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Wednesday September 15 2021 Selwyn Times 25
Honda’s hybrid technology put to test
HONDA IS no stranger to hybrid
vehicles.
It all started in 1999 with the
Insight and since then Civic and
Jazz (Fit) hybrids have long been
on offer, and if you take into
account Fit and Civic models that
have landed pre-owned from Japan,
then the company has a fairly
broad hybrid representation in the
New Zealand market.
A new Jazz has just landed and
the line-up includes a hybrid.
However, it must be said that this
hybrid works quite differently than
previous generation versions.
The newcomer has a two-motor
system driving the front wheels.
Yes, the petrol engine works in
typical hybrid fashion, working
to promote drive and charging
the lithium-ion battery pack. The
entire system is seamless and as a
driver you’d never know there is a
complex set of mechanicals under
the bonnet.
The e:HEV Jazz sits in a threemodel
line-up that starts at $28,000
for the entry-level Life. A Crossstar
version adds $2000 while the
e:HEV Luxe at $35,000 represents
economical motoring and environmental
benefits for those who want
to join the electric revolution but
also want the versatility a petrolfuelled
engine offers.
One of the aspects I particularly
like is the range of the Jazz hybrid.
When I picked the evaluation
car up it was full of fuel, offering
around 800km before a fill-up was
BIG CHANGES: The latest generation Honda Jazz has
many styling differences from that of its predecessor.
HONDA JAZZ E:HEV: State-of-the-art hybrid driveline.
necessary. Of course, I never drove
that distance, but in the 280km I
did travel the fuel gauge barely left
the top mark.
In real terms, Honda claim at
best possible usage a 2.8-litre per
100km combined cycle average.
My time in the e:HEV Jazz concluded
with the readout showing
4.8l/100km that I thought was quite
remarkable given that my driving
style is never that thrifty.
What makes the e:HEV Jazz so
economical is the way the engine/
motor combination works. The
engine is largely biased towards
recharging the batteries; sure, there
is associated drive when required
but the motors do provide a large
part of momentum.
What’s more, the hybrid Jazz just
builds on what has made the model
so popular in generations past, it
has always been a fuel miser, even
the petrol-only models are rated
with a 5.8l/100km combined cycle
average. That’s something that
Honda has focused heavily on over
the years, efficient engines have
long been a priority.
Driving the hybrid Jazz requires
no special technique, if you weren’t
told it was a hybrid I doubt that
you would find anything different
about it, except for the engine
cutting in and out as it gets about
its work. Honda has focused on
simplicity and that’s what makes it
so it intuitive to drive, the controls
and layout are deep but simplistic
to use. You can also select an electric
drive only function, that will
give you a range of about 40km,
depending on weight in the car and
the type of journey ie: hills or flat
roads and driving style.
The Jazz e:HEV is also loaded
with features and specification such
as full leather trim with heated
seats up front, keyless entry and
ignition, Apple CarPlay, cruise control,
and 9in central dash display
that incorporates large and easy-tounderstand
icons.
If you are thinking that’s a lot of
kit to fit into a small car, bear in
mind that the Jazz is the space master.
It may be compact, but Honda’s
designers have made use of every
centimetre of space and it works
functionally.
Luggage capacity is rated by
Honda at 304-litres with the rear
seats in place, extending to 1205-litres
when folded flat. Honda’s
legendary ‘Magic Seat’ configuration
allows both fold-flat or flip-up
flexibility, the latter giving higher
load space.
Honda, as a manufacturer, is also
very proactive in terms of building
safety into its models. The e:HEV
Jazz gets a full suite of safety kit that
is labelled Honda Sensing and it
includes the electronic and mechanical
functions that keep you out of
trouble in the first instance. It forms
part of the criteria that easily meets
a five-star Australasian New Car
Assessment Program rating.
• Price – Honda Jazz e:HEV,
$35,000
• Dimensions – Length,
4045mm; width, 1695mm;
height, 1537mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
front-wheeldrive,
1497cc, 72kW
(+80kW), 131Nm (+253Nm),
continuously variable
automatic
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 8.5sec
• Fuel usage – 2.81l/100km
I took the evaluation car on my
normal highway route heading
west to Hororata and returning
to the city via Dunsandel. It is an
adept open road cruiser with quiet
motion and solid road feel. Vision
through all quarters is vast, and if
you look at the way the panoramic
front windshield is angled well
forward of the dash panel you get a
fairly good idea of how well the car
is engineered in the first instance.
In terms of handling, the Jazz
feels nimble and agile, that’s no
surprise, it is light and what weight
is in the car sits low in the floorpan.
In comparison to its length
and width, the height of the Jazz at
1.53m doesn’t affect the handling,
gravitational movement is minimal.
What’s more, the Jazz gets a
perfect ride, the spring and damper
rates have been chosen sensibly,
there is much comfort on offer
without the compromise to suit
better handling. I must mention
also the feel through the steering
wheel, there is good self-centering
return and the promise of solid
feedback from the fuel-saving Yokohama
tyres (185/60 x 16in).
Further to the fuel usage performance
I mentioned earlier, the Jazz
hybrid’s four-cylinder engine also
has the goods in term of overall
ability. Honda rates the 1497cc unit
at 72kW and 131Nm, both outputs
realised mid-way through the rev
band, and if you add in an extra
80kW and 253Nm from the hybrid
system, there is strength well in
keeping with the Jazz’s purpose.
For the record, an acceleration
time of 8.5sec to make 100km/h
from a standstill is possible along
with a highway overtake time of
5.8sec to make 120 from 80km/h.
Several of my acquaintances own
a Jazz, or Fit, and one of them even
has an old Fit hybrid that is still
giving good service. That person
is always boasting about fuel usage
and the associated low running
costs.
I’ve tried to convince him that
the new e:HEV Jazz is an obvious
step forward when the time comes
to upgrade. I know that he will be
perfectly satisfied if that does come
to fruition.
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