Honda Jazz

The original Jazz introduced in India in the year 2009 was an attempt by Honda to provide a premium, high quality and feature loaded big hatchback for the masses. It had everything going in its favor with the only sore point in the complete package being the pricing. At over Rs 7 lakh, the Jazz didn’t seem to make sense for Indians. In our country, no matter how huge a hatchback is, consumers are still not mature enough to shell out sedan rivaling money for it.
Over the years, the Jazz’s sales never picked up. And hence, to finally take on the rivals like the Hyundai i20 and Maruti  Swift, Honda did the unexpected. Sure, we all knew the upgraded Jazz would be hitting the showrooms soon with a slashed sticker price but no one would have imagined the kind of reduction Honda did to the Jazz’s pricing! The Jazz range now starts at Rs 5.5 lakh for the base or the ‘S’ version and yet comes with goodies like ABS, twin air-bags and steering wheel controls for the audio system. So is the Honda Jazz the best value for money premium petrol hatchback? Read on to know more…