Honda Elevate vs Maruti Suzuki Jimny: which should you buy?
The full picture
The Honda Elevate starts at ₹11.81L against the Maruti Suzuki Jimny's ₹12.39L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹58,000 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 ₹41,000 of that in your pocket.
Our take
- Choose the Honda Elevate VX if
- You would rather keep the ₹41,000 than pay for kit you will not missOnly one here withblind spot monitorsingle-pane sunroof6 speakers
- Choose the Maruti Suzuki Jimny Alpha if
- Safety kit matters more to you than keeping the moneyOnly one here withhill descent control9" touchscreencruise control
Elevate vs Jimny, on paper
| Spec | 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 |
The working behind our take
Here is everything that fed that read.
- SeatsOnly the Honda Elevate seats 5, worth knowing if you need the space
- Boot spaceThe Elevate swallows the most luggage at 458 litres
- Extra kitJimny Alphacruise control
- Trade-offJimny Alphablind spot monitorsingle-pane sunroofspeakers (6 against 4)
The full story
Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Jimny Alpha asks ₹41,000 more, and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Honda Elevate VX costs less and has the stronger engine, at 121 PS against 105 PS. The useful extras on top: hill descent control and touchscreen (9" against 8").
- 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: 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
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 ₹58,000: 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. Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Jimny Alpha asks ₹41,000 more, and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Honda Elevate VX costs less and has the stronger engine, at 121 PS against 105 PS. The useful extras on top: hill descent control and touchscreen (9" against 8").
- 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.