Honda reveals class-leading residuals

Honda has announced today that its mew Jazz will be leading its class in terms of residual values.

The new Jazz apparently offers eight per cent more residuals than the current model, four per cent more than the Volkswagen Polo 1.2 E (70 PS).

"Every now and then a car comes along that challenges the long established rules of depreciation. In this regard the Jazz has confounded many," said Jason King of Eurotax Glass's.

"It's a compact car with huge flexibility, decent driving dynamics and some of the best residual values in the industry."
"Securing strong residual values and whole life costs for a car that represents quality and value for money was critical," said Lee Wheeler, national leasing manager at Honda UK.

"This up-lift in residual values reaffirms the car's position as a sector-leader and will help achieve increased conquest sales through the corporate market - particularly the public sector where Jazz is especially popular."

Emissions and fuel economy figures have also been confirmed, with significant improvements on the outgoing model.

The 1.2-litre S and SE models will achieve a super frugal 53.3 mpg (combined) with 125 g/km CO2 emissions. The 1.4-litre ES model, with increased power of 100 PS, achieves 52.3 mpg and 128 g/km CO2 emissions while the top EX grade manages a thrifty 51.4mpg with emissions of 130 g/km.

Fitted with the i-SHIFT automated manual transmission, emissions of the 1.4-litre models are reduced to 125 g/km and 128 g/km respectively, while improved fuel economy is comparable with the 1.2-litre model.

Manual versions of Jazz go on sale in the UK in October, 2008, with the i-SHIFT on sale in January 2009.