Honda Jazz Hybrid

From the Motor Show 2010 in Paris is just around the corner, Honda has launched a new series of photos and details a little more in its new hybrid version of the Jazz, which is called adjustment in the U.S. and other markers.

The smallest member of Honda's gasoline-electric hybrid family has the same parallel IMA hybrid system found in the Insight, which combines a 1.3-liter engine with an electric motor of 10 KW. The system allows the car to work with one engine, the engine and the engine or the electric motor at low speeds means.

In the hybrid of jazz, the IMA battery and power control unit are stored in the trunk floor, keeping the normal boot (above ground) space of 300 liters, while also allowing the car called "Magic Seats "Sometimes in the same way as non-hybrid version to provide a boot volume of 831 liters.

Honda Jazz hybrid, said the new figure returns a combined fuel consumption of 4.4 l/100 km [53.5 miles per U.S. gallon] in the European cycle. This is the same as the Insight and a little better than European variants of the Civic Hybrid (4.6 lt/100km) and CR-Z 2 +2 (5.0lt/100km).

But hybrid Jazz has CO2 emissions of 104 g / km, which is slightly higher than the Insight is 101g/km. Honda claims it's because jazz is "the form of flexibility, the more concentrated."

The Japanese automaker said that the Jazz hybrid will go on sale in some European markets in early 2011, with prices, certified emission levels and full specifications will be announced in "due course". Currently, there are no plans to offer hybrid Jazz in North America.

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Toyota Targets Honda Jazz / Fit with New Verso-S MPV

Toyota re-enters the minivan segment in Europe with a new model called the Verso-S, which made its debut at the Paris Motor Show today. Which goes on sale in Europe from February 2011, the Verso-S is a spiritual successor Yaris Verso cars and objectives such as the Honda Jazz / Fit and Kia come.

The five-seat Verso-S is less than 4 meters long (3990 mm). But he compensates with a relatively long wheelbase of 2550 mm. In addition, Toyota says the attention to detail has maximized the space and, therefore, offers Verso-S "clearance of the front seats, rear seat space and luggage capacity to rival that of the C-segment cars ".

The practice of the category, the Verso-S receives numerous cupholders and pockets and a three-level, the panel storage compartment and rear seats, with one arm and one 60:40 button folding mechanism.

The floor of the boot of 760 mm long with a lightweight, two-step loading dock plate can be placed either in an exceptional volume of 336 liters of cargo, or down to increase the depth of space load of 95 mm and volume 393 liters load. With the rear seats folded, total cargo volume of space increases to a maximum of 1,388 liters.

Another highlight of the interior is new, 6.1-inch color touch screen multimedia system includes AM / FM radio with CD/MP3 player, Bluetooth phone connection, USB port for connecting portable music players and the Department of the iPod displays artwork album, and no camera radar.

The Verso-S is available with a choice of two engines, a unit of 1.33 liter gasoline or 1.4 liter D-4D turbo diesel, both mated to standard manual transmissions 6-speed. The 1. gasoline engine can also be equipped with a continuously variable transmission optional Multidrive S, which has a 7 speed sequential shift paddle.

According to Toyota, fuel model delivers a combined fuel economy of 5.5 km lt/100 [42.8 MPG U.S.] and CO2 emissions of 127 g / km and 4.3 km lt/100 diesel model [54, 7 MPG U.S. States] and 113 g / km.

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