The facelifted Honda Jazz has been unveiled on the
company’s Japanese website, ahead of going on sale there in June. So far the company has only revealed the Hybrid
variant of the updated Fit, as the Jazz is known in Japan.
For the Japanese market, the revised Fit features
new headlight internals with LED driving lights that integrate more seemlessly
with the revised grille. There’s also a new front bumper with a more expressive
style, as well as revised tail-light graphics. With the car a month away from
its launch in Japan, the company isn’t giving all way the details about the
vehicle’s specifications.
The updated
Fit will be available with the Honda Sensing suite of safety technologies,
which includes pedestrian detection, automated braking for collision
mitigation, lane departure warning, traffic sign recognition, adaptive cruise
control, and lane keeping assistance.
Upgrades for the car’s interior include the
availability of seats with brown leather and suede-like elements, and piano
black trim around the gear lever.
Honda has confirmed that the 2017 Honda Jazz is not
getting a 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine with the
facelift. The current 1.3-litre i-VTEC petrol, 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol and
1.5-litre i-VTEC + i-DCD petrol-electric hybrid options will continue in the
Japanese market.
