Talk:Honda Jazz

Requested move

Honda Jazz → Honda Fit … Rationale: Both names are just about equally recognized in the Anglophone world. However, "Fit" is the name used in its home country, Japan, where it is immensely popular. "Fit" is also more specific; "Honda Jazz" can refer to three unrelated vehicles which this article barely mentions. This article should be moved and "Jazz" should be a disambig page. AKADriver 18:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Moved, since there was no opposition. —Nightstallion (?) ^{Seen this already?} 13:42, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Honda Fit

Now that is has been announced that Honda will market the Jazz under the name Fit in the US starting in the spring of 2006 should we move this article to Honda Fit? Understandably the name Jazz has been around longer, but the precedent for the site (at least the english language version) seems to be to use the American name as the default and redirect the international names. --MrCalifornia 04:09, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

I think the article should stay as Honda Jazz. Although the Fit will be introduced in the US in April 2006, and this is an English language page, the article still does talk about the two other models also known as the Jazz. In addition, all searches for "Honda Fit" are already directed to this page, and this article is listed on the disambiguation page for "Fit".

The article also states specifically (in the beginning) that this vehicle is called the Fit in certain countries like Japan and the US. When I rewrote the article, I made sure to include both names properly so confusion should be kept at a minimum. Also, Americans are just one of many English-speaking nationalities that read this page, so I don't see why it should be changed simply for that reason. I think Jazz is fine.--Hungarian83 02:00, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

I would argue that "Fit" is more appropriate for the current Jazz/Fit model, since that is the home-market name for the car. All the models are substantially similar worldwide. The US market is late to the game and shouldn't be used as a guide here, but Japan created the car, and it is currently the best-selling car in Japan, under the name Fit.

Yes, this article currently has blurbs about the "other" Jazzes, but it doesn't have to. Honda Jazz should be a disambiguation page with links to Honda Fit and the appropriate Isuzu Mysterious Utility and Honda City pages. As far as I've seen, the more mature and complete automotive articles have been the ones that group cars by substantial similarity and chronological continuity rather than just similar names.

In short, when a car model has two or more different names of roughly equal popularity, I think we should defer to the original name or the home market name. AKADriver 14:47, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Rewrite of article 2006.01.30.

I reorganized the article since it seemed like it was being updated every now and then without any regards to structure or content. I added lots of information on the car and completely restructured the article. I also got rid of some errors about the engine (no such thing as a 1.1L Fit or Jazz). Also note that the 1.3L sold in Japan and the 1.4L sold in Europe are the same engine (1339cc L13A i-DSI). I think I made it fairly clear in the article, but please add/modify if it is not clear enough.

I tried to keep several parts of the original article that I thought were good, and of course the pictures I kept, but I added the automobile box. I hope I didn't step on anyone's toes, but I thought the article could use the overhaul. --Hungarian83 08:33, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Why not the Jazz?

Why couldn't it have been called the Jazz in America? Fit is such an ugly word. Jazz is much classier. Let's hope we don't get the "That's" any time soon.

Honda jazz?

Isn't it called the jazz, instead of the Jazz? When I was in Europe, I saw many Honda jazzes, with the "j" on the badge on the back being lower case... The RSJ 16:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Regardless of the font style on the badge, it is referred to as "Honda Jazz" anywhere where the font is "case sensitive" - see e.g. [23]. Regards, Bravada, talk - 17:25, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Differences fit and jazz

Does the windshield of a jazz fit on a "fit" ??

Stef

--World arm lamp 11:31, 20 July 2007 (UTC)