Honda Jazz

Honda, which made Japan known as world leader in small car making, is also ready to enter the Indian small car market with the launch of Jazz next year. Recently, the Jazz Concept was adjudged the Japanese Car of the Year 2007-08.

Honda's second generation Jazz's has all:

• Appealing packaging
• Stylish exteriors
• Excellent fuel efficiency
• Space with good head and leg room
• Great performance
• Price: Rs 5-7 lakh

Known as The Fit in Japan, the first generation Jazz had also received this award. In fact, Honda has won the award five times in the past ten years.

There are just three trim levels in Jazz -- the S, SE and Sport SE. In S models, you will get power steering, electric front windows and twin airbags. Move one level up, you'll get alloys, CD player, ABS and air-conditioning in the SE model. The top SE Sport model has nothing more than others but it offers front fog lights and subtly racier looks.

Will Indian consumers do salsa after the launch of Jazz in 2009? Wait and watch!

Honda would position the small car to fit into the lower excise duty bracket. Small cars with a certain specification of engine capacity and length attract lower tax, which is 16%, than bigger cars, which attract 24% tax.

You may fall in love with Jazz at first sight. Get inside, it can comfortably seat five adults with their luggage.An intelligent dual and sequential ignition system (I-DSI) has been used. This puts two spark plugs in every cylinder, which betters fuel combustion and decreases emission.

So, get ready to go a on long drive on Honda Jazz.