AbakwaHonda baqhubeka nenqubo yokuvuselela uhla lwayo. Ngemva kokwethulwa kwe-HR-V entsha e-Portugal, kwaba yithuba lomkhiqizo waseJapan wokwethula uhlobo lwayo oluhlangene kakhulu eJalimane, i-Honda Jazz entsha – i-NSX emnandi nekhethekile izokwethulwa ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka.
Njengoba kudayiswe amayunithi angaphezu kwezigidi ezi-5 emhlabeni wonke kusukela ngo-2001 - okuyizi-781,000 kuwo athengiswa e-Europe - ukubaluleka kwale modeli kuma-akhawunti omhlaba womkhiqizo kungabonakala ngaso leso sikhathi. Ngakho-ke, i-Honda itshale imali eningi kulesi sizukulwane sesithathu, iqala ngokukhethwa kweplatifomu (efana ne-HR-V) futhi iphethe ngezixazululo ezitholakele ngaphakathi kwemodeli.
IHonda ayikho 'kwifeshini' futhi iqhathanisa isikhala esitholakala ku-Jazz nese... Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Iqhudelana neziphakamiso ezihlukene njengeVolkswagen Polo, Peugeot 2008 noma Nissan Note, iHonda Jazz entsha izibophezele kakhulu egunjini labagibeli. Okungukuthi, ku-versatility kanye nesikhala esitholakalayo. IHonda ayifuni kwezemfashini futhi iqhathanisa isikhala esikhona kwiJazz nese… Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Uma inesikhala sangaphakathi esingaphezu kweMercedes-Benz S-Class angazi, kodwa ivulekile . Kokubili ngaphambili nangemuva, isikhala sigcwele nxazonke.
Indawo yemithwalo isinamandla angu-354 litres kanti ingakhula ifinyelele ku-1314 litres njengoba izihlalo zihoxisiwe. Uma sikhuluma ngamabhange aqoqiwe, amanothi amabili abalulekile: amabhange omlingo kanye nemodi 'Yokuvuselela'. Imodi ethi 'Refresh' ivumela, ukususa i-headrest esihlalweni esingaphambili, ukugoqa izihlalo futhi kuguqule ingaphakathi le-Honda Jazz entsha libe umbhede ozophumula. Izihlalo eziwumlingo zibhekisela ekusebenzeni kwesisekelo sezihlalo zangemuva ezikwazi ukuphakamisa ukuthutha izinto ezinde.
Uma sikhuluma ngenjini, qaphela ukutholakala kweyunithi kaphethiloli engu-1.3 i-VTEC enamandla angu-102hp kanye ne-torque engu-123Nm ephezulu - okuyiyona kuphela etholakala emakethe yaseYurophu. Leli bhulokhi lihlotshaniswa no-gearbox onamagiya ayisithupha oshintshwayo futhi njengenketho ngogearbox we-CVT (otholakala kuphela nge-oda), womabili akhelwe ngqo izidingo zemakethe yaseYurophu. Injini eye yabonakala ikwazi ukumelana nezidingo zemoto yalezi zimpawu - imizuzwana engu-11.2 isuka ku-0 iye ku-100 km/h nejubane elikhulu ngu-190 km/h.
Ukushayela kulula futhi kunethezekile, kwakuyimizwa engayithola ebangeni elilinganiselwa ku-60 km esilihlanganise nesondo le-Jazz eduze kwedolobha laseFrankfurt. Inothi elincane elihle lokuvikela umsindo kwemodeli, okuvumela injini ukuthi izwakale ekhabetheni ngaphezu kokujwayelekile - noma ingahluphi. Isici esingathuthuka ngokwethulwa kwenjini ye-turbo yesikhathi esizayo engu-1.0 evela kwaHonda.
Iphuzu eliphumelele kancane, kodwa elimbozwe ngohlu lwemishini evamile efiseleka kakhulu. Itholakala ngamaleveli amathathu emishini – iTrend, Comfort and Elegance – iHonda Jazz entsha inikezela ngezinga elijwayelekile, isimo somoya, ibhuleki eziphuthumayo (esebenza uma kwenzeka kushayisana), izinzwa zokukhanya nemvula, amawindi kagesi kanye noxhumo lweBluetooth. Izinga le-Comfort lingeza izinhlelo zokuphepha ze-ADAS - Isexwayiso Sokushayisana (FCW), Uhlelo Lokuqaphela Isignali Yethrafikhi (TSR), Intelligent Speed Limiter (ISL), Isexwayiso Sokuhamba Ngomzila (LDW) kanye Nohlelo Lokusekela Uthango Oluphezulu (HSS ) - Honda Connect, indawo yokupaka izinzwa nezibuko ezinesistimu yokuqoqa okuzenzakalelayo. Ngokwezinga eliphezulu lempahla ye-Elegance, isiphephetha-moya esizenzakalelayo, ikhamera yokupaka, i-alamu kanye nokuqedwa kwesikhumba kugciniwe.
Intengo yeHonda Jazz entsha iqala ku-17 150 euros, kanti inguqulo yeComfort inezindleko ze-18 100 euros. Ngenguqulo ye-Elegance ephezulu kakhulu, uhlobo lwaseJapan lucela u-€19,700. IHonda Jazz entsha ifika ePortugal ngomhla zingama-26 kuSepthemba.