Is the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara cheaper?

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, by ₹1.03L: it starts at ₹10.77L against ₹11.80L ex-showroom for the Elevate. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara?

On the figures the makers publish, the Elevate swallows 458 litres of luggage against 375. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.

Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara?

The Grand Vitara: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.45L against ₹13.79L for the Elevate, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

Honda Elevate vs Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara starts at ₹10.77L against the Honda Elevate's ₹11.80L ex-showroom, so it is ₹1.03L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹18.40L, where the Elevate tops out. Past that only the Grand Vitara has anything left to sell you, up to ₹19.50L.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Elevate comes in petrol, the Grand Vitara in petrol, CNG and hybrid.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹18.40L to both showrooms and you come out with the Elevate ZX+ Black at ₹18.40L or the Grand Vitara Alpha at ₹18.00L, the Grand Vitara leaving ₹40,000 of that in your pocket.

Honda Elevate

ZX+ Black Petrol AT

₹18.40L

ex-showroom Delhi

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

Alpha Petrol Mild Hybrid AWD AT

₹18.00L

ex-showroom Delhi

₹40,000 of the budget left over

Our take

Our pickHonda Elevate ZX+ Black

₹40,000 more buys 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel

also getslevel 2 (core suite) ADASblind spot monitor

Choose the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Alpha if: You would rather keep the ₹40,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withtyre pressure monitorClarion premium sound systempanoramic sunroof
Choose the Honda Elevate ZX+ Black if: You want the quicker of the two and will use the 121 PSOnly one here withlevel 2 (core suite) ADASblind spot monitorfront parking sensors

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Elevate vs Grand Vitara, on paper

Spec	Honda Elevate	Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara
Price (ex-showroom)	₹11.80L to ₹18.40L	₹10.77L to ₹19.50L
Variants	11	13
Body type	Midsize SUV	Midsize SUV
Seats	5	5
Fuels	Petrol	Petrol, CNG, Hybrid
Cheapest automatic	₹13.79L	₹13.45L
Boot	458 litres	375 litres
Length	4,312 mm	4,345 mm
Width	1,790 mm	1,795 mm
Wheelbase	2,650 mm	2,600 mm
Ground clearance	220 mm	210 mm
Fuel tank	40 litres	45 litres
Turning radius	5.2 m	-
Warranty	3 years	3 years or 1,00,000 km

The working behind our take

Our pickHonda Elevate ZX+ Black

₹40,000 more buys 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel. Here is everything that fed that call.

+₹40,000Under the skin121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feelalso getslevel 2 (core suite) ADASblind spot monitor

Extra featuresElevate ZX+ Blackfront parking sensorstouchscreen (10.25" against 9")rear ventilated seats8-way powered driver seat
Trade-offElevate ZX+ Blacktyre pressure monitorClarion premium sound systemsunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane)

The full story

Worth the extra ₹40,000: the Elevate ZX+ Black gives you 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel. It also adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS and blind spot monitor.

Also on the Elevate ZX+ Black: front parking sensors, touchscreen (10.25" against 9"), rear ventilated seats and 8-way powered driver seat, with more worth seeing in the table below
Going to the Elevate ZX+ Black, you give up tyre pressure monitor, Clarion premium sound system and sunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane), which the Grand Vitara Alpha keeps

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Which Elevate to buy →Which Grand Vitara to buy →

Elevate vs Grand Vitara: the questions people ask

Is the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara cheaper?: The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, by ₹1.03L: it starts at ₹10.77L against ₹11.80L ex-showroom for the Elevate. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Honda Elevate vs Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹18.40L it is the Elevate ZX+ Black against the Grand Vitara Alpha. Worth the extra ₹40,000: the Elevate ZX+ Black gives you 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel. It also adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS and blind spot monitor.
Which is more practical, the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara?: On the figures the makers publish, the Elevate swallows 458 litres of luggage against 375. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara?: The Grand Vitara: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.45L against ₹13.79L for the Elevate, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

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Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.