2026 Honda Elevate Facelift Every Variant Explained

Quick Read - The Elevate facelift comes in SV, V, VX, ZX, ZX+ and ZX+ Black variants, with the VX being the sweet spot for most buyers, ZX adding ADAS and front ventilated seats, and ZX+ bringing the 360-degree camera and segment-first rear ventilated seats.

Honda India has launched the Elevate facelift, its first major update since the midsize SUV arrived in 2023. The entry price stays the same as the outgoing model, while the top variant now costs ₹1.94 lakh more, taking the range from ₹11.80 lakh to ₹18.40 lakh ex-showroom.

The 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol is unchanged, making 121 PS and 145 Nm. It pairs with a 6-speed manual or a CVT, with the base SV offered only as a manual. It continues to take on the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Skoda Kushaq and Maruti Grand Vitara.

Claimed fuel efficiency is 15.31 km/l for the manual and 16.61 km/l for the CVT. Notably, unlike the City, the Elevate still does not get Honda's strong-hybrid powertrain.

Six airbags and stability control are standard across the range. The headline additions, including segment-first rear seat ventilation, a 360-degree camera and powered front seats, are saved for the new top ZX+ variant.

Here is every variant of the new Elevate explained.

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Honda Elevate Facelift Variants And Ex-Showroom Pricing List

All prices are in ₹ and may change at any time. For the latest and most accurate Elevate prices, please visit the Elevate Price Page.

For EMI estimates and loan planning, use our Elevate EMI Calculator. Also, if you want to know your daily running cost with the Elevate manual and CVT, visit our fuel cost calculator here, which has the latest fuel prices across states.

Elevate SV

The SV shares the same engine, six airbags, stability control, LED projector headlamps and automatic climate control with rear vents as every other Elevate, so the basics are well covered.

What it lacks is any music system or speakers, a reversing camera and a rear demister. It also misses the lit LED light bar and connected tail lamps, which are the facelift's most visible changes.

The V fixes the first three for a small step up. Pick the SV only if you plan to fit your own infotainment and want the lowest entry price.

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Elevate V

The V is where the Elevate becomes usable every day. The 8-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, four speakers, a multi-angle rear camera and connected car tech all arrive here.

The V CVT stands out. As the cheapest automatic, it also gets rear disc brakes, an electronic parking brake with auto hold and remote engine start to cool the cabin before you step in.

A rear wiper is still missing, which hurts in the monsoon, and steel wheels keep it looking plain. For a tight budget, the V CVT is the smart buy.

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Elevate VX

The VX is the sweet spot for most buyers. It is the first variant that actually looks like the facelift, with the lit LED light bar, connected tail lamps, LED fog lamps and 17-inch alloys.

Daily use improves too, with a sunroof, LaneWatch camera, rear wiper, wireless charger, auto headlamps and six speakers. The orange ambient lighting is now factory-fitted rather than a dealer add-on.

You still sit on fabric seats with an 8-inch screen, and the rear seat has no centre armrest, a miss on long trips.

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Elevate ZX

The ZX is for highway regulars. Honda Sensing ADAS arrives here, with adaptive cruise, lane keep assist and collision mitigation braking, along with front ventilated seats, leather upholstery, the 10.25-inch screen and eight speakers.

Buy the CVT if traffic is part of your commute. Only the CVT gets low-speed follow, so the manual's adaptive cruise is meant for open roads rather than crawling city traffic.

The ZX still misses the 360-degree camera and front parking sensors, which city drivers in tight lanes may value more than ADAS.

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Elevate ZX+

The ZX+ is the variant to buy if your family mostly rides in the back. Its segment-first rear ventilated seats pair with the 360-degree camera, front parking sensors and powered front seats.

For city use, the camera and front sensors do more for daily parking than the ADAS on the ZX. Dual-tone paint is limited to the CVT.

At this price, the Creta and Seltos offer turbo petrol engines and panoramic sunroofs, while the Elevate keeps a single-pane sunroof and a naturally aspirated engine. Drive those before deciding.

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Elevate ZX+ Black

The ZX+ Black costs only a little more than the ZX+ and changes nothing but the look. You get gloss-black 17-inch alloys, black door handles and garnishes, and an all-black cabin with gloss-black trim.

The black cabin hides stains better than the ivory one, which suits families with young kids. It also soaks up more heat when parked in the sun, though the ventilated seats help.

Pick it purely on taste. Note that dual-tone paint is not offered on it, unlike the regular ZX+ CVT.

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What's Common Across All Honda Elevate Variants?

Every Elevate gets the 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine, six airbags, ABS with EBD, Vehicle Stability Assist, hill start assist, brake override, emergency stop signal, ISOFIX mounts and rear parking sensors as standard.

That base is stronger than it looks. Even the SV has LED projector headlamps, automatic climate control with MAX COOL, rear AC vents, a PM2.5 filter, smart key with push start and tilt and telescopic steering.

The 7-inch TFT display in the semi-digital cluster, a driver seat height adjuster, 60:40 split rear seat, 458-litre boot and 1-litre bottle holders in all doors are common across the range too. Rear disc brakes come on every CVT, while manuals keep rear drums.

Warranty, Dealerships, And EMI Of Honda Elevate

Honda gives the Elevate a standard warranty of 3 years with unlimited kilometres. Owners can buy the 7-year unlimited-kilometre extended plan within the first 2 years of purchase, and the Anytime Warranty adds 1 year or 20,000 km of cover at a time for cars under 10 years old and 1,20,000 km.

To know the nearest Honda dealer near your location, please check out our dealership page here. Similarly, if you are planning to own an Elevate and are looking for a service station, we have plenty of authorised ones you can check out on this page.

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