Honda Elevate vs Tata Nexon EV: which should you buy?
The full picture
The Honda Elevate starts at ₹11.80L against the Tata Nexon EV's ₹12.49L ex-showroom, so it is ₹69,000 cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹17.89L, where the Nexon EV tops out. Past that only the Elevate has anything left to sell you, up to ₹18.40L.
Fuel is a real difference here: the Elevate comes in petrol, the Nexon EV in electric.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹17.89L to both showrooms and you come out with the Elevate ZX+ Black at ₹16.90L or the Nexon EV Empowered+ Red Dark at ₹17.89L, the Elevate leaving ₹99,000 of that in your pocket.
Our take
₹99,000 more, and the electric's 145 PS against the petrol's 121 PS, a jump of 20 percent you will feel
- Choose the Honda Elevate ZX+ Black if
- You would rather keep the ₹99,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withrear ventilated seats8-way powered driver seat60:40 split rear seat
- Choose the Tata Nexon EV Empowered+ Red Dark if
- You want the quicker of the two and will use the 145 PSOnly one here withtyre pressure monitorJBL premium sound system12.3" touchscreen
Elevate vs Nexon EV, on paper
| Spec | Honda Elevate | Tata Nexon EV |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom) | ₹11.80L to ₹18.40L | ₹12.49L to ₹17.89L |
| Variants | 11 | 8 |
| Body type | Midsize SUV | Subcompact SUV |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol | Electric |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹13.79L | ₹12.49L |
| Boot | 458 litres | 350 litres |
| Length | 4,312 mm | 3,995 mm |
| Width | 1,790 mm | 1,802 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,650 mm | 2,498 mm |
| Ground clearance | 220 mm | - |
| Fuel tank | 40 litres | - |
| Turning radius | 5.2 m | - |
| Warranty | 3 years | - |
The working behind our take
₹99,000 more, and the electric's 145 PS against the petrol's 121 PS, a jump of 20 percent you will feel. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Boot spaceThe Elevate swallows more luggage at 458 litres
- Running costsThe Nexon EV is electric, so it will be the cheaper of the two to run
- Extra featuresNexon EV Empowered+ Red Darktouchscreen (12.3" against 10.25")vehicle-to-load (V2L)drive modesspeakers (9 against 8)
- Trade-offNexon EV Empowered+ Red Darkrear ventilated seats8-way powered driver seatwired CarPlay / Android Auto
The full story
Worth the extra ₹99,000: the electric's 145 PS against the petrol's 121 PS, a jump of 20 percent you will feel and the Nexon EV Empowered+ Red Dark shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds tyre pressure monitor and JBL premium sound system.
- The Elevate swallows more luggage at 458 litres
- The Nexon EV is electric, so it will be the cheaper of the two to run
- Also on the Nexon EV Empowered+ Red Dark: touchscreen (12.3" against 10.25"), vehicle-to-load (V2L), drive modes and speakers (9 against 8), with more worth seeing in the table below
- Going to the Nexon EV Empowered+ Red Dark, you give up rear ventilated seats, 8-way powered driver seat and wired CarPlay / Android Auto, which the Elevate ZX+ Black keeps
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
Elevate vs Nexon EV: the questions people ask
- Is the Honda Elevate or the Tata Nexon EV cheaper?
- The Honda Elevate, by ₹69,000: it starts at ₹11.80L against ₹12.49L ex-showroom for the Nexon EV. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Honda Elevate vs Tata Nexon EV: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹17.89L it is the Elevate ZX+ Black against the Nexon EV Empowered+ Red Dark. Worth the extra ₹99,000: the electric's 145 PS against the petrol's 121 PS, a jump of 20 percent you will feel and the Nexon EV Empowered+ Red Dark shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds tyre pressure monitor and JBL premium sound system.
- Which is more practical, the Honda Elevate or the Tata Nexon EV?
- On the figures the makers publish, the Elevate swallows 458 litres of luggage against 350. 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 Tata Nexon EV?
- The Nexon EV: its cheapest automatic is ₹12.49L 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.
Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.