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 ₹11.81L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹1.04L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹16.36L, 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 ₹16.36L to both showrooms and you come out with the Elevate ZX at ₹16.36L or the Grand Vitara Alpha at ₹15.20L, the Grand Vitara leaving ₹1.16L of that in your pocket.
Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara
Alpha Petrol Mild Hybrid MT₹15.20L ex-showroom Delhi₹1.16L of the budget left over
Our take
₹1.16L more buys 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel
- Choose the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Alpha if
- You would rather keep the ₹1.16L than pay for kit you will not missOnly one here with360° cameratyre pressure monitorClarion premium sound system
- Choose the Honda Elevate ZX if
- You want the quickest of these and will use the 121 PSOnly one here withlevel 2 (core suite) ADASblind spot monitor10.25" touchscreen
Elevate vs Grand Vitara, on paper
| Spec | Honda Elevate | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom Delhi) | ₹11.81L to ₹16.36L | ₹10.77L to ₹19.50L |
| Variants | 7 | 13 |
| Body type | Midsize SUV | Midsize SUV |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol | Petrol, CNG, Hybrid |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹13.43L | ₹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
₹1.16L more buys 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Extra kitElevate ZXtouchscreen (10.25" against 9")wired CarPlay / Android Autospeakers (8 against 6)
- Trade-offElevate ZX360° cameratyre pressure monitorClarion premium sound system
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.16L: 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel and the Elevate ZX shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS and blind spot monitor.
- Also on the Elevate ZX: touchscreen (10.25" against 9"), wired CarPlay / Android Auto and speakers (8 against 6)
- Going to the Elevate ZX, you give up 360° camera, tyre pressure monitor and Clarion premium sound system, which the Grand Vitara Alpha keeps
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
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 ₹1.04L: it starts at ₹10.77L against ₹11.81L ex-showroom Delhi 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 ₹16.36L it is the Elevate ZX against the Grand Vitara Alpha. Worth the extra ₹1.16L: 121 PS against 103 PS, a jump of 17 percent you will feel and the Elevate ZX shifts itself while the other is a manual. 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 Elevate: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.43L against ₹13.45L for the Grand Vitara, ex-showroom Delhi. 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.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.