Ahead of its June 6 global debut, a handful of Honda dealers we spoke to, have confirmed this development.
- Honda Elevate to take on the Creta
- To come with a 1.5-liter petrol initially
- Deliveries likely to commence by August this year
Honda Elevate booking amount, delivery details
Elevate: Honda’s India-focused SUV
After missing the boat on the mass market SUV boom in India, Honda will, with the Elevate, finally have a Creta rival in our market. While the Elevate SUV will share its underpinnings and some equipment with the City, it will not have much in common apart from its styling cues, with any other Honda SUV that is currently on sale overseas. Sources tell us that the Elevate has been designed with India in mind right from day one and it will have a more upright styling right from its flat nose, tall grille to its glasshouse and roofline, something which is preferred by Indian buyers as opposed to more rounded coupe-like SUV designs that are popular in other markets.
Honda, like many other brands, recently pulled the plug on its diesel line-up which means the Elevate, like all other Honda’s sold in India, will be petrol only. The Elevate will be introduced with a single 1.5-litre, naturally aspirated engine, with a hybrid likely to be added to the line-up later. This petrol engine will be shared with the City sedan where it produces 121hp and 145Nm of torque, and come mated to either a manual or CVT automatic.
Honda Elevate: launch timeline, deliveries
Deliveries for the Honda Elevate are being promised sometime in late August with price announcement expected to take place by early August, according to dealer sources.