Honda Jazz X Features, Interiors and Cabin Comfort
The Jazz, as we pointed out earlier, has its unrelenting focus on cabin space and comfort. Just have a look at its big doors that open wide, the big windows and the stubby front and you’d know that a lot of thought has gone into the design. The engineers at Honda have shifted the fuel tank to the middle of this car to liberate space from under the rear seats. Step inside, and all the hard work and thought makes itself amply evident. The Jazz’s cabin looks like a well-lit, airy, plush and expansive place.
And the story doesn’t just end at the space optimization. Once the Honda boffins were done with making sure that they had the maximum space enclosed within the Jazz’s monocoque, they implemented well thought-out ideas using quality materials. The Jazz’s cabin is filled to the brim with intelligent bits, each one of them reeking quality. The ‘Magic Seats’ as the Jazz’s rear seats are called by the Honda guys, can be flipped flat with one hand to form a flat bed. The resultant space will be in addition to the massive 366-litres boot which is enough to keep your suitcase with a week’s worth of clothes and grub when you plan to go out on a road trip. The original Jazz lacked a parcel tray, but the Jazz X comes equipped with one, so it’s easier to toss those small items over your shoulder, and collect them later without having to open the tail-gate.
Then there are plenty of cubbyholes, including as many as 10 cupholders. There is space to store small items below the centre console and the passenger side dashboard flips open to allow extra storage space apart from the glove box below. Some front passengers, however, complain of the glove box lid rubbing against their shins while travelling long distances.
The Jazz shares its steering wheel and the instrument console with the City. But everywhere else within the cabin, you can witness the Jazz’s own identity which is plusher, richer and more ergonomic than its saloon cousin. The quality of plastics and the equipment levels within the cabin are decidedly better than the City. The centre console looks better, has much superior quality and more ergonomic controls and boasts of better functionality as well. The Jazz’s music system always used to play CDs (unlike the City’s which only plays through USB drives), now the Jazz X also has a port for USB and Aux-in. Steering mounted audio controls come as standard, and the fit and finish across the cabin, including the quality of materials feels better than the City. One may find it surprising, but in markets like Thailand, the Jazz is a more expensive car than the City.
The front seats are wide and comfy, and provide great support to the back. The bucket seats have a deep recess, and you sit ‘in’ the seat, and not ‘on’ it. Some may just love those contours, but others, of the more orthodox taste may not relish the overly sporty seats. The Jazz X comes with driver-side seat height adjustment, a feature which wasn’t available with the earlier Jazz models.
At the rear, you experience knee-room and comfort which you would not have experienced in any other hatchback in the Indian market. There’s acres of space, not just for your knees, but also for your shoulders. The Jazz can comfortably seat five without the rear occupants having to take turns for who rests his shoulder on the backrest, with the other occupant having to sit erect to make space. The headroom too, apart from the legroom is abundant and the Jazz can seat six-footers with ease.
The cabin, on the move is a silent and tranquil place to be in, although the tyre noise makes itself more evident than normal owing to the super-silent engine. As a whole, the Jazz’s cabin is by far the most luxurious and spacious than in any other Indian hatchback.
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