Starting the calendar year 2025, with a bang, Honda is expanding Elevate SUV’s appeal with the launch of a Black Edition. Honda has launched Elevate Black Edition and Signature Black Edition today, Jan 10th, 2025. Even before the launch, units had started arriving at dealerships. Let’s take a look at everything new with Elevate’s stealthy avatar.
Honda Elevate Black Edition Launch
Elevate SUV was the most important launch for Honda Cars India Ltd post BS6 emission norms implementation. It established Honda as an SUV manufacturer again, operating in the highly lucrative compact SUV space. Now, the company has launched a Black Edition and Signature Black Edition of Elevate for that stealth look.
This is a welcome move from Honda as special editions with darker shades have worked wonders in compact and sub 4m SUV segments. These lend a stealthy appeal, a clean look and an understated elegance associated with it. Boosting the sales also helps Honda as compact SUV segments have grown to accommodate as many as 11 contenders now.
As seen in the images, Honda Elevate Black Edition looks stunning and stealthy in the new Crystal Black Pearl colour. Black Edition is a strictly cosmetic update and gets no mechanical changes. Also, there are no additional features with Elevate Black Edition, unlike a few rivals with special editions.
The main changes seen on the outside include the lovely Black shade in gloss finish and body-coloured door handles without any chrome. 17-inch alloy wheels on Black Edition also get a Black finish. Side body cladding is body colour on standard Elevate, but gets a Silver finish on Black Edition for contrast and pop.
A similar silver shade is seen in rear bumper and roof rails as well. There is also a Black Edition badge on launched model, which was visible in the previous spy shots. Only the Signature Black Edition gets a Signature Edition badge on front fender. On the inside, Honda has offered an all-black interior. Dashboard, door pads and upholstery all get a dark shade, which looks very sporty.
Any other changes?
Apart from these exterior cosmetic changes, there are no mechanical changes or any additions to features list. Except for the addition of a 7-colour ambient lighting system. Elevate Black Edition still gets the same dashboard, but is executed in an all-black theme, lending a sporty feel.
Features include a 10-inch free-standing infotainment screen, a single-pane sunroof, auto-dimming IRVM, Level-2 ADAS, Lane Keep camera, Black leatherette upholstery, single-zone climate control, cruise control, push-button start, 458L boot, LED projector headlights, LED fog lights, LED tail lights and more.
Under the bonnet, we still get the same 1.5L 4-cylinder NA Petrol i-VTEC engine that is capable of generating 119 bhp of peak power and 145 Nm of peak torque. This engine is mated to either a 6-speed manual gearbox or a CVT automatic. Honda Elevate Black Edition will rival other special editions in the compact SUV space like Creta Knight Edition.
