Honda Jazz Facelift expected to come to Indian markets next year

Images ofmid-cycle facelift of Honda Jazz were revealed by the Japanese automaker today,showing the major changes made in the design language. This new avatar of thehatchback is expected to make its way to Indian markets sometime around the midof 2018. The new Honda Jazz will compete with other contenders of dynamicpremium hatchback market in the country.

Taking aglance at the images, one sees how well the reformed design seen on the recentgeneration of Honda family of cars has been incorporated in the 2018 Honda JazzFacelift. The car comes up looking fresh without a whole lot of changes done tothe design. Despite the minimal changes, the new Jazz has a sporty look to it.

The lineson the car give it a slimmer profile. Most of the changes have been done to thefront and rear bumpers. The Honda Jazz Facelift gets an athletic-lookinggrille. The headlamps get new graphic and LED DRLs as well.

The HondaJazz will get the two usual petrol engine options - 1.3-litre i-VTEC and1.5-litre i-VTEC. One variant with a hybrid powertrain will also be up for salein Japan.

The cockpitof 2018 Honda Jazz has been left mostly untouched by the design team. Thedashboard and its components remain entirely the same to the previous model,while pictures of the interiors show dual-tone upholstery.

The newHonda Jazz also promises an array of driver-assist technologies like PedestrianCollision Mitigation Steering System, Collision Mitigation Braking System, LaneKeeping Assist System, Adaptive Cruise Control and Traffic Sign Recognitionalong with others.

Honda haswithheld the complete list of specifications, which it will release at the timeof launch later this year in June.