Honda Jazz 2009 – Yen Kai's Idea Cast

Honda Jazz 2009 mileage

Honda Jazz 2009 mileage at 17000+ km (60/40 highway/city) : 13.7 km/l. Still a little disappointing. Nowhere near the 16 km/l that a reader is getting (granted, that was achieved on the previous model, and a manual one at that). Nevertheless, the engine runs a lot smoother now and the mileage is improving, hopefully hitting 14 km/l soon.

Petrol wise, my personal choice is SPC, not for anything else, but for the price. With the combo of Loyalty Card + Credit Card + $2 Voucher (promo till end of the month), the final discount rate is in excess of 17%. Nothing comes close to this in terms of instant discount. Mileage wise, experience tells me that all petrol of the same grade gives similar result. Why be hard on your wallet..

Honda Jazz 2009 Review @ 10000 km

Here’s my next and probably final review of the Honda Jazz 2009, after the 10000 km servicing, plus a long distance trip.

The Good:

Slight improvement of engine smoothness with engine oil change
Hit 500km on approximately 33L of petrol top up, which translates to about 15km/L. This comes from about 85% of highway driving on a long distance trip.
Relatively low 1.8k rpm to attain 80km/h, and 2.5k rpm to attain 120 km/h, on a mere 1.3L engine
Awarded 5 star Euro NCAP rating

The Bad:

Car developed rattle on probably the headliner in less than 6 months
Slow first to second gear change. Choose between going easy on the accelerator and allowing a drop to 1.5k rpm after the gear change before building up power (more natural but risk getting stares when the car behind overtakes), or step hard on the accelerator to keep the car moving, with the engine stuck at 2.2k rpm from the first through the fourth gear. Have to get used to being overtaken by vans and lorries
When ferrying 3 or more people, the car starts to feel like it is pulling a heavy cart attached using a rubberband. The car moves off reluctantly. Braking becomes much harder as well. The 1.3L engine seems to be designed to carry just 2 persons most of the time.

The Ugly:

Currently priced at about $68k, much higher than typical PI pricing at around $55k

Honda Jazz 2009 Update Review

Time for a report card after 2 months of driving the Jazz. The mileage did not improve very much, sad to say, averaging 13.5 km/l, and this is with rather careful driving and deliberate effort not to rev up the engine too much. I still think this will improve over time, hopefully hitting 14 km/l within the next few months.

Some tips on mileage improvement – use the paddle shift. In the first and second gear, i found it appropriate to shift up to the next gear when the engine hits 2.2k rpm. From first to second gear, apply pressure on the accelerator to maintain 1.8k rpm and above to avoid losing a lot of power.

One thing i found annoying was when going up a long slope, the auto transmission shifts up from third to fourth gear too early, resulting in loss of power before the slope is overcome. Might have to experiment with down shifting the gear.

For more tips on improving mileage, check out this article. Know your car, know your route.

Honda Jazz 2009 Review

I’ve had my Honda Jazz 2009 1.3A for a month now. Here’s my verdict of the car:

The good

Spacious interior
Excellent field of view
Good fuel economy
Paddle shift allows for manual override
Agile handling
Effective air conditioning

The bad

Underpowered
Poor noise insulation
Soft brakes
Slightly bouncy ride

The ugly

None actually, this is a pretty stylish car

I had high expectations in terms of fuel economy for this car, something to the tune of 15km/l, but so far i managed to get only 12 – 14km/l (depends a lot on how much distance is travelled on expressways vs roads laden with traffic lights). I think it takes a while to know the car enough to know how much pressure to apply on the accelerator so as not to waste fuel unnecessarily. I am confident that in the near future i will achieve 14km/l or more consistently.

The car pickup is dismal and it struggles up slopes. Stepping harder on the accelerator makes the engine roar seemingly in protest, burning lots of fuel without really delivering. The screeching sound of worn out brakes of surrounding vehicles can be heard loud and clear, not to mention the rumble of buses. These are the main gripes i have of the car, but i can’t fault the car too much on these since my priority is to have a safe, comfortable and cost effective means of transport.

The expansive field of view gives you good visibility, as do the large mirrors, so you can drive safer. The legroom and headroom available seats 5 adults comfortably enough. The ride is a tad on the firm side, but i think the suspension was designed this way to achieve better contact with the road to give a more secure feeling. I definitely prefer this to cars that seem to float.

All in all, i am pleased with this car. It does the narrow lanes, narrow parking lots and 90km/h speed limit we have around here just fine.

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