Honda Jazz
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This article is about the use of the Jazz nameplate. For the hatchback of the same name, see Honda Fit
The Honda Jazz nameplate has been used by Honda of Japan to denote several different motorized vehicles since 1982.
- A 50cc scooter introduced in 1986. Such a vehicle (CHF50) still exists, and is currently on sale in Canada. The two models bear no relations to each other.
- The Japanese-market name for the badge-engineered version of the Isuzu MU - short wheelbase version, known elsewhere as the Opel Frontera, Holden Frontera, Vauxhall Frontera, known as the Isuzu nameplates as MU/Amigo.
- The European-market name for the Honda City Mk I from 1982 to 1986, as City was already trademarked by Opel.
- A Five-door hatchback automobile introduced in June 2001. The vehicle is known as the Fit in Japan, China, as well as in both North and South America. It is called the Jazz in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa.
[edit] Trivia
- One reason for renaming the model from "Fitta" to "Jazz" in Europe, was the fact that the former word is a vulgar term for the female reproductive organs in Scandinavian languages. Marketing the car under that name would probably be very difficult.
- The Honda Jazz beat the Renault Modus and Peugeot 1007 in Top Gear's Mothers' roadtest, with Mrs Clarkson, Mrs Hammond and Mrs May all preferring the Jazz.
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