Can a Jazz be made to perform?

Can a Jazz be made to perform?

Author
Discussion

Rovinghawk

Original Poster:

13,300 posts

157 months

Monday 31st August 2015
quotequote all
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

285 posts

131 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
quotequote all
http://asia.vtec.net/featurecar/SpoonRFit/

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

dannyDC2

7,543 posts

167 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
quotequote all
You'd be surprised how fun slow cars are on the road. Especially one as chuckable as the Jazz.

Butter Face

30,192 posts

159 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
quotequote all
K20 is an option smile

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

41,030 posts

189 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
quotequote all
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

344 posts

122 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
quotequote all
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

12,511 posts

166 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
quotequote all
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

2,519 posts

183 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
quotequote all
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

922 posts

216 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
quotequote all
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