The Honda Jazz is a bit of a conundrum really. Often placed by dealers and motoring journalists into the super mini class, the Jazz isn’t really comfortable in there. Most of the superminis concentrate on style and speed. The Jazz is neither stylish nor speedy, it’s different, but then again what can you expect from Honda, never a company to play follow the leader, they have created something a bit special with the Jazz.

Honda has delivered a compact exterior design with a deceptively spacious interior, this is exacerbated by the panoramic window available with models at the top of the range, and it gives one the feeling of being in a cockpit. Although the panoramic roof window can’t be opened it can be shaded, handy on the way back from the supermarket for instance.

Perhaps the greatest innovation of all though is the seat design. Honda call them magic seats and that is an apt description. With the gentlest pull on a lever, the back seats flip up giving enough space to place something as big as a bicycle in the car, the space could be very handy for visits to the garden centre as well. Need a bit more space? Then a lever will fold the rear seats completely to the floor, and no need to remove the headrests first. Given that the passenger seat can be folded as well, the Jazz could easily be used as a van, items up to 2.4 metres in length can be accommodated.

It is on fuel consumption that the Jazz definitely differs from other super minis. Instead of the oomph in the first few seconds of motoring, Honda have delivered a vehicle that has an average urban performance of 42.3 mpg, open road driving gives slightly over 60mpg with a combined cycle of 52.2. It has a top speed of around 112 mph and achieves 0-62 mph in around 12 seconds.

The Jazz does not come with a spare wheel, instead there is a compressor which will repair a flat long enough to get to a garage, although the boot has been designed in such a way that a spare can fitted in there.

There is no need to ever get hungry or thirsty in a Jazz. It has a refrigerated glove compartment, very handy for sandwiches and ,believe it or not 10 cup holders situated around the car.

There are only six models in the range, the S, SE,S-T, SI, ES, and EX and they are available in six different colours; Milano Red, Storm Silver, Crystal Black, Cerulean Blue, Alabaster Silver, Deep Sapphire Blue.

All in all the Jazz is definitely a car worth getting a motor insurance quote on.