John.
I have already changed my enquiry, from a sport. As it's spec. lacks several "must haves", for me. (Though, an EX, with a 1.5 engine would be my idea of perfection).....
I was amazed, how slow my present Jazz's, initial acceleration was. Compared to my previous, Yaris cvt.
I'm sure, I will soon develop the necessary throttle technique......
The whole thing with 0-60 times is so subjective. Just thinking about some of my old cars and also some current 0-60 times.
1) 1.3 Jazz CVT - 12.2 secs
2) Toyota Yaris Hybrid (test driven) - 11.8 secs
3) Nissan Leaf - 11.8 secs
4) VW Golf 1.9 Tdi - 11.3 secs
These 4 cars are pretty much in the same ball park but it's the torque. The Nissan Leaf feels really quick off the mark. My VW Golf - well I can hardly believe it is comparable in the 0-60 stakes to my current car. The Golf felt like a drag racer is comparison.
The whole torque thing is down to how effortless it feels. Push the Jazz hard and it will do the figures I'm sure. I have noticed a pronounced difference when dropping into S mode.
But do we buy cars like the Jazz for performance? I buy it for practicality (it spends a lot of life as a shopping trolley) ease of driving, mechanical reliability etc etc. If I'd wanted performance, £13 k will buy you a pretty decent BMW 3 Series (about 5 years old).