Honda
Elevate
Ex-showroom price
From ₹11.8 lakh
ex-showroom
Cars · head to head
Elevate vs Seltos
Kia
Seltos
Ex-showroom price
₹11.25 lakh – ₹21.57 lakh
ex-showroom
Specifications side by side
Spec
Elevate
Seltos
Overview
Body type
SUV
SUV
Fuel
Petrol
Petrol, Diesel
Petrol
Yes
Yes
Diesel
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Yes
Variants
11
38
Colours
Nordic Forest Pearl with Crystal Black Pearl Roof, Radiant Red Metallic with Crystal Black Pearl Roof, Platinum White Pearl with Crystal Black Pearl Roof, Nordic Forest Pearl, Crystal Black Pearl, Obsidian Blue Pearl, Radiant Red Metallic, Meteoroid Gray Metallic, Lunar Silver Metallic, Platinum White Pearl
Frost Blue, Magma Red, Glacier White Pearl, Gravity Gray, Imperial Blue, Ivory Silver Gloss, Morning Haze, Aurora Black Pearl, Pewter Olive, Matte Graphite (X-Line)
Warranty
3 years / unlimited km
3 years / unlimited km
Engine and performance
Engine displacement
1,498 cc
1,482 cc
Largest engine
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1,497 cc
Engines
1498 cc petrol
1497 cc petrol; 1482 cc petrol; 1493 cc diesel
Max power
121 PS
159.8 PS
Power (as stated)
Petrol: 89 [121] @ 6 600 (kW [PS] @ rpm)
Petrol: 84.4 kW / 6 300 rpm (Smartstream G1.5); Petrol: 117.5 kW / 5 500 rpm (Smartstream G1.5 T-GDi); Diesel: 85 kW / 4 000 rpm (1.5l CRDi VGT)
Max power converted from kW or hp
—
Yes
Max torque
145 Nm
253 Nm
Transmission
6-speed MT, CVT
6-speed MT, IVT, 7-speed DCT, 6-speed AT
Automatic available
Yes
Yes
Mileage
Petrol: 15.31 km/l (MT), 16.61 km/l (CVT)
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Dimensions and weight
Seating
5 seats
5 seats
Seats
5
5
Length
4,312 mm
4,460 mm
Width
1,790 mm
1,830 mm
Height
1,650 mm
1,635 mm
Wheelbase
2,650 mm
2,690 mm
Ground clearance
220 mm
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Boot space
458 litres
447 litres
Fuel tank
40 litres
47 litres
Kerb weight (as stated)
1226 to 1291 kg
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Kerb weight
1,226 kg
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Safety and features
NCAP adult stars
—
5 stars
Crash test rating
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Bharat NCAP: 5 stars adult, 5 stars child (2026)
Airbags
6 (standard on all grades)
6 (standard)
Airbags (most on any variant)
6
6
ADAS
Honda SENSING on ZX, ZX+, ZX+ Black (Low-Speed Follow added on the New Elevate)
ADAS Level 2 (21 features) on HTX (A), GTX (A), X-Line (A); Level 2+ (28 features) on GTX (O), X-Line (O)
Sunroof
One-touch electric sunroof (VX and above)
Dual pane panoramic (HTK (O) and above)
Price
Ex-showroom price from
₹11,80,000
₹11,24,900
Ex-showroom price up to
—
₹21,56,900
A tick marks the better value where the category rules say higher (or lower) is better. Text values are shown without a winner. Ties have no winner.
Pros and cons
Elevate
- Pro: 220 mm ground clearance, higher than 75% of the 29 SUVs on Comparezi that state it
- Con: Less powerful than 92% of the 96 SUVs on Comparezi that state it (121 PS)
- Con: Less torque than 94% of the 92 SUVs on Comparezi that state it (145 Nm)
Seltos
- Pro: Rated 5 stars adult, 5 stars child by Bharat NCAP (2026)
- Con: Less powerful than 82% of the 96 SUVs on Comparezi that state it (159.8 PS)