2011 Honda Jazz GLi gets electronic stability control

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By Brett Davis | December 09th, 2010

Honda has just released the new 2011 Honda Jazz GLi in Australia. It now comes standard with electronic stability control, while side and curtain airbags are optional. ANCAP has tested the new car and has given it a five-star safety rating, but only when optioned with six airbags.

It’s about time Honda offered stability control with the Honda Jazz, as it’s now well and truly a competitive package in the small car market. Unfortunately, like many other cars in this segment – such as the Hyundai i20 – the new Jazz only becomes five-star safe once it is optioned with side and curtain airbags.

Honda does offer a Safety Pack option with the new 2011 GLi model. This includes the six airbags and seatbelt reminders for the front passengers and earns the five-star ANCAP safety rating.

ANCAP said the car handled well in the offset frontal impact test, holding its shape to earn 14.42 out of 16 points. The ANCAP report said there was “a slight risk of serious chest and leg injury for the driver”.

The car scored an excellent 15.68 out of 16 in the Euro NCAP side impact test, with ANCAP saying, once again, that there was a slight risk of serious chest and leg injuries. The car then went on to earn a further two points in the optional pole test which brought the car to a five-star safety rating.

The new 2011 model is only available in GLi form while the VTi and VTi-S are still being sold as 2010 models.

Pricing for the 2011 Honda Jazz is as follows:

2011 Honda Jazz GLi (manual) – $17,990
2011 Honda Jazz GLi (auto) – $19,990
2011 Honda Jazz GLi-SP (manual) – $19,949
2011 Honda Jazz GLi-SP (auto) – $21,999

While the existing 2010 model range retails for:

2010 Honda Jazz VTi (manual) – $18,990
2010 Honda Jazz VTi (auto) – $20,990
2010 Honda Jazz VTi-S (manual) – $21,490
2010 Honda Jazz VTi-S (auto) – $23,490

All prices exclude on-road costs and additional charges.

Bold

It is because Victoria is making stability control mandotory, isn’t it?

http://caradvice OSU811

maybe a little, but I think it was on there forward planning for 2011 models anyway!

Vibe

When will the VTi and VTi-S models bu upgraded to 2011? The lack of ESP was the only reason someone I know didn’t buy one.

http://www.torquehonda.com.au Wil

All variants now get VSA for 2011MY. VTi and VTi-S have 6 airbags standard and the 2011 models are here late december with GLi here a few weeks before 1.5 models.
U88, they are great prices and for what the Jazz is it is awesome value. I know i would spend a couple of grand more to get a Honda over its “cheaper” competitors!

KinFungL

How about “similar priced competitors” like Mazda3 Neo, Lancer EX/SX, Focus LX… You can say they are not competitors but when people have $20k-$25k to spend on a new cars they will look at both light and small cars specially they are so closed on price.

jj

drive em all for a week and youll choose jazz, especially if you have to fold the back seats down to use its space.

mazda 3 isnt even close to a jazz competitor, horrible cramped buzzbox with nothing behind the drivers seat. not even enough room in the hatch area for a few bags of groceries, its useless. the mazdas engine is nice though.

si1982

Hmmm not sure if i wanna buy a 1.3L engined car for18K + onroads…

I’ll take the Fiesta LX or even the base version…

Reputation

We’ll see if you feel the same way in a few years when the problems start with your Fiesta…..

Duckula

yes cos Reputation, you can see into the future and know 100% that the fiesta which has only just hit the showroom floor is going to casue anyone problems…. Get your hand off it mate, if you dont like the Fiesta fair enough, but dont go making up stupid statements like that…. I’m not big fan of either car…. but I dont go making up childish statements…. wanna take your ball and go home now?

Reputation

Duckula, while i can’t predict the future 100% what I do say does have some fact as basis for it. In the carsguide under the ask Smithy section an old couple bought a Ford Fiesta and started finding it was filling up with water when it rained! What they found was a crack in the chassis. I know this may be a one off, however it is rather a big one off fault / issue. Here is the story: My husband and I are elderly and bought a new Ford Fiesta a few months ago thinking it would give us trouble free motoring, but it’s been nothing but trouble. A couple of months ago the floor filled with water in a heavy downpour. The dealer’s first attempt to fix it wasn’t successful and it again filled with water the next time it rained. This time they virtually dismantled the interior looking for the leak, and in the process discovered a crack in the chassis. It’s still with the dealer who has had it for almost four weeks now. I am now disheartened. I feel it’s not a new car any more.

Do you think these people also made this up?

Yonny

I too would take the Jazz over the Fiesta. The Fiesta is a compelling little package, looks great, very modern, good choice of motors and transmissions.

But it’s a Ford, and I’ve been bitten too many times by Ford and shonky Ford dealers (that’d be all of them, I think). I just would not even look at the Fiesta.
jj

though i would take a jazz before any car in its class ( yes im biased ) but ive driven them all, a lot!. The feista is a RIPPER of a car. my next car would be a fiesta diesel, if it had a cargo area setup as good as a jazz. i wish honda would ditch the idea of the jazz hybrid, for a diesel variant!

The “ITS A FORD” argument is crap and ignorant, as 90% of people that use it, have never even owned one to have a valid opinion.

BUT i have heard a few dodgy things about Ford dealers and service.
Yonny

JJ, I’ve owned quite a few Fords, new and old. I’ve spent enough of my own money to be able to judge the sort of quality you get from Ford. So, I’m one of your 10% who could use the Ford is Crap argument and be able to back it up with personal experience.

I agree with you on the Jazz diesel thing. A Jazz with a small diesel would be a killer combination. Pity it’s never going to happen.

asdf

now all we need is a two door type r variant…lol

http://Fiesta Gan Tan

A 3 door Jazz with a bodykit would look like the Flying Nun

Also, in regards to the Jazz getting ESP, welcome to the 21st century Honda
Mark

As mentioned the other day, they will be introducing a 1.6 Turbo, mainly designed for the CR-Z, however also destined for the Jazz and Civic!

No timeframe though

jj

turbo jazz?

whaaaaat?

MY NEXT CAR

Yeti Man

Does Honda still have good re sale value?

Shak

For some reason yes. While their interior quality is top notch and their drivelines are still very competitive, they are starting to creep up into a VW-esque price bracket and i dont think that is helping them.

KinFungL

Is the price correct? Is Honda really asking almost $2k for the safty pack??? GLi with SP cost more than the VTi, how many SP cars are they expecting to sell…

So when the MY11 VTi and VTi-S out next year is Honda going make SP a $2k option or asking ~$22949 & ~$23440 + on-road for a manual one?

How many people going to buy this over Mazda3, Lancer and other mid-size offering…

jj

anyone who drives a maz 3 will buy a jazz.

Jonno Smith

Honda’s resale value so legendary that I recently saw an 1992 EG Civic 2 door with a For Sale sign asking $7k! For a nearly 20 year old car⁉ With new car prices getting cheaper – $13k for Suzuki Alto & Proton S16; $14k for Barina Spark??

Gan Tan

Redbook has it for 1500-3000, so in the words of Darryl Kerrigan- ‘Tell him he’s dreamin’
RickyC

We never got the 5th gen (EG) 2-door coupe here – that was a North American only model. We did get the 6th gen coupe between 1996-2000, and it was a gorgeous car. However, the 7th gen. coupes onwards have been pretty ordinary looking.

Pops

Jonno is referring to the 92-96 EG series which was only ever sold as a 2 door hatchback in Oz.

Pops

Sorry – correction. I forgot it was also sold as a 4 door sedan. But the 2 door is reference to a hatchback not a coupe.

haonda

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over the odd$ hahahaonda, keep slashing the prices as you have been lately, the ONLY company to lose market share and shrinking sales
Car Fanatic

Honda make great cars, but they’ve lost the plot. They need to look at their marketing, pricing, servicing costs and get that chip off their shoulder. Being one of the worlds most reliable cars doesn’t sell them if you are arrogant.

jj

ahh…

toyota?

Al Juraj

It’s now time to make drivers safer. You can’t expect the car to protect you all the time. All these ESC fuss and airbags galore are rendered useless if we have heaps of idiots and dangerous hoons on the road.
Darcy Dunbar

Just check the insurance premium. A AAMI call centre person warned me about it as they were a Honda owner themselves and said they have become very expensive to repair.

As I see it, Honda get their cars made cheaply in Thailand then sell them here for premium prices. They also overcharge for parts and servicing in my experience as a Honda owner.

The cars are generally very good to excellent, but look around before you commit. $25,000 – $26,000 driveaway for a VTi-S is starting to compete against the next class up, including some excellent Euros, such as Skoda.
B

Re: FORD

I am a one year owner of a ford fiesta 2005 (60,000km now).

December service – $2800.
noise after service coming from left wheel.
4 times car stops after coming out of sydney harbour tunnel under manly, falcon st sign (4 times in the same spot!!). The RTA guy recognized me the 4th time he had to pick me up. Yes I did take it to an electrician but can’t solve the problem!

Enough said?