Honda Jazz facelift revealed ahead of Frankfurt auto show

The 2018 Honda Jazz facelift has been revealed ahead of its scheduled unveiling at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show. Earlier, the model was unveiled in Japan as the 2018 Honda Fit. Honda currently has no plans of bringing the facelifted model to India as the Jazz is just two years old here and is thus a fairly fresh product in the Indian context.

Changes to the front fascia include revised headlamp assemblies, a new grille and tweaked bumper with more prominent fog lamp housings. The headlights come with integrated LED DRLs. Honda has introduced a new colour called the Skyride Blue to the existing colour options.

The Jazz facelift gets a new Dynamic variant which has some different styling elements. It gets a thinner front splitter below the lower grille and a diffuser on the rear bumper. Both of these are finished in red. It also gets a rear spoiler, new multi-spoke 16-inch alloy wheels painted in gloss black, LED headlights and side sill skirts. The interiors get leather upholstery and leather wrapping on the steering wheel and gear knob with contrast stitching. 

The new model comes with a 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol engine in Europe. The Euro 6 engine delivers 128 BHP and comes mated to either a 6-speed manual or a CVT. The 1.5-litre engine is offered with the Dynamic variant while the smaller, 1.3-litre engine is available on the lower variants.

Features like cruise control, heated seats, automatic headlights and city-brake active safety system are now standard across the range. Honda also offers a 7-inch infotainment system, rear view camera, keyless entry, forward collision warning, lane departure warning and traffic sign recognition on select variants.