Honda Jazz 1.0-Liter Turbo (rumor)
According to Honda UK's head of cars Phil Webb, the
Honda Jazz supermini is looking like the best next candidate to receive the
automaker's 1-liter three-cylinder turbocharged petrol unit after the Civic
hatch.
This small engine delivers 129 PS at 5,500
rpm and 200 Nm of torque at 2,250 rpm, working together with a
6-speed manual transmission. So, if these are decent figures for a C-segment
car like the Civic, then they should work even better for the Jazz.
Of course, since the downsized engine makes so much
sense for the Jazz, it's possible that the small HR-V crossover could be a
potential candidate as well - though we have no official reason to suspect that
as of right now.
With the Jazz however, the 1.0-liter 3-cylinder
turbocharged petrol unit would help the supermini compete better with rivals
that are already utilizing similar engines, such as the Ford Fiesta 1.0
EcoBoost.
