If Only This Honda Jazz Type R Was A Real Thing
This week saw the reveal of a new, sporty-ish version of the Honda Jazz. But with only 128bhp to its name and the suspension left well alone, the Jazz ‘Dynamic’ is going to be a lukewarm hatch at best, rather than a hot one.
Thankfully, the Internet’s dedicated car renderers are happy to go where manufacturers aren’t, as evidenced by CT friend X-Tomi Design‘s imagination of the Jazz Type R that Honda most likely won’t make. It looks to have been made by virtually transplanting elements of the Civic Type R, including the side skirts, wheel arch bulges and parts of the front bumper, with the whole lot topped off with a prominent boot spoiler.
The thing is, a much more powerful Jazz should easily be possible. Honda’s 1.5-litre engine fits quite nicely, so it could presumably be swapped for the 180bhp version found in the Civic hatch, or even the 205bhp 1.5 found in the Civic SI we’re so cruely denied in the UK.
Come on Honda, you know you want to…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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This render make it look like a rice box tho…
Chuck a Spoon in it.
Imagine if Honda made a Fit Type-R.
Some one round my way put a ep3 engine in a jazz a number of years ago. Did go well but the chassis wasn’t a patch on the civics apparently.
Type R + VTEC = HELL YEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
My brother has a jazz.Was a fun little thing
なぜあなたは自殺したいと思いますか？
Looks for further ideas on X-Tomi Design’s and finds an interesting result.
Gentlemen, behold! I bring you… a Toyota GT86 Convertible!
If only the Civic Type R weren’t so gaudy. If only the Civic itself weren’t so gaudy. Why not a sleeper version?
At any rate, hope you overseas friends have fun with the 1.5. I’m guessing it’s the same engine as our 130hp US Fit. No, it’s not an Si or R, but it’s pretty peppy in such a little car.
Mmmmm…
Tasty.