One of the prominent Japanese car-makers, Honda has been serving the nation for more than 2 decades with its cars. Now, the carmaker has unveiled its most-awaited compact SUV, the Elevate. The bookings of the Elevate will be commenced in July this year, while the prices will be announced later.
Dimensions and Aesthetics of Honda Elevate
The design of the new Honda Elevate is like other Honda cars sold globally resembling the CR-V. However, the Elevate measures 4,312mm in length, 1790mm in width, 1,650mm in height and 2,650mm in wheelbase. While the Elevate gets 458 litres of boot space, it even has a high ground clearance of 220mm.
Meanwhile, the design of Honda Elevate boasts a sporty and arrogant design language. Upfront, the front fascia sports a large grille, sleek and thin LED headlights, and fog lamps with trapezoidal housing. Like the City, the Elevate also gets a thick chrome treatment on the grille with a big Honda emblem. On the side profile, the SUV gets flared wheel arches, thick cladding, and a window line that tilts towards C-pillar.
However, the Honda Elevate sits on chunky dual-tone wheels and gets a sporty rear profile. The rear windshield is tilted slightly upright and the wraparound sleek LED taillights are like the latest generation WR-V. And the rear bumper gets black treatment with silver skid plates and reflectors.
Interior and Features
Like the exterior, the interior of the Honda Elevate is premium and elegant with similarities to 5th gen City. The dashboard sports a 10.25-inch floating-type infotainment system supporting wireless smartphone integration like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. In terms of features, the new Elevate gets a reverse parking camera, sunroof, lane-watch camera, wireless charging, etc.
It is also expected that the Elevate will also get ADAS features like a collision mitigation braking system, and lane departure warning. Moreover, it will also get adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, road departure warning and automatic high beam assist.
About the Powertrain and price reveal
Honda Elevate gets only one BS6 phase-2 compliant engine option which also powers the City sedan. The 1.5L 4-cylinder DOHC i-vtec naturally aspirated petrol engine belts out 120hp of power and 145nm of torque output.
The Honda Elevate will get the options of a 6-Speed Manual and an advanced CVT transmission. However, the carmaker will open the bookings in July and the prices will be revealed later.
After the launch, Honda Elevate will lock its horns with Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Maruti Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyryder, MG Astor, VW Taigun, Skoda Kushaq, etc.