|
The Jazz will feature the same
1.3 litre i-VTEC as the Insight
hybrid and despite its taller
body shape, the new car has
similar CO2 emissions
of 104 g/km* - 21g/km less than
the current lowest-emitting
1.2-litre petrol Jazz. As well
as the environmental benefits,
the cleaner emissions bring more
affordable driving too: road tax
exempt for the first year and
just £20 a year after, the
hybrid version of the Jazz will
also be free from the London
congestion charge.
“We think that a cleaner, more
economical version of the Jazz
will be a big hit with
customers,” said John Kingston,
Government Affairs and
Environment Manager, Honda (UK).
“The IMA hybrid technology is
incredibly easy to use, owners
don‘t need to worry about
plugging anything in to charge.
It‘s simply a case of filling up
with petrol and driving on as
normal.”
Like the Insight and Civic
Hybrid models, the hybrid
version of the Jazz will be
capable of running on the
electric motor alone under some
medium and low speed conditions
and this contributes to a
combined fuel consumption figure
of 64.2 mpg* - a 23 per cent
improvement over the
best-selling 1.4 ES model.
Honda has added this cleaner
hybrid technology to the
supermini while retaining the
flexibility of its unique
folding Magic Seats. The IMA
battery pack and power control
unit have been integrated in the
area under the boot floor,
keeping the normal boot area of
300 litres and allowing the
Magic Seats to fold in the same
manner as non-hybrid versions.
This means that the seats still
fold entirely flat to provide a
surprising large boot space of
831 litres, or the seat bases
can be folded to sit vertically
to accommodate tall items within
the car.
The Jazz with hybrid technology
will be unveiled at the Paris
Motor Show and will go on sale
in the UK in early 2011. Prices,
homologated emissions levels and
full specifications will be
announced at a later date. |
