Honda Elevate Official Bookings Open- Read Details About This Creta Rival

The Honda Elevate mid-size SUV by Honda Cars India has officially opened bookings in the country for Rs. 21,000. They unveiled the model in India last month, and it is scheduled to be launched in September this year. While the pricing is not yet out, expect it somewhere around September, a little before the launch. You can book the same at your local dealerships or head on to the official Honda website.

Let's look at the details of the latest Hyundai Creta rival.

Honda Elevate Bookings Open- A Look At Creta's Rival

Honda Elevate is Honda's response to the Kia Seltos and the Hyundai Creta. While it enters a fierce rivalry, the battle is uphill, but it does pack some tricks up its sleeves. Firstly, the looks of the SUV look bold with a massive front grille and the chrome brand logo in the middle. The headlamp unit is LED and also gets the DRLs integrated.

The rear gets LED tail lamps along with a now slowly getting common, connected light beam. The lower bumper comes with a silver treatment and the Honda logo sits just below the rear windscreen.

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Features

Coming to the features, this is a pretty brimmed-up vehicle. Since we stated that, let's back it up with info. The Elevate comes with a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system that includes wireless Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity. The interior features a leather-wrapped steering wheel, steering-mounted controls, foldable second-row seats (60:40 split), and 12V power outlets for front and rear passengers.

The safety package includes a camera-based sensing ADAS suite with collision mitigation braking, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, road departure warning, adaptive cruise control, and automatic high beam assist. Additionally, it offers 6 airbags, ISOFIX child seat mounts, an immobilizer with an anti-theft alarm, ABS, EBD, and brake assist.

Honda Elevate Powertrain

The new Honda Elevate comes with a 1.5-liter DOHC, i-Vtec petrol engine. This engine produces 119 bhp of power and 145 Nm. Available engine options with the Elevate are a 6-speed MT & a CVT gearbox. There is no strong hybrid engine on offer at its launch. However, we hope that it makes its way sometime in the future as they did with the Honda City.

VERDICT- With the bookings open, Honda has finally set foot in one of the most competitive segments. It directly challenges the authority of the likes of the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Skoda Kushaq, and Volkswagen Taigun. It would be interesting to see the rivalry heating up more than ever before. Also, If you are someone with a passion for engines mounted on wheels, you must join our Whatsapp Group Community of petrolheads to find out more exciting stuff about the Auto world.

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