MODEL TESTED: Jazz 1.5 i-MMD Sport
PRICE: £28,145
POWERTRAIN: 1.5-litre 4cyl hybrid, 106bhp/2x e-motors, 120bhp
THE fourth-generation Honda Jazz (known as the Honda Fit in Japan and other regions) arrived in 2020, and with it came a solitary hybrid powertrain option. Now Honda has increased system output and added the Sport model as the flagship of the range. It starts from £28,145.
Tech highlights
WHILE Honda hasn’t been as all-embracing of hybrid drive as Toyota, it’s making up for it now with some clever tech. The e:HEV-branded hybrid system in the Jazz features two electric motors, one that drives the front wheels, the other acting as a generator, while a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine supplements the pair of them.
Another big difference is that the electric motors match or surpass the
