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Honda Elevate price hiked by up to Rs 60,000

The previous-gen Amaze gets a hefty price cut, while petrol variants of the City sedan see no changes.
2 min read14 Jan '26
Viraaj BhatnagarViraaj Bhatnagar
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Honda India has increased prices for most of its model portfolio, specifically the Elevate, City hybrid and Amaze. This comes amid a wave of recent price hikes from other mass-market carmakers like Skoda and Toyota.

  1. Honda Elevate sees a maximum price hike of Rs 60,000
  2. City hybrid price increased by Rs 52,000
  3. Third-gen Amaze receives a Rs 7,000 range-wide price bump, barring top trim

Honda Elevate price hike 2026

Honda Elevate price increase 2026
Variant
New price (Rs, lakh)
Old price (Rs, lakh)
Difference (Rs)
SV MT
11.6
11
60,000
V MT
12.06
11.96
10,000
V CVT
13.22
13.12
10,000
VX MT
13.75
13.61
13,600
VX CVT
14.91
14.77
13,600
ZX MT
14.98
14.88
10,000
ZX CVT
16.16
16.06
10,000
ZX Black MT
15.08
14.98
10,000
ZX Black CVT
16.25
16.15
10,000

The entry-level Elevate SV variant receives the highest price increase of the range at Rs 60,000, followed by the VX trims at Rs 13,600. All other Elevate variants see a price bump of Rs 10,000. With these revisions now in effect, the Honda Elevate now starts at Rs 11.6 lakh and tops out at Rs 16.25 lakh.

Honda City price hike 2026

Honda City hybrid price increase 2026
Variant
New price (Rs, lakh)
Old price (Rs, lakh)
Difference (Rs)
e:HEV ZX CVT
20
19.48
52,000

Pricing for the petrol-powered Honda City line-up remains unchanged, but the midsize sedan’s sole e:HEV strong hybrid variant sees an increase of Rs 52,000 – effectively nullifying the GST 2.0 reduction it received last year. The City hybrid now starts at Rs 20 lakh, whereas the petrol price range is still Rs 11.95-16.07 lakh. Notably, a second facelift of the Honda City is set to launch in the latter half of 2026.

Honda Amaze price hike 2026

Honda Amaze price increase 2026
Variant
New price (Rs, lakh)
Old price (Rs, lakh)
Difference (Rs)
S MT (old Amaze)
5.99
6.98
-99,000
S CVT (old Amaze)
7.80
7.80
0
V MT
7.48
7.41
7,000
VX MT
8.48
8.41
7,000
V CVT
8.62
8.55
7,000
VX CVT
9.22
9.15
7,000
ZX MT
9.22
9.15
7,000
ZX CVT
10
10
0

Launched just over a year ago, the third-gen Amaze price has been bumped by a uniform Rs 7,000 for all variants, barring the top-spec ZX CVT. Honda also sells the second-gen Amaze alongside its successor, and interestingly, its entry-level pricing has received a substantial Rs 99,000 cut, while the top-spec remains unchanged. The third-gen Amaze price range is now Rs 7.48-10 lakh, while the older model starts at Rs 5.99 lakh.

All prices are ex-showroom, India.

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