Honda Jazz
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The Honda Jazz nameplate has been used by Honda of Japan to denote several different cars since 1982.
It was the European-market name for the Honda City Mk I from 1982 to 1986, as City was already trademarked by Opel.
In Japan, the Jazz was a badge-engineered version of the Isuzu Mysterious Utility (MU), known in some countries as the first Opel Frontera and Holden Frontera.
More recently, it has been used for a five-door hatchback automobile introduced in mid-2001 in Japan, early 2002 in Europe, late 2002 in Australia, and early 2003 in Brazil. In some markets, it is called the Honda Fit. There is also a sedan model sold in Japan, the Fit Aria, which is produced in Thailand, where it is known as the Honda City. Honda originally intended to name the car Fitta, but the word's inappropriate meaning in some languages forced a last-minute change.
Depending on the country, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4 liter 8-valve engines and a 1.5 L VTEC engine are available. A continuously-variable automatic transmission (CVT) is standard in Japan, whilst export markets have this as an option and a 5-speed manual as standard.
The back seats fold up vertically (like movie theater seats), as well as flat down. This is enabled by an all-new platform that houses the fuel tank beneath the front seat, instead of the rear. The Fit/Jazz's platform will go on to spawn additional vehicles, including the Honda Mobilio, Honda Mobilio Spike, and the Honda Airwave.