Lo and behold, everyone, this is the hotly awaited third-generation 2014 Honda Jazz (or Fit in Japan and the US). It heralds a brand new design direction for the Japanese automaker, and is the Jazz’s biggest stylistic departure yet since the original model debuted in 2001. There are huge gains in efficiency too, as first details of the Jazz Hybrid are revealed.
The first-generation Jazz was a masterclass in interior packaging (it debuted the ingenious UltraSeats), but it did so at the expense of exterior design harmony. The egg-shaped design was carried over in a more refined form for the second-generation Jazz, which is now Honda Malaysia’s biggest-selling model in Jazz 1.5 Petrol and Jazz Hybrid forms.
This all-new model eschews much of its predecessors’ styling traits to debut Honda’s new design language dubbed Exciting H Design. The basic shape remains but it has taken a much more aggressive approach, both at the front and rear. The sides too possess dramatic lines and deep creases to appear more sophisticated than ever before.
There’s a stark departure on the inside too. Simplification is the chosen direction here, with most dashboard buttons replaced by touch-based controls. There’s a large touchscreen panel that sits flush on the dashboard where the audio controls used to be, with an intuitive smartphone-like interface. The air-con controls are all new too, now using touch pads.
The dashboard layout follows much of what was shown in the Honda Urban SUV Concept earlier this year, which previews a new Jazz-based crossover that will take on the Nissan Juke and Ford EcoSport, as well as the upcoming Volkswagen Taigun. Production of the future SUV will follow that of the new Jazz, slated to be towards the end of this year or early 2014.
Changes are abound on the hardware front as well, as we now have details of the new Jazz Hybrid model. Headlining figure is its claimed fuel consumption figure of 36.4 km per litre, a 35% improvement over the current model and the best of all hybrid vehicles in Japan (not counting plug-in hybrids – the Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid does 70.4 km/L).
It’s the first model to be equipped with the SPORT HYBRID Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive (i-DCD) system, Honda’s new lightweight and compact one-motor hybrid technology for small vehicles that replaces the current IMA hybrid system. Part of the Earth Dreams Technology collective, it utilises a new engine, gearbox, built-in high-output electric motor and lithium-ion battery.
It can now run in full EV mode now, making the new model a full hybrid. The engine in question is a four-cylinder 1.5 litre Atkinson cycle motor that is paired to a new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. That and the new electric motor, IPU (intelligent power unit), electric servo brake system and a fully-electric compressor all work together to achieve the impressive efficiency figures.
So there you go. Brand new looks inside and out, with a thoroughly reworked drivetrain package featuring various new innovations. You can’t say Honda didn’t try hard with the new Jazz now, can you? Tell us what you think of the third-generation Honda Jazz below.
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this is new jazz… seems good enuff..maybe price at RM80k??
Th Japs are back@!
DRB just CKD the current Jazz. Don’t expect it to arrive so soon…
Wah so many jelly K-Fans hate? Hyundai Kia =/= Lee Min Ho.
too many busy lines on the body, it’s no clean design
OMG…Whole exterior design look weird…Is it volvo baby.
It’s not a clean design, but I think the front and side profiles are elegant, yet muscly enough. The rear profile , however, is quite hard for me to swallow, it’s too avanza-ish.
Will put many in the dream for a while before getting this car. Malaysia slowly becoming a dumping ground, Out going model CKD here. new model every one slowly wait.
Luckily we don’t have national hand phone project, national TV project ……
I missed out a point in my early comment:
Honda Malaysia just CKDed current version jazz, for this new generation jazz to come in, perhaps we have to slowly wait. As consumer I feel very very sad.
K Fans are desperste
FULL HYBRID + TWIN CLUTCH GEARBOX ???
Thats the bomb y’all !!
now u probably know why ckd jazz was priced at 74.8k
I love the Lamborghini style front bumper! the front grille and the headlights need to improve a little!
Look like it comes from china!!
copy Lamborghini one, where honda designer gone, the current one look much better.
How funny you say it copies the lambo….speechless…..
80K, buy Inspira better. Mivec yo!
MANual transmission yo!
wa caya lu bro……..inspira great value for money…….good engine and great handling is what matter most…….added bonus……manual shift. To inspira hatters, dont be armchair critic……..test drive one and you will
realise that you are lying to yourself.
OMG…not so nice, better buy the current model.
Fantastic car! Jazz is one of the nicest car i have driven. This one looks fantatmstic and will sell like hot cakes!
Koreans cant even get close!
No doubt that the original jazz was a packaging miracle. However even the current jazz ( and the last 2 generations of all CKD Honda here) have been thin on refinement, specifically cruising noise from the lack of sound deadening ( the horrible OE Eagle NCT 5 didn’t help). What’s more glaring is the blatant lack of safety gear….our 2005 accord is missing bumper reinforcement bars.
The gap between the Koreans and Honda are far apart…. As in the Koreans being far ahead.
I just had a go with the Cerato 2.0, and when compared to the current civic, I can’t see how the civic 2.0 is 12k more…..the cerato interior build and appointments is far ahead that of the civic, it even drives better and have better NVH.
Rubbish
Wow…cerato better than civic?? Wow. Both car are overprice but saying cerato better than civic ….man thats suicide!
Civic got nothing inside to compare with full spec luxurious cerato. kimchi wins hands down
Kimchi wins in the highest value lost category
now kimchi got better RV la, you still sleep in your shop
Haha, no one force u to buy Honda. You don’t just compare specs across brochures … ride on them to feel. I’ve rode Sonata, Elantra, Cerato, Forte, i30, … man they all feel cheap and plastic … it’s almost like Proton/Perodua rebadged with Korean brand. The interior finishing are poor, they man have the looks and specs, but not reliable. Go ahead with your Korean brand all you want if you enjoy laugh at.
You must be one hard selling Japanese car sales man that got your sales affected by the Korean cars invasion. Look at it this way, if the interior of Korean cars you mentioned are as cheap as you said it is, at least give them credit for trying. Whereas the Japanese car makers aren’t even trying and continue to exploit their fans with old tech and ugly designs and cheapo materials. But then again,because the existence of silly brand loyalist like you, they don’t need to, right? Everything the Jap car makers produce is the best in your eyes and in your eyes only!!!
yup i agree, look at cellhone industry, koreans offer many sizes and features never done before by Japs or Whites. That’s why it can attract so much customers. Only they can’t offer sub RM1000 high-end phone. But it keeps changing every year and it’s damn FAST! there’s not much to ask…for now
Go kimchi!
Boooo sushi!
fren,do u really step in korean car before?
japanase car interior has one of the worst with very hollow plastic feel,especially the recent honda
korean car still plasticky but much better in this respect,have much better sound proofing and ride comfort
sushi car don’t know anything bout refinement and ride comfort.if u don’t think so,u probably never own japanese car
The waistline stretches from the front through the door handles is really odd. As if a lorry has gone by it
Preve wannabe but failed misreably, lol
looks good and promising.
new proton p222a emas haz longer wheelbase, with interior of the size c class but with a body of a class will win the hearts of many malaysian students, freshman in working field, all drb and its subsidiaries staff.
p3-22 daa….
Yes! And it has protong’s excellent quality and refinement too! /sarcasm
Nice! First twin clutch Hybrid? Wonder how it performs..
no, Jetta Hybrid has a 7 speed DSG
jetta got hybrid?
If honda discount this car with 25k..
confirm sell like hot cake..
i think honda’s designer realised & responsed to korean and conti’s makers…
good job…
Japs are not creative enough to widen and explore the asian design on their cars, pity.
Kemah keming….
looks decent. mini crv.
Equipped with DSG with a touch of new tech? Now all those H&T owners who’s been sticking to “stable, mature and reliable” motto will scamper away.
Bold move Honda. I wonder when will it reach our shore though.
Most reliable DCT box in the world? I have high expectation for Honda in terms of reliability.
Looks good…I wonder if it is bigger in size than it’s predecessor?
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looks very good both on the outside and inside, but when it comes to CKD…..oh sorry, we only have buttons instead of touchscreen, we have to cut down the number of airbags to 2, and we have to use harder plastic, and sorry no Dual Clutch Drive either for the hybrid. sorry, but we need to cut the cost to make the car more affordable….
oh, you can almost forget about the foglamps too….
So sad but so true – and they claim to offer “lower” price. What they do is offer “lowered” price – by lowering spec offering
If I am proven wrong at this car’s launch (2 years time?) – I’ll never be happier to eat my words!
Love the design. Great job, Honda designer.
Copied Preve bumper, sad
Love the design, especially the interior. Great job, Honda designer.
From the pictures, it looks rather good in my opinion, not as great as a Rio or a 208, but certainly a wee better than the current one. If only it comes with a bigger wheels than I can even call it cute! But I need a crowbar to ply those hideous extra tail lamps on the back window, ruins almost everything.The interior, It looks simpler, thou less funky, than the outgoing model, very clean IMO.
Honestly, I’ll just give it a ‘not bad’ but the hybrid’s power train really surprise. Dual Clutch 7 speeder, not sure about reliability, but it’s been quite rare recently that a Japanese manufacturer move forward with their power train development. Honestly Bravo to that Honda!
I think I will need some time to digest the exterior design. It has lines everywhere, but less subtle compared to Mazda’s philosophy
I wonder if they overdid the front air dams? I hope it doesn’t turn out like Myvi Extreme, where a narrow car get aggressive front and rear bumpers, making it toyish looking
Initially I thought so too, But than PaulTan posted pics of a silver car and that caught my attention, this car is kinda color dependent, the blue car doesn’t do the appearance much justice. As far as too much lines, purely personal, it’s much better than Hyundai’s Fluidic design purely from the fact that car has more edges than curves, giving a distinctive Japanese ‘Gundam’ look. the only thing I absolutely dislike is that volvo vertical lamps on the rear window. They look fake, probably is, and just ruin the rear.
It reminds me of a more aggressive looking ‘chibi'(small or something) City in my opinion. Do I like it? in certain angle such as IMG-188370, showing a higher spec silver Fit Hybrid in 3/4 view, it does look good, almost like the Euro Civic Type R. But some (IMG 330, blue car) dosen’t.
dashboard looks cheap, just few functions
The dashboard looks typical Honda, looks cheap but pretty robust. Design to last for decades, still feels cheap thou. This is a small hatchback and honestly, judging by the pics, even the cheapest version(no audio system, steering controls)gets the touch AC vents. And hybrids gets a centre speedo with 2 screens flanking it a la MP4-12C/458/Mazda 3. Due to the omission of buttons the centre console looks devoid of function. Just like today’s smartphones. So little function, I disagree.
IMO, the blue looks kinda bad but grey is totally different story, looks really masculine and mad. Matte grey should suit the best I think.
Side profile looks more aggressive
At last, some innovation for a new model from Honda. Very decent offering. Unfortunately, we will probably get a totally different watered-down, very pricy package.
Ah! Finally, an updated set of “proper” outer door handles…after two generations!!! Better late than never…yeah? ;)
Great job Honda… Waiting it to reach Malaysia…
this is the ugliest jazz variant.. honda should learn from toyota how they make vios look better every time they facelift
Toyota salesman…
You must be kidding, vios does not look good in any angle.
Not bad. Sounds like Honda is listening to their engineers more just like the 90s rather than the past 14 years of following the accountants decisions. But these are pre production models right? Not the offical version, which of course has yet to be launched.
A DSG for hybrid Fit??? Even the 9G Accord only gets CVT (and 6 speed auto for North America). This is quite radical for Honda, and quite unexpected in this class. And the lack of buttons is un-Honda like. All these rather major changes, probably means it was designed in Japan rather than US.
It looks cheap already, for sure will be sent to malaysia, lol
Rear bumper look alike myvi SE
an all proton employees will give a thumbs down
Good job on finally going to DSG for Honda, but the design of the car looks awkward. Suffers from same problem as Preve, big body small tyres. And the interior, goshh. So many lines! The quality is not so good too grey plastics everywhere and bad fitting. The seat fabric designs are so old-fashioned
u mau tayar lori ka bas?
when will malaysia get this 3rd gen?? will this sell at 75k too?
anyway, the rear bumper looks ugly to me :)
It takes time for me to accept those rather futuristic looks. It’s a great step forward for Honda though, as the Jazz has always been a nippy city car which handles like a small hatchback but space of a big sedan. Hope that those qualities won’t be missing in this new model.
The rear lights are a bit out of my taste though. I would prefer the looks of the US Yaris (don’t try to mention the China one). Anyway, it should be another great car from Honda.
great great, plonk in sohc engine for malaysia market
Well done,Honda, this car look much more Macho than the current model (look sissy and suit female)and able to give new Vios/Almera a fight to be the top leader in B segment with pring around RM 70K.
Its time to replace my Latio sport if you bring in next year.
I have owned the 1st batch City DSI during 2003 and disposed off after 5 years due to CVT gear.
Its time to get a honda again if pricing maintain asa per the current Jazz.
Bring in the latest Jazz.
when seeing this new Jazz and i will confirmed my decision go for CKD 1.5 petrol jazz at 75K. What i afraid when this new jazz launch here will get starting prices from 95k at least because of black magic blackout took away PKR but anyhow life goes on any i strongly believe ” ini kali lah ” still deep in Malaysian heart ……..UBAH …..UBAH…..
Overall very impressive. But come to reality, especially in M’sia, the following are questions:
1. When will it arrive?
2. … and the price?
3. even at ‘this’ price, will it carry the same features as Japan did?
These are famous questions for CBU car in M’sia that always end up unfavorably.
The grey coloured Jazz Hybrid in the picture gallery looks really nice…
front bumper look like lamborghini a bit, just a bit, hopefully it will sell below 90k
Honda Gundam Fit! Very bold exterior and good interior, but the technology itself is top of the class, 7speed Honda DCT with class leading FC. Honda is back! Now tune this system for more power and install it into the CR-Z. With this technology and looks, sorry, Real Japanese car is still better then Korean rival. Good job Honda-san, can’t wait to see what the Japanese will come out with a new Civic forthe Japanese market.
Toyota, Honda launched Earth Dream and Mazda launched SkyActiv, you should come up with something for your Toyota brand which suffered a lot of complain for new model.
all said cars are boring cars. honta with wetdream, mazda with underpowered skyactive.
I cant really point out but the angles and lines of this car appears ‘odd’. Maybe might take some time to get used to. Or my personal taste is more into smooth lines.
I’m with you on this one. The lines, design looks fussy and cluttered…
but anyhow, others may like it so I guess I will wait till I see it in the metal as it may look better when certain colours may hide the ‘fussy’ lines…
the current head of Honda design muz be a real big fan of Gundam.
no more eco button. but got transform button.
No transform button la, not transformers, but got GN Drive system!
The front look really not my cup of tea. But other than that, Honda has made a good job. A whole new design. New gearbox. New engine. Besides the rear does indeed looks very nice. At last Jap is moving forward, they defntly need to pick themselves up. Hopefully Modulo can do some magic on the front grill.
damnson it looks so good..
What the….head looks like new crv back looks like crv too…zzzzzzzzzzzz
Hmmm, I’m a pretty big fan of the current Jazz, and I’m not entirely liking what I see.
Exterior is a little bit overwrought. I don’t like the front grille; I think it could be a bit simpler. The surfacing on the sides could be done more elegantly; it looks chiselled, rather than sculpted. Not quite sure about the Volvo-esque rear taillights either, although they do look to be full-height ones, so that’s nice. And what’s with the “holes” in the rear bumper? There’s nothing to vent and they don’t seem to have any aerodynamic benefit, so why are they there? It just makes the rear look bulky and unsophisticated.
Interior doesn’t look too bad (although, again, there seems to be too much going on), but my god are touch controls a bad idea, especially in a car. They never seem to work, unless you press them accidentally. Also, when you’re driving you’re constantly relying on muscle memory to manipulate the controls, which you can’t do here. Having to look down to press buttons that aren’t guaranteed to work all the time is a huge safety hazard. Hopefully the models with manual air-conditioning that we are inevitably going to get have actual buttons.
In short, based solely on pictures, I’m a little disappointed. Instead of simply modernising the design of the current car, they’ve just gone and thrown more unnecessary fluff at it than they can shake a stick at. That’s a shame.
Design looks cheap, seriously. The steering wheel looks ugly as well.
I feel sad already for those who recently placed order for the second generation CKD Jazz…
Finally Honda make a hybrid car which is more advance than Toyota ! Guess other exciting earth dream models are on the way…..
i can see wtv praises this new jazz received here there’s going to be more thumbs down than ups. fans from certain makes just need to accept this jazz as a leap forward for honda in terms of technology
can’t say the same for its design, but at least refreshing to the eyes.
ought ought ! my eyes ! arrghhhh
this jazz will also give a hint on the next gen City as well. since City is always based on Jazz
Just look at all these thumbs down.. Most of the thumbs down was for comments saying how aggressive it is, or how nice or an improvement, NONE was even talking about koreans, kimchis, kias, hyundais… But look at the thumbs down from the cerato-fans… Sigh, this auto fight will surely not end.
Wish this article would not end up with bashers fight. Nowadays car fanboys haiz..
Belakang tiru Volvo, warna biru tiru biru Polestar, booo
inb4 butthurt
inb4 poorfag jelly
All car company always tried to make car better fc,but not proton saga flx mt fc 10/litre crazy proton engineers, crazy campro engine.
around 11, fuelly
Sport version is not bad, quite cool!
Hey guys, this is the 1st drive tested by Motor Trend, from the review, it looks promising.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/1307_2015_honda_fit_first_drive/
Thanks Frenzyaustin for sharing this early on. It’s interesting they’ve paired the electric motor with the 1.5 instead of going full efficiency with the 1.3. But What I really like, and most likely not coming to Malaysia, is the 1.5 RS with the 6-speed manual. I believe, even in my City, that a VTEC/I-VTEC must go with a manual to take full advantage of the rev-happy nature, espacially now this is DOCH, thee the ear-straining SOCH of my City(well I say mine but…..). Seeing at how this has a ‘certain Volkswagen’ benchmarked, I’am really kin to see it in metal. And of course, a new Honda City that maay arrive, probably next year.
Certainly an improvement in specs over the previous. as for looks? I’ll say they are ttrting something different this time.
light years behind vw
Light years measures distance not time. And Tokyo and Munich is not that far
i’m prefer current design.. 3rd gen look modern.. no longer macho as prev design
Cool tech. But looks meh. With the amount of angles on the car, if ter-accident also dunno already got “dent”, if you follow my meaning…smooth beautiful design more timeless
Is it me or are Jap cars really loosing their edge and appeal?
In Oz, kimchi suffers the same fate as bolehland, massive depreciation
No comment on the drivetrain as all the compatitors is now way beyond on performance n frugality. Honda like losing the magic on design, sharing the same face across all modes for such a long time doesn’t seems good (since odyssey about 10 yrs ago). Well… looks is on subjective side
Hopefully the Pearl Of The East can do better
Seems like it’s going to be launched in japan in sept. then coming to other countries in a few months. Then Fit SUV, then new City. Based on this article.
http://news.yahoo.com/honda-puts-redesigned-fit-subcompact-072533509.html
Hondas car design really depend on the colors and i should say that honda silver/grey coloring is one of best. Mechanically it looks promising
It sucks to the max
Dam now this is looking very impressive indeed, best fuel efficiency of all unplugged hybrids in Japan & maybe even the world??!!! Good bye Toyota Prius C hahahaha……………….
yup with a battery prone to failure.. even though with higher capacity now (which means more expensive than before) but what for, if it is more prone to failure?
i think one day honda battery will be easily available in kedai runcit. coz got to replace every few thousands km.. like a remote control car battery.. hahahahahaha
at least toyota has got a battery that will last 400,000 km milage (proven previously.. )
p/s: im am an owner of a prius hybrid.. n im proud of it..
Plus if thier IMA so good why change systems now? TOYOTA has used HSD Hybrid Synergy Drive for THREE Generations now. Please do not be fooled by this copycat. Earth dreams? yes it’s all a nice dream to them by copying.
you listen to salesman talk too much
both system has pros and cons,study properly before showing your blind support
hope they don’t give us suspension made of wood again for this generation of jazz
When will it reach Malaysian shores?
I do not listen to any salesman I happen to OWN a PRIUS 1.8, a prius C and a lexus CT200h. I went with HSD because Honda’s IMA is crap. Honda salesman even said so but they try to say that their system is cheaper to maintain and so on. They themselves admit it. Pros and cons? R u saying that IMA is betther than HSD? if so why is Honda CHANGING their system NOW? Facts are facts. TOYOTA was first to market with ATKINSON CYCLE ENGINE AND TWO ELECTRIC MOTORS. EVERYONE ELSE IS A COPY CAT.
But actallu, Honda IMA is really much easier to maintain due to the little difference compare with conventional car. HSD is much more efficient but much more complex compare with IMA.
bro, what good does IMA have? unreliable battery pack that is now cheaper to replace (now everybody can replace battery pack), engine-off for a couple of seconds with aircond turned off to imitate a full hybrid (how much fuel savings can you get from that?!)
whereas in toyota hsd, the system has proven itself to lasts for the last 3 generations, with over 400,000km milage clocked.. remind u, im not a salesman here. im the owner of a prius.. and im proud of prius..
unlike IMA, so-called hybrid wanna be which can even save enough fuel during traffic jam with battery pack prone to failure here and there (im thinking of a potong over here), what else do you have to say?
this 1.5L atkinson cycle with higher capacity battery is just a copy-cat of toyota’s system.. probably a higher capacity battery with higher possibility of failure..
bro,im another driver of a prius..
HSD need not any maintenance. even tho the design is complex, it has proven to be reliable, no additional maintenance, plus..
the battery lasts over 400,000km (proven fact!)
sadly i cant say the same for honda IMA batteries.. a known fact that is prone to failure.. now u say easier to maintain? go replace your battery every thousands of km la bro..
now they come up with a copycat atkinson cycle engine with higher battery capacity? i think higher battery capacity with higher possibility to go fail.. haha
there are many ppl in paultan saying they own everything,including ferrari and aston martin
you doesn’t sound like a person who own prius,prius c and lexus to be honest. this kind of people doesn’t spend all day long bashing another hybrid.
and from your statement,u doesn’t even own any ima vehicle,how do you comment,from brochure?
yea…there are many people here claiming they own everything they try to defend
imagine the someone say he owned all prius 1.8,prius c, lexus ct,how big a possibility of that, then story of honda salesman bashing their own hybrid. don’t be surprise next time u heard them say they own a ferrari hybrid
they think owning a virtual car on paultan forum made them sexually attractive
omg…this thing looks hiddious …what happen to u Honda?
Honda Fit RS?!
Maybe it’s the color but looks ugly exterior.
the back is cheapo copycat avanza.. come on..Honda has stopped impressed me with any of their new launches in the past 6 years….falling empire.
Looks like a China made vehicle with its high waistline design and GUNDAM cartoon inspired looks. Looks like Honda still haven’t found their design direction and are still clueless in the design department. Just look at the latest Accord, and now this ugly Jazz!!!
Not sure if it’s just me, but I think the interior is a bit bland, compared to even the current outgoing model! (never mind about comparing to the Korean/continental makes)…
super ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The side view design is like P3 22A come with fold mirror..
The side view design is like P3 22A come with folded mirror..
looks terrible.. the current one looks better..
True.At least its better than my Useless MYVI extreme with a shitty BODYKIT.Selling that piece of trash soon.Useless perodua.disgrace to car lovers worldwide.Drive myvi feel like an idiot on the road man.no face compared to the Jazz.My boyfriend drives the old model.until now no breakdowns at all.HONDA rulez TOYOTA MYVI sucks.
Too much curving shape, look like previous korean car design ….
Proton saga better at 33k
rear look like fiesta…
CKD will not happen, malaysia market too small and expansive. even with tons of tax and bribery along the way Honda still choose Indonesia and thai simply because it more promising.
Just a question, for around how long can it run on electric mode alone with full charge? Should be longer than the current Toyota Prius right since it’s using a new Lithium Ion battery??
Looks like City.LOL. Japanese design ~YAWN~
Well still looks way nicer than daihatsu myvi.Perodua MyVI got no class compared to this car.go checkout other car websites overseas people.myvi is totally not popular at all.The Jazz rules.Shitty MYVI SUCKSSSSSSSSSS.
Good grief man.what in the blue hell happened to the honda Jazz?WTH?
doesnt look so nice.got some design problems in and out a little.wait for facelift then oni see how:)LOL
They have just turned a good looking and sporting vehicle into a huge and MPV looking soccer-mom’s car.
rear looks like some volvo..
bumpers wise, yeah.. looks like that one of those myvi (cant recall which variant because there are so many variants)
Coming soon next year. :)