Elevate is the only SUV in Honda Cars India's portfolio. Recently, its Black Edition has been seen during testing. Now according to Autocar India, the company will launch the Black Edition Elevate on January 7. Honda will offer it in two variants. One of which will be Elevate Black Edition and the other will be Elevate Signature Black Edition. Recently it has been seen for the first time without camouflage. As the name suggests, it has been given a full-black paint job with Dark Edition badging on the left rear side.

It is believed that this special edition will focus on the top end variant. In this way, it will get all the features like climate control, connected car technology and level-2 ADAS. Honda India is not attending the Mobility Global Expo 2025, but is going to introduce it in advance to take advantage of the wave. Let us tell you that the Mobility Show Media Day will be on January 17.

Elevate has only one engine option. This is a 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol that generates 114bhp and 145Nm. This engine can be had with a six-speed MT or CVT. This is Honda's second special edition for the Elevate. It is expected to be priced at a premium and will compete with models like the Kia Seltos X-Line, Skoda Kushaq Monte Carlo, Volkswagen Taigun GT-Line and MG Astor Black Storm.

Honda gets 20% growth in CY 2024

Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) reported a spectacular 20% growth in its total sales for the calendar year 2024 (CY 2024) at 131,871 units as compared to 110,143 units in CY 2023. However, the company faced monthly degrowth in December. Honda sold 9,460 units in December 2024, down 18.81% from 11,651 units in December 2023. During this period, the company's domestic sales stood at 5,603 units, down 29.09% from 7,902 units in December 2023. At the same time, the company's exports stood at 3,857 units, showing a marginal growth of 2.88% as compared to 3,749 units in December 2023.