The ‘I’s have it

There have been several letters in your column complaining about the Honda Jazz i-shift. I have owned two Jazz autos in the past and it was with some trepidation that I tried a test drive in a Jazz i-shift. I must say that I quickly adapted to the different way of driving, so I bought one. I have had no trouble with 'lurching' and can only think that the complainers are not giving the car time to change gear. In my opinion the current model is an improvement on the previous one and I would certainly buy one again. I hope this helps to give this matter a more positive balance.

Asked on 9 January 2010 by DN, Northampton

Answered by Honest John
Many thanks. In fact more Honda customers accepted the i-shift than rejected it. But that sill left a lot of lost sales, which is why Honda is bringing back the CVT-7, with an improved torque converter clutch, like a Nissan's CVT.
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