The BS6 Honda Jazz has been teased on the company’s official website indicating a launch soon.
The latest addition to Honda’s line-up of cars in India will be the BS6 Honda Jazz set for launch soon. A few weeks ago, a picture was teased on the manufacturer’s official website that gave us a partial silhouette image of the BS6 Honda Jazz. They have now revealed the front end of the car in the teased image and as we can see the BS6 Honda Jazz gets a set of new LED headlights, fog-lamps and very minor cosmetic changes. The international model that was showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show 2019 featured a completely new design and their e:HEV two-motor hybrid electric powertrain which, unfortunately, doesn’t seem to be on the cards for India.
The BS6 Honda Jazz is reportedly only going to get a 1.2-litre i-VTEC petrol engine. Reports state that there will be no option of a diesel powertrain. Though the Amaze is still offered with BS6 diesel engines, the company seems to be stopping production of many diesel models with the transition to BS6. The 1.2 petrol engine is mated to either a five-speed manual transmission or a CVT automatic. Power figures are expected to remain the same where the petrol engine will make 90 hp and a peak torque of 110 Nm.
The interior will also be carried over from the BS4 model, which include a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, keyless entry with push-button start/stop and cruise control. We can expect some new features to be added to the BS6 model.
The BS4 Honda Jazz was priced between Rs 7.55 lakh and Rs 9.52 lakh (ex-showroom), so we can expect the BS6 model to be priced at a slight premium over this amount. It will go up against the likes of the new Hyundai i20, Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Toyota Glanza and the Tata Altroz. We await a drive in the BS6 Honda Jazz to tell you all about how it fares.
