Can a Jazz be made to perform?

[Rovinghawk]

A strange combination of circumstances suggests that for a daily vehicle a Jazz would suit my needs (I have a toy for weekends). I need a small, chap, practical, reliable, unnoticeable almost-MPV that I won't mind abusing or loaning to the GF.

I've looked at the performance figures & they're pitiful. Is it possible to swap bits & pieces to make it a little more liveable? I'm not thinking of leaving Ferraris behind me, just swapping a few bits to achieve a sub 10 second 0-60 and not struggling up moderate gradients.

[HayesDC2]

http://asia.vtec.net/featurecar/SpoonRFit/

Might 'slightly' reduce the practicality but it should certainly speed it up!

[dannyDC2]

You'd be surprised how fun slow cars are on the road. Especially one as chuckable as the Jazz.

[Butter Face]

K20 is an option

But really, there's lots of suspension mods available.

Power wise, meh, not really, engine swap would be the way forward but not cheap or easy!

[300bhp/ton]

Rovinghawk said:

A strange combination of circumstances suggests that for a daily vehicle a Jazz would suit my needs (I have a toy for weekends). I need a small, chap, practical, reliable, unnoticeable almost-MPV that I won't mind abusing or loaning to the GF.

I've looked at the performance figures & they're pitiful. Is it possible to swap bits & pieces to make it a little more liveable? I'm not thinking of leaving Ferraris behind me, just swapping a few bits to achieve a sub 10 second 0-60 and not struggling up moderate gradients.

I really doubt it isn't capable of moderate gradients.

That said, logic would suggest that your suggestion of the Jazz being a suitable daily vehicle is clearly flawed and wrong if it's performance is so massively below what you are wanting.

[Chippo1]

I am sure in the US (Honda Fit ) and in the Far East they bolt on super chargers for 170 BHP or so

[Willy Nilly]

The Jazz isn't a fast car, but it's good fun giving mine a good thrashing. It doesn't have very wide tyres, so all sorts of fun can be had at moderate speed.

[Deisel Weisel]

Has this version got electrical assistance? I presume that's where the 'Hybrid' comes from.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-fi...

It makes a lot of torque for a 1.3.

[Soupie69uk]

I saw a cool video on youtube a year ago where Mr Spoon showed people around the Jazz and how impressed he was with the extra chassis bracing.

Here is a short clip from Japan.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQ-ObRXFUQ

Here is the extended version (clip above around 22mins) and from 31 mins shows some extra details and the extra bracing.

http://youtu.be/eTzaHDd6TJA

Edited by Soupie69uk on Tuesday 8th September 18:22

Edited by Soupie69uk on Tuesday 8th September 18:22