz starts at 23,900 francs. The Jazz Crosstar is only available in the top version Executive, which is available for 30,050.

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