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Facts At A Glance CAR: Honda Jazz Si PRICES: £12,835-£13,510 – on the road INSURANCE GROUPS: 4-5 CO2 EMISSIONS: 125-130g/km PERFORMANCE: [1.2] 0-60mph 12.5s / Top Speed 110mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: [1.2] (urban) 43.5mpg/ (extra urban) 62.8mpg / (combined) 53.3mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front, side and curtain airbags, 5 3-point seatbelts. WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: length/width/height 3900/1695/1525mm

Jazzing up the Jazz

One wonders exactly what was going on in the minds of Honda executives when they dreamt up the idea of doing a sporty version of the Jazz. Usually when car companies jazz up a car for the sporting crowd they release a super stylized version with aero packages, alloy wheels and spoilers. So now that Honda has released the Honda Jazz Si we get to see exactly what you do to jazz up an mpv-like supermini.

One of the main pluses about the Honda Jazz is that the smart exterior design allows for the most about of room on the inside. So how did Honda keep all this space and make the car sporty. The first thing they didn't do was change the car into a 3-door version. All they added were a nice looking set of Chronos 16? Alloys, a sporty front grille and a rear spoiler. Yup, that is it. A few minor tweaks and you have yourself a Jazz Si. Whether or not these little additions will be enough to attract the crowd that buys sporty superminis remains to be seen, but the best thing about it is that the car still has tons of interior space.

The Jazz Si comes with the Honda Magic Seating System just like the other trim levels of the Jazz. This seating allotment allows the rear seats to be folded down under the floorboards with head rests in place, all in one motion from the back of the car. With the seats down the boot has a tall boot with about 831-litres of cargo space. Even with the seats in place the Jazz Hybrid comes with 300-litres of boot space. Honda has added some sportier floor mats to the interior of the Si.

Honda is offering the Jazz Si with a choice of two petrol powered engines and like the rest of the Jazz series there is not a diesel engine in site. The choices are a 1.2-litre and a 1.4-litre, though since the large engine actually is only 1,339cc it technically is a 1.3-litre. Somehow Honda has the guts to call it a 1.4-litre though.

Both the engines use the i-VTEC variable timing technology which gives them a very smooth feel. The 1.2-litres takes only 12.5 seconds to get from 0-60mph while the 1.4-litre cuts that time to 10.9 seconds. Neither of these numbers will break any land speed records, but considering this car is an MPV-styled supermini those are really nice numbers.

The car comes with Honda's ACE body structure. The way the body is built to help avoid a larger car riding over the Jazz in an accident while a polygonal frame channels crash forces through the car to prevent the passenger cabin from taking too much of the force. The Jazz Si comes standard with 3-point seat belts on all 5 seats. Twin front airbags and side curtain airbags.

Honda didn't really need to add a sporty version of the Jazz, but in order to keep up with the Jones they did anyway. Maybe this car will attract a few young people who respect the idea behind the Jazz and will make it easier for them to tell their friends that yes they bought a Jazz, but they had the where-with-all to at least buy the supped up version.

by Autoweb