Road TestCar reviews - Honda - Jazz - VTi-S 5-dr hatchHonda modelsOverviewHonda enters the sub-compact market with its sporty new Jazz hatch18 Mar 2003 CAST your mind back, just one automotive generation, to a time when most inexpensive small cars were cheap and nasty. No, it really wasn't that long ago cut-price light cars were flimsily built, dynamically comatose, poorly equipped and aesthetically challenged. How times have changed - with the likes of Honda's Jazz and the Mazda2 breaking the mould in all these areas while continuing to deliver exceptional value for money. Of course there remain exceptions to the rule, but Honda's first sub-compact competitor - the most inexpensive four-wheeled Honda ever - also proves respectable performance and intelligent packaging are no longer the exclusive domain of sports cars or people-movers respectively. In fact, in top-shelf VTi-S form (tested here), Jazz makes the most convincing argument yet that Japan can mix it with the established premium light car builders from Europe. Model release date: 1 October 2002 to 1 July 2008 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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