I am Disappointed - New Honda Elevate SUV | AutoYogi
I am Disappointed - New Honda Elevate SUV | AutoYogi
So we finally witnessed the global debut of its compact SUV - Honda Elevate - in India today. With this Honda has become one of the last ones to enter the segment, but that’s not all. It also misses out on many features that a lot of its rivals offer. Also, it will only get a single 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine that we have seen in the City as well. But sadly, it won’t get the sophisticated strong hybrid tech that the City has. Instead, the company will launch its electric version by 2026.
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0.093 -> Alright, so I'll start with a story today.
2.56 -> There was a Japanese brand, Sony, which at one time used to make
7.435 -> very good smartphones.
8.56 -> They had the USP, they had the best audio system, they had the
13.552 -> best camera,
14.32 -> according to their time, if you have seen the Walkman series,
16.805 -> then I am talking about that.
18.16 -> They probably had everything that you need in a smartphone.
22.32 -> The same was the case with Honda a few years back, they were
25.221 -> a benchmark in almost every segment.
26.56 -> But now, it's not the case to be honest.
28.96 -> The USP that was of Sony, was of Honda as well.
32.16 -> But now, it's not of Sony, and I can't see their as well.
35.28 -> And I feel the same with this Elevate as well.
37.76 -> Why am I saying this?
38.96 -> We'll talk about that today.
40.24 -> Namaste
41.68 -> My name is Vikas Yogi.
42.72 -> You're watching ICN Studio, and here's everything that you
45.52 -> need to know about the brand new Honda Elevate.
48.32 -> I'll not talk about the looks to be honest, because according
51.4 -> to me, looks are subjective.
52.8 -> Secondly, I feel this is a mix of a lot of cars.
55.2 -> It looks like a global WRV, it looks like a Magnite from some angles, it resembles
64.315 -> Honda Passport too.
67.12 -> so it's a mix and match.
68.64 -> I'll talk about the dimensions, it's 4.3 meters long, which means
72.111 -> you can call it as long as Creta,
74.32 -> Seltos, and all the cars in the segment.
77.6 -> The wheelbase is 2650mm, which is one of the most in the segment.
87.52 -> The Kushaq has a big wheelbase as well, but the interior space
90.88 -> is not as good.
92 -> We'll talk about that when we get inside.
94.24 -> But in general, it's 4.3 meters long, 2650mm, and the ground
97.54 -> clearance is 220mm, which is
99.04 -> the most in the segment.
100.32 -> If you talk about the tyres, you get 215, 50, and 17, which is
107.699 -> 17 inch tyres.
109.28 -> And actually, you don't see a lot of rubber here, if it was a
112.699 -> little more width, it would
113.92 -> have been better.
115.2 -> But again, you do all this to improve the ride quality, we'll
117.911 -> talk about that when we
119.04 -> drive.
120.08 -> But let me tell you one more thing, this version has a few more
124.062 -> chrome bits in it,
125.2 -> like you can see here, this is a chrome bit, and here too, there's
128.498 -> a chrome bit, and
129.44 -> in the lower part, there's a chrome bit, so these are part of accessory pack
132.495 -> but you won't
133.2 -> see this in the stock model, but it's not too much chrome, in
136.259 -> fact, the top you're
137.2 -> seeing, you'll get this as an accessory, and then the elevate
140.192 -> badge, of course, you'll
141.28 -> get that as standard.
142.48 -> One more thing you'll see, which gives you a lot of cash in the
145.28 -> segment, is the 360
146.08 -> degree camera.
147.12 -> Once you see it here, you might think it's a 360, but again,
149.951 -> it's a Honda City camera,
151.04 -> that means, if you give an indicator, and someone is coming on
153.751 -> the left side, to give
154.88 -> you a vision, a camera is installed here.
157.6 -> But I wish it had the 360 degree camera.
187.6 -> And here too, I'll tell you, this chrome strip is an accessory
191.56 -> part, but without it,
192.88 -> it looks better, to be honest, I can hear it from behind, because
195.545 -> they're saying the
196.16 -> event is over, but I'll tell you everything.
198.16 -> So, this is the rear, which again, looks a bit like the global
204.033 -> WR-V, plus, we've seen
205.84 -> a few more compact SUVs, what do you think, tell me in the comment
209.529 -> section, because it
210.32 -> looks very similar, and these are brake lights, they look good,
213.581 -> you get the IVTEC Tech badge
215.36 -> here, you won't get the badge of any variant, which we've seen
219.093 -> in most cars, the rest, dual
220.96 -> tone sort of finish, bumper, skid plate, forks, and here, silverish
225.25 -> finish is given, but again,
227.2 -> it's plastic overall, so these are the few things you get, of
229.72 -> course, the reverse parking
230.56 -> camera, you get that, if you talk about the sensors, you get
234.905 -> 1, 2, 3, and 4 parking sensors
237.44 -> here, this is all there is, let's go inside and see what's inside,
241.6 -> and finally, let's
242.56 -> launch it, when will it launch, what will be the engine options,
245.383 -> or will there be any
246.56 -> engine options or not, now let's talk about the interior, which
250.96 -> is very unlike Honda,
252.56 -> you'll see, Honda usually plays with a lot of beige, black and
256.72 -> beige combination, here
257.76 -> the leather it's used, it'll look a bit darker, it's like a brown
262.671 -> sort of a finish, which
264.56 -> we've seen in Grand Vitara, it's not as dark as that though, but yes,
267.449 -> it'll look a bit darker
268.56 -> but mostly, wherever you see plastic, like this top, you'll see,
272.96 -> of the dashboard, this
274.56 -> is not a soft touch, it's a bit like a faux brush, aluminium,
278.893 -> like they've tried to give
280.56 -> you, so mostly, you'll get that, but yes, soft touch, wherever
283.493 -> you see leather, that's
284.56 -> what's given here, but one thing, which you'll see a change,
288.227 -> which we've seen in a lot of
290.56 -> Honda cars, but not in this, that is, the touchscreen infotainment
293.703 -> system, you'll see
294.56 -> that different, this is considered to be slightly better in terms
298.96 -> of resolution, 10.25 inch
300.56 -> touchscreen, which we haven't seen in any Honda car, and you
303.31 -> get a 7 inch instrument
304.56 -> cluster, apart from that, one more thing, which I personally
307.227 -> liked, is that, this time,
308.56 -> usually, in Honda cars, we've seen, that whenever you adjust
312.31 -> the AC, you get touch responsive,
314.56 -> touch capacitive, you get that screen, but not that, basically,
318.846 -> you get proper buttons,
320.56 -> you can do all that, of course, and the rest, you can do everything
323.671 -> with the buttons, which
324.56 -> I think is a very thoughtful touch, what is not thoughtful, although,
327.56 -> is, you still have
328.56 -> type A, in this segment, you start getting type C, that thing
332.56 -> is not here, 12V power socket,
334.56 -> you get that, the cover, in fact, the buttons, it looks like,
337.086 -> they share it with a lot of
338.56 -> Honda cars, it's the same, you can see it here, however, you'll
341.56 -> get the wireless charger
342.56 -> here, which I think, it's a nice addition, however, if you see,
347.06 -> it's leather seats, but
348.56 -> you don't get ventilated seats, there's no problem in sitting,
353.175 -> it's actually comfortable,
354.56 -> it's the same, which we usually know Honda, for our comfort,
358.442 -> it's the same, but not having
360.56 -> ventilated seats, could go against it, also, one more thing,
364.56 -> which they promoted a lot,
366.56 -> but it's not like a USP, it's a sunroof, because you get a big
370.981 -> basic sunroof, not a panoramic
372.56 -> sunroof, which you get in Creta, and in the facelift of Seltos,
375.56 -> you'll get that too,
376.56 -> so, I don't see any standout feature here, the steering looks
380.96 -> very similar, which we've
382.56 -> seen in a lot of Honda cars, here too, you get a leather finish,
386.981 -> and it's in black, the
388.56 -> buttons are all the same, which you've seen in Honda City, the
393.06 -> whole steering setup will
394.56 -> be the same, in fact, the side buttons are exactly the same,
397.56 -> whether it's the window
398.56 -> operator, lock and lock, or the adjustment one, that too you
402.442 -> see in Honda City, so, basically,
404.56 -> you can say that you've seen the cabin of Honda City, with a
409.435 -> different colour combination,
410.56 -> plus a bigger touchscreen, alright, so, now I'm in the back seat,
413.384 -> and in the back seat,
414.56 -> one thing which will look very impressive, which will look better
417.493 -> than Honda City, is
418.56 -> that, overall, I'm finding the comfort a little better, the seat
421.31 -> is a little high, that's
422.56 -> why the thigh support is looking comparatively better, and this
425.417 -> seat is adjusted according
426.56 -> to the height at the back, that means a tall person can sit here,
429.671 -> and somebody who's not
430.56 -> tall, like 5'6", not just that, in fact, if you're 5'10", you
433.384 -> can easily sit here, you
434.56 -> won't have any problem with that, if you're talking about the
437.493 -> headroom, because it's a
438.56 -> little contoured, a little space has been taken out here, because
441.148 -> of which, you can see the
442.56 -> headroom, although I'm sitting quite upright, if you want to
445.06 -> come in a little more comfort,
446.56 -> then you can come, so, I don't think that should be a problem,
449.619 -> one thing which you'll
450.56 -> see, is that this is a little raised, that means it's better
453.384 -> as a 4-seater, I'm not
454.56 -> sure how comfortably 5 people can sit, because on this seat,
457.31 -> technically, you can sit comfortably
458.56 -> because on this seat, you have to sit up, so if you sit the kid
461.718 -> here, then leave the
462.56 -> adjustable, there's no fixed headrest for you, for the side people,
465.703 -> of course, there's
466.56 -> an adjustable headrest for you, which are quite big, and actually,
469.493 -> they look quite comfortable
470.56 -> as well, the rest, the rest, the normal things you get, like,
473.384 -> this armrest, you get it,
474.56 -> but it's a little bent down, actually, if it's a little straight,
477.56 -> I think, your beverages,
478.56 -> if you're going on a bad road, then you'll get a little bit of
481.507 -> a headrest, which is a
482.56 -> little more comfortable, so, I'm not sure, I'm not sure, I'm
485.31 -> not sure, I'm not sure,
486.56 -> I'm not sure, if it's a little better, if it's in this position,
489.449 -> it would be a little
490.56 -> better, but this is like this, it's a little low, so, of course,
493.449 -> you get the AC vents,
494.56 -> or if you want to switch it on or off, you can do it from here,
497.608 -> you get to change the
498.56 -> direction, of course, this is what you're given, that means you
501.148 -> have to turn it on and
502.56 -> off, you can do it up and down, and I think the AC unit is exactly
505.608 -> the same as you saw
506.56 -> in the Honda City, and you get the 12V power socket here as well,
509.36 -> they give you a Type C
510.56 -> type here, so it's a little more fun, so they don't give that
513.449 -> as well, in fact, they
514.56 -> In fact, it's not even Type A
515.8 -> So these are some of the things
517 -> But there's no place to keep your phone
518.5 -> If you want to keep your phone, you can put it here
520.5 -> Or you can keep something here
521.7 -> Because there's a pocket here
523.7 -> And there's a little more space here
524.7 -> Where you can keep some magazines or something else
527.2 -> So one thing I genuinely like about Honda is
529.2 -> How they package their product
532.2 -> Of course, it's wheelbase is very good
533.7 -> 2650, which is one of the most in the segment
535.7 -> Pusha's wheelbase is also the same
537.2 -> 2650 and 2651
539.2 -> So it's exactly the same
540.2 -> But the boot they have taken out
542.7 -> Is very good, it has a boot space of 458 litres
545.7 -> Whereas the 510 at the back
547.7 -> And the 6 footer at the front
549.7 -> Or in fact, you can adjust it to fit 2 6 footers
551.7 -> And still you have a lot of space
553.7 -> And that's the beauty of a crossover
555.7 -> That you can create a lot of space at the back
558.7 -> It's also very wide
559.7 -> So if you put a couple of luggages here
561.7 -> You have something to keep on the side as well
563.7 -> Although the spare tyres that you get
565.7 -> Are generally a little smaller than the stock tyres
568.7 -> That Honda gives
569.7 -> That's what you get here
570.7 -> And this is from Goodyear
571.7 -> If you look outside, it's from Bridgestone
573.7 -> That means, the collaboration between Bridgestone and Goodyear
575.7 -> Has been done by OEM
576.7 -> And now let's talk about the biggest disappointment
578.7 -> And that is this engine
580.7 -> I'm not saying that the engine is bad
582.7 -> The engine actually, if you compare it with the Honda C-D6
585.7 -> It has a 1.5 litre I-VTEC engine
587.7 -> It has a rev-happy engine
588.7 -> It does around 6600-6700 RPM
592.7 -> But, a car which weighs more
595.7 -> And in the segment, where you have a 1.5 litre turbocharged engine
599.7 -> Could use our help
601.7 -> Now Creta and Seltos offer turbocharged engines of 1.5 liters,
604.75 -> here there is no turbocharged engine
607.6 -> There is no diesel engine which Creta and Seltos offer
611.06 -> And there is no strong hybrid engine which we were expecting
614.88 -> And that to me is the biggest disappointment to be honest
617.96 -> Because a strong hybrid could have given it a USB
620.3 -> And I am saying from the beginning that I have not got a USB
622.54 -> in this car
623.02 -> That strong hybrid could have been their USB
624.8 -> Because Honda City already does a very good job
627.72 -> This is one of the best strong hybrid system that we have in
631.291 -> the country
631.84 -> In fact it is better than the High Rider
633.28 -> If you talk about Honda City but it is not given here
635.44 -> Which I think is a bummer
637.08 -> And in fact I think it is not even in the pipeline
638.84 -> They are saying that by 2025 they will bring an electric version
643.496 -> of this car
644.66 -> Meaning by using this platform, an electric battery will be installed
647.62 -> But the strong hybrid will not be given to you
650.5 -> So I think that to me is a disappointment
653.04 -> And with this I want to end this video
655.04 -> And as I said you get a 6-speed manual and a 7-step CVT
659.78 -> Which we see in Honda City
661.16 -> So this is all about this car
663.16 -> If I talk about the launch, it has not been launched yet
665.16 -> It will be launched in the festive season
666.16 -> Bookings will be open from July
668.16 -> So this is all the information so far
670.94 -> What do you think about this product overall?
673.44 -> Do let me know in the comment section
674.44 -> I hope you liked this video
675.44 -> If you liked this video then do like and share it
677.44 -> Thank you so much people for watching this video
679.44 -> And with this, the lights have turned off
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