Honda Motor held the premiere of a brand new compact crossover called Elevate.
The model is based on the Honda Global Small Car platform, which is also used for the latest generation City (GN) family of budget sedans and hatchbacks. City GN has been produced since 2019, it is also made in Thailand, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Honda Elevate has a completely original five-door body - higher and more practical than conventional cars. The car has a pronounced volume of the hood, massive rear pillars and plastic wheel arch extensions. Not only expanders work on the image of the all-terrain vehicle, but also the aggressive design of the front part of the body with a large radiator grille.
Ground clearance is a record for the segment: 220 mm. The landing diameter of the wheels is 17 inches.
Overall dimensions of Elevate: length - 4312 mm, width - 1790 mm, height - 1650 mm, wheelbase - 2650 mm. Trunk volume - 458 liters.
All lighting equipment is made on LED-elements.
Inside, there is a digital instrument panel (7 inches) and a tablet-type media system screen (10.25 inches) installed in the upper part of the front panel. Capacity - five seats.
The car is aimed at poor developing countries, it will be offered with a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with 121 hp. and a torque of 145 Nm. The engine is combined with a 6-speed manual gearbox or stepless variator. Drive — only the front. In the future, hybrid and purely electric versions of the model will be released.
Sales of the Honda Elevate will start in the coming months.
Honda introduced a compact crossover for the poor
