Honda Announces Name Of Upcoming Mid-Size SUV; To Be Called `Elevate`

Honda Elevate will have a design to cater to the world market and the needs of an urban consumer; furthermore, the mid-size SUV will be first launched in India.

Honda India is set to unveil its upcoming mid-size SUV for the country on June 6. Before the unveiling of the car, the company announced that the new SUV will be called Elevate and will be launched later this year. Furthermore, this SUV will start its life in the Indian market and will be launched overseas.

Before its debut, glimpses of the SUV have been revealed in several spy shots of the car leaked earlier. Based on the pictures, the SUV will have an upright stance and probably a strong front-end design. 

The nature of the SUV is further depicted by features like muscular wheel arches, a headlight design representing the Honda DNA, and similar other features.

Moving on, the SUV is expected to be 4.3 meters in length. With this size, the SUV is expected to provide ample space in the interiors of the car. Expectations are the new SUV will be based on a platform that draws from the previous Honda models in India. To be specific, the car will be based on the same platform as the Honda City.

Since the car is based on the same platform as Honda City, it is expected to have a hybrid engine. Furthermore, the car will have a 1.5-litre engine that will be tuned to provide the SUV with good fuel efficiency.

This new SUV is expected to be a game changer for the company in the Indian market. It will invade a market that Korean and Indian automakers already dominate. In other words, the SUV will compete against models like Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, and Volkswagen Taigun.