Both Honda Elevate and Honda City use the identical 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine

The Honda Elevate was launched in India in 2023 as a brand new providing from Honda, but it surely shares the identical foundation because the already present Honda City in India, utilising the identical platform and powertrain choices. Recently, we had the automated CVT variants of each these vehicles with us, and we examined the real-world efficiency of each Honda choices in India. Let’s see which one is faster.

Before we head on to efficiency outcomes, let’s take a look at their engine specs:

Powertrain Details

As proven within the desk above, each Honda vehicles utilise the identical 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine with an identical energy and torque output. While each of those vehicles can be found with the choice of a 6-speed handbook transmission, we’ll solely talk about the efficiency of the CVT variations right here.

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Acceleration Test

In the 0-100 kmph dash, the Honda City was faster by 1.4 seconds than the Honda Elevate, nonetheless the distinction got here down beneath 1 second for finishing 1 / 4 mile. 

In the kickdown from 20 to 80 kmph, the distinction between their timings was once more lower than 1 second. Interestingly, the kerb weight of the Honda Elevate is as much as 1,258 kg, whereas the City weighs as much as 1,153 kg. Consequently, the City is lighter than the Elevate by over 100 kg, which seemingly explains why the City was faster than the Elevate by round 1 second in 0-100 kmph check.

Braking Test

When braking from 100 kmph to an entire cease, the Elevate travels nearly 4 metres lower than the Honda City. Even when braking from 80 kmph, Honda’s SUV beats the City by a small margin of two.6 metres. Both the Elevate and the City include entrance disc brakes solely.

The Honda Elevate makes use of 215/55 R17 alloy wheels whereas the Honda City is supplied with 185/55 R16 alloys wheels.

Takeaways

So, the Honda City is marginally faster than the Honda Elevate by way of acceleration, however the Elevate has higher braking efficiency than the City. Although they use the identical engine and transmission, the marginal distinction of their efficiency could also be because of the variation of their weights and wheel sizes.

Disclaimer: Please be aware that the efficiency figures of an EV could range relying on the motive force, driving circumstances, battery’s well being and temperature, and local weather.

Price

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