Honda Malaysia has just introduced the new Honda Jazz S variant today that’s hailed as a practical yet stylish 5-door hatchback CBU unit from Thailand with its “Man Maximum, Machine Minimum” concept, which maximizes space available for occupants whilst minimizing space taken up by mechanical components.
Aimed at creating an ideal compact car that provides spaciousness, utility, fuel efficiency , refinement, comfort and safety into an attractively small package. Honda Malaysia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yoichiro Ueno said, “We are pleased to offer the S variant of the Honda Jazz to Malaysians. The Jazz has always been well received in Malaysia and we are delighted to introduce another version of the stylish compact car to Malaysians. We believe the Jazz S will appeal to young professionals who are interested in a compact yet practical vehicle that caters to their fun driving and active lifestyle. It is also targeted at young urban families who demand a spacious interior for their daily lifestyle needs.”
The Jazz S gets a newly designed front and rear ends with 3-tier tail lights, black mesh grille, fog lamps and 15” alloy rims. Powered by the 1.5L i-VTEC engine, that’s coupled to a 5-speed Auto Transmission and Drive-By-Wire (DBW) technology.
The Jazz S retains the key features of the Jazz such as the Ultra Seat and a large boot space that emphasizes great practicality and space. The ever-dynamic Ultra Seats, which is now in blue-black, can be folded in one swift action. It can be transformed, flipped and adjusted easily to different modes for different purposes. Additionally, the unique central fuel tank layout, which is located underneath the rear seats, creates a larger legroom for both front and rear seat passengers.
In terms of safety, the Jazz S possesses G-force Control Technology (G-CON), which helps to dissipate the forces of an impact, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), Dual SRS Airbags, 3-point Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) safety belts, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electrical Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BA).
Price-wise, the Jazz S comes in at just a tickle under the RM100k mark – RM99,800 (OTR) in fact, and 3 colours are available for the Jazz S in Brilliant White Pearl, Polished Metal Metallic and Crystal Black Pearl. It is now available in all Honda Malaysia showrooms. Honda Malaysia targets to sell 210 units by the end of this year.
For more information, please contact Honda Toll Free number at 1-800-88-2020, or log on to www.honda.com.my.