There are cars that try terribly hard to impress you, festooned with unnecessary aggression and curious design flourishes, and then there is this?an unassuming Honda Jazz that quietly gets on with being rather brilliant. This particular example, having covered a mere 1,178 miles, is essentially still in its infancy. The 1.5-litre i-MMD hybrid system is a clever bit of engineering, seamlessly shuffling between petrol and electric power in a way that feels less like a gimmick and more like common sense finally prevailing. It?s smooth, economical, and?dare I say?surprisingly satisfying. Inside, it?s exactly what you?d hope for: airy, intelligently laid out, and blessed with those wonderfully practical ?Magic Seats,? which sound like something from a low-budget magician but are in fact genuinely useful. The Advance trim adds a touch of civility without descending into needless extravagance. Driving it won?t rearrange your internal organs, nor will it encourage antisocial behaviour, and that is rather the point. It is calm, composed, and deeply rational. In short, it?s not trying to be exciting?it?s trying to be good. And in that respect, it succeeds admirably.