Fresh spy shots of the 2020 Honda Jazz have surfaced
online from Japan, giving the clearest look at its exterior and even interior
so far. The next-gen model has been officially confirmed to debut at the 2019
Tokyo Motor Show that will take place from 23 October to 4 November.
Honda tried making the Jazz bolder and more
aggressive in the third generation, but with the next full model change, the
plan is to take it back to the originals. The fourth generation model will have
a cute, youthful design rather than being more being sportier and more mature.
The mini-MPV-like silhouette will make it easily relatable to the third
generation model currently on sale, though.
The spy shots show the next-gen Honda Jazz with a
rakish windshield, a short bonnet, swept-back, curvaceous LED headlamps with
LED DRLs and an upright radiator grille and horizontal tail lamps. Inside, it
looks like there's a 7-inch driver information display similar to that of the
all-new 2019 Honda Pilot. Circular knobs on the centre console and a large
touchscreen infotainment system are also visible in one of the spy shots.
Takahiro Hachigo, President and Representative
Director, Honda, confirmed this month that a new modular Honda Architecture
will debut in a global model to be launched in 2020, and a possibility is that
he was talking about the next-gen Honda Jazz. From the
press release divulging the world premiere information, is that there will be a
hybrid variant using the company's i-MMD dual-motor technology. Expect a setup
similar to the one found in the Honda Insight, a 1.5-litre petrol engine
working together with two electric motors.
In addition to a new hybrid powertrain, the Honda
Jazz is expected to get a conventional turbocharged petrol engine with the next
lifecycle makeover, possibly the Honda Civic's 1.0-litre VTEC Turbo
three-cylinder unit. A pure electric variant will make a comeback in the fourth
generation, in the first half of 2020. This time, the range will be 300 km.
In the second and third generations, the Honda Jazz
hasn't been a popular product in India. It remains to be seen if it will be
present in our market in its fourth generation
