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TEMPO Interactive, New Delhi - If Honda Siel Car India (HSCI), leading questions introduce the new Honda Accord earlier than Indonesia, it is not the case with the Jazz. The reason is, India will get a new 1.5-liter engine hatchback this year.
Honda Motor Co., considered India as one country with a fairly rapid development of automotive. So they intend to incorporate additional models from the Jazz. During this, the Indian market only has Jazz with a 1.2-liter engine. Exactly 1198 cc engine that produces power and torque of 96 ps ps@6.200 Nm@4.800 110 rpm. Three models are on sale from 712,500 rupees to 754.500 rupees (USD $ 139.96 to $ 148.23 million)
Now, new this year intended to bring the Honda Jazz 1.5-liter engine with i-VTEC. Indian Autos Blog page and MotorBeam said the move was made to enlarge the Jazz in the Indian market.
"Honda Jazz with a 1.5-liter engine is rather difficult in India. The enthusiasm of the public are not too high. While in other countries on average use with a larger engine. India is only compatible with one model, 1.2-liter engine, and its sales volume is not much," said HSCI officials.
The opposite occurred in Indonesia. PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), the holder of the Honda brand in Indonesia, offers four variants of Jazz, all of which use 1.5-liter engine.

All New Jazz Manual cost Rp 198.5 million, All New Jazz Automatic (USD 208.5 million), All New Jazz RS Manual (USD 214 million), and All New Jazz RS Automatic (USD 224 million).
Jazz also became the backbone of the HPM sales in the segment hatchback. Throughout 2010, Jazz dominate this segment once sold 22,578 units.
Raju CROSS

Source: tempo