Honda Elevate vs Maruti Suzuki Jimny: which should you buy?
The Honda Elevate starts at ₹11.81L against the Maruti Suzuki Jimny's ₹12.39L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹0.58L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹14.37L, where the Jimny tops out. Past that only the Elevate has anything left to sell you, up to ₹16.36L.
Only one of them takes the whole party: the Elevate seats 5, the Jimny 4.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹14.37L to both showrooms and you come out with the Elevate VX at ₹13.96L or the Jimny Alpha at ₹14.37L, the Elevate leaving ₹0.41L of that in your pocket.
Our take
The real reason to pay ₹0.41L more for the Jimny Alpha: the Jimny Alpha shifts itself while the other is a manual and about 66 km further between fill-ups, at 16.9 km/l against 15.3 km/l. At that price, we would stretch.
- Only the Honda Elevate seats 5, worth knowing if you need the space
- The Elevate swallows the most luggage at 458 litres
- Also on the Jimny Alpha: hill descent control, touchscreen (9" against 8") and cruise control
- Going to the Jimny Alpha, you give up blind spot monitor, single-pane sunroof and speakers (6 against 4), which the Elevate VX keeps
- Choose the Honda Elevate VX if
- You would rather keep the ₹0.41L than pay for kit you will not miss
- Choose the Maruti Suzuki Jimny Alpha if
- Safety kit matters more to you than keeping the money
Elevate vs Jimny, on paper
| Honda Elevate | Maruti Suzuki Jimny | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom Delhi) | ₹11.81L to ₹16.36L | ₹12.39L to ₹14.37L |
| Variants | 7 | 4 |
| Body type | Midsize SUV | Off-Road SUV |
| Seats | 5 | 4 |
| Fuels | Petrol | Petrol |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹13.43L | ₹13.45L |
| Boot | 458 litres | 208 litres |
| Length | 4,312 mm | 3,985 mm |
| Width | 1,790 mm | 1,645 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,650 mm | 2,590 mm |
| Ground clearance | 220 mm | 210 mm |
| Fuel tank | 40 litres | 40 litres |
| Turning radius | 5.2 m | - |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years or 1,00,000 km |
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
Elevate vs Jimny: the questions people ask
- Is the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Jimny cheaper?
- The Honda Elevate, by ₹0.58L: it starts at ₹11.81L against ₹12.39L ex-showroom Delhi for the Jimny. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Honda Elevate vs Maruti Suzuki Jimny: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹14.37L it is the Elevate VX against the Jimny Alpha. The real reason to pay ₹0.41L more for the Jimny Alpha: the Jimny Alpha shifts itself while the other is a manual and about 66 km further between fill-ups, at 16.9 km/l against 15.3 km/l. At that price, we would stretch.
- Which is more practical, the Honda Elevate or the Maruti Suzuki Jimny?
- On the figures the makers publish, the Elevate seats 5 against the Jimny's 4 and the Elevate swallows 458 litres of luggage against 208. 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 Jimny?
- The Elevate: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.43L against ₹13.45L for the Jimny, 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.