Honda's Jazz/ Fit has been a great success for the company. The car known as the Fit in the U.S. had been on the market in the rest of the world before it made it here in spring 2006. Currently the car is one of the fastest selling cars in the Honda lineup and is hampered by the fact that Honda can not build enough of them. How often do you see a Fit at a Honda dealership?
The new Jazz/Fit is already taking shape. Spy photographers have caught a few mules testing in Europe. Now Auto Express has two artist renderings of what they believe the new car will look like when it is revealed this fall at the Tokyo Auto Show.
The car in these pictures does not stray far from the current design. The front end has a lower grille and the headlights maintain the similar shape of the current model. The width of the car has increased by 20mm and the length has increased by 50mm. The current model has been successful because of its class leading interior room and its ingenious seat configurations. The new larger dimensions should make the interior even more spacious.
An upgraded interior trim and restyled dashboard should also refresh the car.
There is no word on the exact engine lineup. A diesel engine is rumored, although the U.S. will probably not get it.
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Comments (16)
i drive a 3yr old sedan version of this car with 1.3 idsi nice and spacious inside but too narrow i hope that extra width helps it
Posted by RP Spicy | May 2, 2007 6:30 AM
Posted on May 2, 2007 06:30
I went to Japan about 5 years ago. Man they had some cute cars over there. Why can't they bring THOSE over.
Posted by Obviously DaMinority | May 15, 2007 5:45 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 17:45
cant bring those cute japaneses care to america because americans are too large to fit inside. It truly is a shame because there are many more models there to chose from... both in japan and in europe that are more fuel efficient and fun to drive.
Posted by acitydweller | June 1, 2007 2:27 PM
Posted on June 1, 2007 14:27
Looks like a Chevrolet Aveo/Daewoo Kalos.
Posted by unknown | July 12, 2007 11:03 AM
Posted on July 12, 2007 11:03
That thing looks horrible. Hopefully it is just a photoshop joke because it looks much worse than the current model.
Posted by cooperman | July 15, 2007 7:48 PM
Posted on July 15, 2007 19:48
Eww, I'm glad I bought my USDM Fit when I did. That thing is fugly!
Posted by chris | July 18, 2007 10:15 AM
Posted on July 18, 2007 10:15
Eww, I'm glad I bought my USDM Fit when I did. That thing is fugly!
Posted by chris | July 18, 2007 10:16 AM
Posted on July 18, 2007 10:16
i hope this not the replacment for the fit here in the u.s. the current car looks good,
Posted by steve clark | July 18, 2007 11:16 AM
Posted on July 18, 2007 11:16
One thing I notice driving in Europe is the roads are so narrow. I would buy a very small car if I lived there. Its common in Ireland to have one side of the car in the dirt to fit past cars from the other direction on local streets. Roads in the US are much wider so very large cars feel right here.
Americans have got fatter over the past two decades but the Britts are not far behind.
Posted by Larry | July 18, 2007 9:21 PM
Posted on July 18, 2007 21:21
i hope this not the replacment for the fit here in the u.s. the current car looks good
Posted by The car fans'world | July 20, 2007 11:34 PM
Posted on July 20, 2007 23:34
Even the image title is named as “Honda Jazz Facelift - 1 & 2″. Move your mouse to the pic and wait for the tooltip to appear. I dont think its an all new Jazz (autoexpress pic). The design looks worse than the current one, especially the rear. The japanese one looks more realistic, but I hope they can ditch the awful smiling Honda grille design.
Posted by Stacey's Auto Parts Resources | July 23, 2007 10:42 PM
Posted on July 23, 2007 22:42
Has to be photoshop 'imagination'. Look at the license plate, it's not in the proper angle perspective as the car.
Posted by AC | July 24, 2007 3:17 PM
Posted on July 24, 2007 15:17
I have trouble getting a question answered. Can anyone point me to a good, Honda technical answer as to why there is no sunroof offered in the Fit? Second, can I put in an aftermarket roof? I keep hearing about 'structural integrity' issues, but what is that? Rollover, front impact, dangerous stuff? My sunroof salesperson is certainly willing to put one in (Webasto Hollandia). What ya think? Thanks for any help. Jimbo
Posted by jimbo | October 10, 2007 11:20 AM
Posted on October 10, 2007 11:20
Now that is one ugly little car!
Posted by Georgenfla | October 14, 2007 12:37 AM
Posted on October 14, 2007 00:37
I want to know the tires size of the new Fit.
Thank you
Posted by Gille | January 8, 2008 3:14 PM
Posted on January 8, 2008 15:14
That is NOT the new Jazz. The new Jazz can be seen here:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=122688
If the link above doesn't work, then google '2009 honda fit'. It's already being sold in Japan.
Posted by Macca | January 14, 2008 5:24 PM
Posted on January 14, 2008 17:24