Honda Elevate Facelift 2026: Price, Powertrain and New Features in India

Overview of the Honda Elevate facelift

Honda Cars India introduced the refreshed Elevate on 6 October 2026, keeping the same 1.5‑litre naturally aspirated petrol engine while adding a range of convenience and safety upgrades.

Price and variant details

The facelift is offered in six trims – SV, V, VX, ZX, ZX+ and ZX+ Black – with prices starting at Rs 11.80 lakh (ex‑showroom Delhi) for the base SV manual and reaching Rs 18.40 lakh for the top ZX+ Black CVT (source). CVT becomes available from the V trim onward, while the SV remains manual‑only (source).

Trim	Manual (₹ lakh)	CVT (₹ lakh)
SV	11.80	–
V	13.79	13.79
ZX+	16.80	18.30
ZX+ Black	16.90	18.40

Key features

Exterior changes include a new front fascia with a larger mesh grille, connected tri‑bar LED lighting and revised bumper elements (source). Inside, the dashboard adopts an ivory‑and‑black theme, higher trims get soft‑touch surfaces and perforated ivory leather seats, and wraparound ambient lighting runs across the dash and doors (source). Front ventilated seats appear on the ZX trim, while the ZX+ adds rear ventilated seats – a segment‑first feature (source). A 360‑degree surround‑view camera and wireless Android Auto/Apple CarPlay are standard on ZX+ and ZX+ Black (source). Updated Honda Sensing now includes Low‑Speed Follow for adaptive cruise control on CVT models (source).

Powertrain and efficiency

The Elevate retains its 1.5‑litre i‑VTEC petrol engine delivering 121 PS and 145 Nm, paired with either a six‑speed manual or a CVT (source). Claimed fuel efficiency is 15.31 km/l for the manual and 16.61 km/l for the CVT (source). The engine is E20 compatible and WLTP compliant, and ground clearance stays at 220 mm (source).

Warranty and availability

Standard warranty is three years with unlimited kilometres; buyers can extend to seven years or opt for Honda’s Anytime Warranty up to ten years or 1,20,000 km (source). The facelift is sold through Honda dealerships across India, with the SV trim offered only with a manual gearbox and CVT options beginning at the V trim (source).