It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over six years since the fourth-generation Honda Jazz was revealed. Such has been the rate of progress over the intervening period that the B-segment hatch now looks like a relic from the past. Nowhere is this more true than in China, where the surge of affordable electric city cars has relegated this once-popular model to bit-player status. To help drum interest back up before the car inevitably gets axed, GAC Honda has introduced a rather drastic redesign for the Jazz, sold in the Middle Kingdom as the Fit. As seen in a previous leak, this country-exclusive second facelift delivers an aggressively sporty look that has now completely expunged the original’s cutesy doe-eyed design – something Honda already ameliorated somewhat with the first revision. At the front, the Fit gains a now in-vogue split headlight design, with the slim quad daytime running lights joined by an equally slim upper grille. Below this sit slightly odd offset rectangular cutouts, as well as a massive lower grille with “nacelles” on either side. Moving to the rear, you still get trapezoidal taillights, but the bumper has been extended outwards, presumably to further protect the tailgate. This has the unfortunate effect of giving the Fit the appearance of a swollen lower lip, not helped by the sizeable black rear valance with an integrated diffuser-shaped trim piece. The longer bumpers have contributed to a 59 mm increase in length over the previous Chinese model, itself 115 mm longer than in the rest of the world. The big exterior revamp stands in stark contrast to the interior, which is practically unchanged save for a 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen – still small by Chinese car standards, but much larger than the eight-inch unit offered in other markets. The display supports Apple CarPlay, Baidu CarLife+ and Huawei HiCar smartphone mirroring functions. With the facelift comes a significant reduction in equipment, the Fit now only being offered in a single base trim. Big screen and seven-inch instrument display aside, you get steel wheels with hubcaps (incongruous next to the rest of the updated design), fabric seats, just two speakers, no curtain airbags and no Honda Sensing suite of driver assists. You don’t even get keyless entry, for crying out loud. All this has had a downward effect on the price – the renewed Fit now costs just 66,800 yuan (RM38,900), inclusive of a lifetime engine and transmission warranty. That powertrain, by the way, is a 1.5 litre DOHC i-VTEC direct-injected four-cylinder producing 124 PS and 145 Nm of torque, mated to a CVT. What do you guys think – would you like this version of the Jazz to be sold here, or are you happy with our City Hatchback instead? Let us know in the comments. Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Atome, Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater.