Honda Cars India has unveiled the New Honda Elevate with a slight redesign, a feature-loaded cabin, and upgraded convenience features to its popular mid-size SUV. India serves as the lead market for the vehicle, making it the first country globally to launch this updated model. The release marks the third of six key product launches planned by Honda for the current financial year.
Prices for the New Honda Elevate start at INR 11,80,000 for the base SV manual variant and go up to INR 18,40,000 for the top-spec ZX+ Black CVT option (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi).
Variant Lineup, Warranty and Pricing
The New Elevate comes in five manual grades (SV, V, VX, ZX, ZX+) and four CVT grades (V, VX, ZX, ZX+).
Every purchase includes a standard 3-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty. Customers can extend coverage up to 7 years/unlimited kilometres, or opt for an Anytime Warranty reaching up to 10 years/120,000 kilometres.
Complete Ex-Showroom Delhi Price List (in INR)
| Grade | Manual Transmission (MT) | CVT Automatic |
| SV | ₹ 11,80,000 | — |
| V | ₹ 12,29,000 | ₹ 13,79,000 |
| VX | ₹ 13,93,000 | ₹ 15,39,000 |
| ZX | ₹ 15,39,000 | ₹ 16,89,000 |
| ZX+ | ₹ 16,80,000 | ₹ 18,30,000 |
| ZX+ Black | ₹ 16,90,000 | ₹ 18,40,000 |
Bolder Exterior Styling and Dimensions
The New Elevate gets an exterior refresh designed to deliver a more rugged SUV stance. At the front, it sports a redesigned fascia featuring an all-new Bold Mesh Grille, gloss-black upper moulding, and Tri-Bar Signature LED Position Lights.
The SUV features gloss-black treatment across the lower front garnish, side and fender garnishes, and rear lower bumper garnish. It also rolls on 17-inch dual-tone milling alloy wheels with a Berlina Black and Dark Clear finish. At the rear, it gets a full-width Connected Signature LED Tail Lamp.
In terms of dimensions, the SUV retains its proportions:
- Length: 4,312 mm
- Width: 1,790 mm
- Height: 1,650 mm
- Ground Clearance: 220 mm
- Wheelbase: 2,650 mm
New Nordic Forest Pearl Colour Option
Honda has introduced a new shade named Nordic Forest Pearl, available in both Single Tone and Dual Tone (with a Crystal Black Pearl roof). In total, the New Elevate comes in 7 exterior colours:
- Nordic Forest Pearl (New)
- Obsidian Blue Pearl
- Radiant Red Metallic (Single Tone and Dual Tone)
- Lunar Silver Metallic
- Platinum White Pearl (Single Tone and Dual Tone)
- Meteoroid Grey Metallic
- Crystal Black Pearl
Refined Cabin with Enhanced Comfort
Inside, the SUV gains a Premium Dual-Tone Ivory-Black cabin featuring soft-touch materials, Piano Black air outlet trims, and wrap-around ambient lighting in Active Orange.
Comfort upgrades include:
- Active seat ventilation for both front and rear seats
- Power-adjustable front seats (8-way for driver, 4-way for co-driver)
- Premium leather upholstery
- One-touch electric sunroof
- Electrostatic touch LED cabin lights
- Illuminated passenger-side vanity mirror
Connected Technology and Smart Features
The dashboard houses a 26.03 cm (10.25-inch) floating IPS HD touchscreen display audio unit supporting wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, WebLink, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity. Drivers are served by a digital-analogue integrated meter with a 17.78 cm (7-inch) HD full-colour TFT display showing fuel consumption, trip details, G-Meter, outside temperature, and Honda SENSING settings.
Additional cabin tech includes:
- 360° Surround Vision Camera (Multi-view)
- Front and rear parking sensors
- PM2.5 AQI display with Auto Clean Air Function
- Front and rear USB Type-C charging ports
- 8-speaker Premium Surround System (4 speakers + 4 tweeters)
Engine, Performance, and Fuel Efficiency
Under the bonnet, the New Elevate retains Honda’s 1.5-litre i-VTEC DOHC petrol engine. It develops 89 kW (121 PS) of power at 6,600 rpm and peak torque of 145 Nm at 4,300 rpm.
| Transmission | Fuel Efficiency |
| 6-Speed Manual (MT) | 15.31 km/l |
| 7-Speed CVT (with Paddle Shifters) | 16.61 km/l |
Advanced Safety Features and Honda SENSING
The SUV is constructed using Honda’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure. Standard and available safety tech includes six airbags, all-wheel disc brakes (on CVT variants), ABS with EBD and Brake Assist, Vehicle Stability Assist with Agile Handling Assist, Hill Start Assist, an Electric Parking Brake with Auto Brake Hold, ISOFIX child seat mounts, and an immobiliser with anti-theft alarm.
The updated Honda SENSING ADAS suite utilizes a high-performance front camera and includes:
- Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS)
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Road Departure Mitigation System
- Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
- Lead Car Departure Notification System
- Auto High-Beam
- Low Speed Follow (LSF) (New feature added exclusively to CVT variants)
