It consistently did the 0-60mph run at a time of between 8.7 to 9.0 seconds for an average of just above 8.8 seconds !! This was really astonishing especially at the time I was doing the runs. By comparison, the 'reference' cars in the mid-sized and full-sized 'sports-sedan' segment, the Civic 2.0 i-VTEC and the local Accord 2.4 i-VTEC returned averaged times of 8.5 and 8.6 seconds respectively, not a lot faster than what the Jazz did

As for the standing quarter mile acceleration test, the Jazz VTEC completes the quarter mile run between 16.9 to 17.1 seconds. Again this compares well to the Civic 2.0 i-VTEC and Accord 2.4 i-VTEC which delivered 16.5 - 16.7 sec and 16.5 - 16.9 sec respectively. The 'Trap speed' for the runs are between 86 to 88mph (137-141 kph) which also compares well to the Civic 2.0 i-VTEC and especially Accord 2.4 i-VTEC.

The Jazz VTEC took between 133-138 feet to stop from 60mph. This is in comparison to the 138ft required by the Civic 2.0 i-VTEC and the Accord 2.4 i-VTEC. So as can be seen, the Jazz VTEC stops relatively very well.

A big problem I had in getting good results is the initial 'bite' from the brakes. The brake pedal is reasonably firm but the brakes does not seem to bite to moderate pressure. So I couldn't use progressive braking which I normally do to avoid the ABS cutting in. The Jazz VTEC does not shed off speed well from light to moderate brake pedal pressure and returned so-so results when squeezing the pedal. Eventually I had to resort to jamming hard on the brakes right from the start in order to get the Jazz to stop in the shortest possible distance. It wasn't totally possible to avoid letting the ABS cut in and so a lot of the results in this test were with the ABS working for quite a part of the braking. Nevertheless, even so the braking distances are certainly relatively good, in fact the best results of all the cars I have tested from Honda Malaysia thus far. But if only the brake response had been better, I am confident I would've obtained even better results. Another area in terms of braking that I wasn't totally happy with is the tendency of the Honda Malaysia review unit to exhibit a mild 'tail shake' during the braking tests. The rear seems just a tad unstable but there's no feeling that it will come lose, just a slight barely perceptible 'wagging' of the rear.