Honda Elevate’s bookings will be open in July and company targets festive season to launch it’s all new SUV
Honda Cars India unveiled Honda’s latest global SUV – Honda Elevate at a world premiere event in India. It will be launched during festive season this year and India will be the first country to manufacture and sell the all new Elevate worldwide. All New Elevate has been developed by Honda R&D Asia Pacific centre located in Thailand.
The Elevate is a mid-size SUV that features a bold and masculine exterior design with Honda’s signature grille, flanked by sleek LED headlights makes striking front face, and the rear boasts a distinctive tailgate design and LED taillights. Together with the dual LED taillights and Two-tone finish diamond cut R17 Alloy Wheels provide a distinct, modern and sporty characteristic to the SUV. Electric sunroof is a nice touch.
Takuya Tsumura, President & CEO, Honda Cars India Ltd. said, “With the unveiling of the all new Elevate, we embark on a new journey with Honda’s strong product offering in the booming SUV segment in India. Honda enjoys strong leadership and popularity in sedan segments. There has been very high anticipation amongst Honda loyalists and overall market, who have been eagerly waiting for the new model. We are confident that the Elevate will further strengthen the bond with our esteemed customers and soon become our strong third pillar of business besides the City and Amaze. We have a robust product strategy to strengthen our premium play in the market and Elevate is first model among the 5 new SUVs that will be launched by Honda in India by 2030.” “Aligning with our global vision towards carbon neutrality by focusing on electrified powertrains, we will launch Honda’s first Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) based on this SUV within next 3 years in India,” he added.
The expected price of the Honda Elevate in India is 10 lakh to 20 lakh. Mid size SUV segment is full of competition. So Honda Elevate will take on the Hyundai Creta, Kia Celts, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Skoda Kushaq, MG Astor, Nissan Kicks, Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Volkswagen Taigun.
Some of the most exciting features are below mentioned :
· Electric sunroof with one-touch operation & pinch guard
· The second-row seat is a 60/40 split and foldable
· Wireless phone charger
· Walk away auto locking
· Rear air conditioner vent with automatic system
· Storage box under front center armrest
· Honda Connect – safety, convenience and peace of mind
Honda Elevate dimension in length 4312mm, width 1790mm and height 1650mm makes it mid size SUV. It will come with an impressive ground clearance of 220mm and decent 2650mm of wheelbase size. Boot space is 458L, which also is spacious.
Honda Elevate uses a 7-inch high-definition full color TFT multi-information that displays the information such as fuel consumption, trip meter, outside temperature, G-meter and a clock on a large display screen. It also allows the driver to customize the operations, such as the meter set up, keyless access, lighting set up, door, and Honda Sensing.
The Elevate comes fitted with 10.25-inch IPS HD resolution LCD touchscreen infotainment system that can be connected via Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Weblink, Bluetooth and USB. Other features can be accessed are Assistant Side View Monitor, Assistant Rear View Monitor, Clock, Calendar, Compass, Customisable Picture.
Honda Elevate gets a 1.5-Litre i-VTEC DOHC petrol engine which gives 119.3bhp of power and 145Nm torque at 6600rpm. There will be two transmission options which include 6 speed MT and 7-speed CVT.
