Honda Jazz hybrid to debut at Paris Motor Show

The new hybrid version of the Honda Jazz will benefit from reduced CO2 emissions and improvements to fuel economy, the hybrid version will go on sale in the UK in early 2011 and the MPG and emissions data will be released at the Paris Motor Show in September.

The car will feature the same engine as the Insight hybrid; a 1.3-litre i-VTEC engine combined with a CVT gearbox, with an electric motor sandwiched between the two to create a parallel hybrid system. The hybrid Jazz - like the Insight and Civic Hybrid models - will be capable of running on the electric motor alone under some medium and low speed conditions.

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