MUMBAI, India — Honda may offer a 110-horsepower version of its 1.5-liter engine in the India-spec Honda Jazz. The Jazz, known to us as the Honda Fit, is currently available in India only with an 89-hp 1.2-liter engine.
The 1.5-liter engine is already available in the Indian-market Honda City, but it would not come to the Jazz before the 2010 calendar year, Honda says. It would add an estimated equivalent of $1,450 to the Jazz's price.
Honda is also considering offering an automatic transmission with the bigger engine. With the automatic option, the Jazz could be the equivalent $2,050 more expensive than the Jazz with the existing 1.2-liter engine and manual gearbox.
Inside Line says: The growing spending power of the middle class in India is allowing manufacturers to offer higher-spec versions of world cars like the Honda Jazz/Fit. — Hormazd Sorabjee, Correspondent
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