There’s a lot of Honda news to be had today. As you might have read, Honda is releasing the Jazz hatchback in the Indian market next month, after a lot of trouble and thought.
The Honda Jazz comes at a price tag above the City in some markets however in India, the hatchback buyer isn’t willing to spend the extra money nor is he ready to buy a hatchback costlier than the sedan variant. He feels cheated.
Honda decided to address this issue by bumping up the localization level and called for a smaller and cheaper engine. The result is this- A 1.2-liter iVTEC four cylinder engine, tailor made for Indian customers.
The 1.2-liter four cylinder engine sends out 90PS @6200 rpm and 110Nm @4800 rpm. Those figures are enough to confirm the title of the most powerful 1.2-liter engine in India.
The new engine is E10 compatible and according to ARAI’s study returns 16.1 kmpl.
[...] claims that the V-Tec engine will be as fuel efficient as the 1.2L counterpart. Despite the 300cc increase in engine displacement, and a 20Bhp increase in power, Honda says that [...]
[...] Honda Jazz is powered by a made for India 1.2-liter iVTEC engine giving out 90bhp power and 110nm of torque. The mileage figures given to us by Honda for the Jazz [...]
[...] Honda Jazz is a voluminous hatchback, if I have to describe it. It will initially come only with a 1.2-liter 90PS petrol engine. The diesel model isn’t viable since it will cost quite a lot over the petrols pushing it [...]
[...] Honda Jazz is offered in Greece with a 1.2-liter iVTEC engine that gives out 90bhp and a 1.4-liter 100bhp [...]
@Dean – People around the world want small an fuel efficient cars and in India, they are no different. The Honda Jazz is a costly car and to cut down costs, Honda decided to give it a smaller engine and bump up the localization which they have done.
Honda and their VTEC Motors…
Sounds like a good type of car for India. Small city cars seem to be very popular at the moment.