Description
Now, this is the Honda Jazz Crosstar EX ? the slightly taller, mildly adventurous version of Honda?s famously practical hatchback. It?s done just 8,413 miles, which is hardly anything at all ? barely more than a few thoughtful trips to the garden centre and back.
Under the bonnet is Honda?s clever 1.5 i-MMD hybrid system. It quietly juggles petrol and electric power like a very polite magician ? no charging cables, no buttons to press, it just works. Paired with an eCVT gearbox, the whole experience is remarkably smooth, almost unnervingly so. You find yourself gliding along, feeling rather smug about fuel economy and the environment.
The Crosstar version raises the Jazz slightly off the ground and adds some body cladding, suggesting it might consider light gravel with confidence. Inside, it?s actually very well appointed ? EX trim means you get sat nav, reversing camera, premium audio, and even heated seats, which is a pleasant surprise in something this size.
It?s not sporty. It doesn?t pretend to be. But it is practical, intelligent, and engineered with the sort of obsessive neatness only Honda can manage. If you want a small car that feels like it?s been designed by people who actually use cars ? this is it.