The lateral thinking demonstrated by Honda's design engineers in arriving at the unique centre fuel tank layout, matched to the short nose elements described in the Body section above, results in a level of interior space that is on a par with many C-segment contenders. A fuel tank beneath the front floor and a compact rear suspension make for a low load floor, while the short nose design means the proportion of overall length devoted to passenger and luggage space is maximised. As a result, Honda Jazz is the roomiest, most flexible contender in its class, and competitive against many C-segment contenders.

The outstanding feature of Honda Jazz's interior is not just that it is flexible, but that it is also conveniently flexible. There is little point in providing an interior that can be converted in any manner of ways, if the process of achieving that is so laborious that the owner rarely attempts it.

Honda has therefore engineered an elegant mechanism that allows the rear seats to be fully collapsed, creating a flat load floor, in just three simple steps. That same mechanism also allows the rear seat bases to be lifted and secured to their seat backs which are left in position, effectively creating a second, 1280 mm high load area comparable to MPVs.

This is how the Magic seat - as it is called - works:

Utility Mode in which the rear seats are fully collapsed:

- Stand inside the rear door opening
- Slide the front seat forward by means of a lever* located on its outside shoulder
- Collapse the rear seat using a simple lever
- Slide the front seat back to its original position

*not available on S grade

None of this operation requires you to move from inside the rear door opening; there is also no need to remove the rear headrests; and the rear seats collapse cleanly into the footwell.

To return the rear seats to a seating position:

- Stand inside the rear door opening
- Slide the front seat forward by means of the shoulder lever
- Lift up the rear seat assembly
- Release the seat bottom which remains locked to the seat back by pulling up the leg frame
- Fold down seat bottom
- Slide front seat back to its original position

Tall Mode in which a secondary load area is created:

- Lift up the rear seat bottom towards the seat back
- Fold down the leg frame, locking it into position

Returning the seat to a seating position is simply the reverse procedure.


Long mode:

The passenger front seat back can be fully reclined onto the collapsed rear seat to allow items of up to 2.4 m in length to be stowed.

Rear seat backs and cushions are both split 2:1 allowing even greater flexibility.

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