2022 Honda City Hatchback in Malaysia – official teaser released, coming soon to replace the Jazz

Here’s a surprise! Honda Malaysia has posted a teaser on its social media, and it’s for the Honda City Hatchback.

In case you didn’t realise, the latest fifth-generation City has a five-door hatchback sibling, which is effectively the replacement for the Jazz in our region. This B-segment hatchback is expected to have the same 1.5L engine as the City sedan, and will go head-to-head with the Toyota Yaris, which is of course the hatchback sister of the Vios.

The City Hatchback made its world debut in Thailand late last year. There, the City sedan and hatch are Thai eco cars with a 1.0 litre three-cylinder turbo engine (122 PS/173 Nm) paired to a CVT. An e:HEV RS hybrid joined the Thai hatch range in June this year, with the Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) hybrid system and sporty RS looks, just like our City e:HEV RS.

Over in Indonesia, the City Hatchback was launched in March this year, in sole RS form. But unlike in Thailand, the model does not have to do eco duties (Brio is Honda’s LCGC offering there) and therefore comes with a 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine that makes 121 PS/145 Nm. This DOHC i-VTEC unit is our City’s engine, but Indonesians get an extra six-speed manual option on top of the CVT.

Malaysia should be getting the City Hatchback with the 1.5L NA engine and CVT, as per the non-hybrid City sedan. Hybrid is of course a possibility, as Honda Malaysia has a strong record in electrified models in our market, and the City e:HEV is already made in Melaka. Surely no chance for the manual, in case you’re even thinking about it. The teaser above is wearing RS styling, so that’s a given.

The City Hatchback is essentially the sedan without a boot. At 4,345 mm long (4,349 mm with RS bumpers), it’s 208 mm shorter than the sedan, while the 1,488 mm height is up 21 mm. No difference in width and wheelbase, which remain at 1,748 mm and 2,589 mm respectively. Compared to the outgoing Jazz, the City Hatch is longer and wider, but less tall. The Jazz’s wheelbase is 59 mm shorter. What do you think?

GALLERY: Honda City Hatchback RS, Indonesia spec