Honda revealed the official informations about the 2009 Jazz, known as the Fit in the U.S. First launched in 2001, the Jazz grows in size and gets two new engines.

At the exterior Jazz only feature subtle changes and retains the concepts of the previous Jazz with its center fuel tank layout and Magic Seats which gave it world beating interior flexibility.

The car features larger wheels, revised suspension and a longer wheelbase/wider track bring greater agility while enhancing ride comfort. And new 90 PS 1.2-litre and 100 PS 1.4-litre i-VTEC engines deliver better performance characteristics while boosting economy to exceptional levels - 5.1 and 5.3 l/100 km combined, respectively.

CO2 emissions for both the 1.2-litre and 1.4-litre engines have also been significantly reduced. The 1.2 litre engine now emits just 120g/km (down from 129g/km), while the 1.4 litre produces 123g/km in manual or 120g/km with the i-SHIFT transmission (down from 137g/km).

Honda (Fit) Jazz originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 10 July 2009 06:29 EST.

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Today another Japanese brochure leak, this time it is the 2008 Honda Jazz / Fit that get unmasked before time. The car redesign will officially be unveiled during the Tokyo auto show in October but some mole decided otherwise. Just in case some of you wanted to pre-order...

2008 Honda Fit / Jazz brochure leaked originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 28 August 2007 12:50 EST.

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