2023 Honda Elevate

REVIEW: Honda Elevate is solid and practical but wider range would lift its appeal

VERDICT

Although it shows signs of cost cutting in places, the Honda Elevate is a solid and highly practical SUV at the price. It makes a reasonably good value argument, but Honda should surely consider adding a middle model to hit the sweet spot for those shopping around the R400,000 mark.

The Honda Elevate is sold with a four-year or 60,000km service plan.

 
Here’s how many Honda Elevate units have been sold in SA…

How many examples of the new Honda Elevate have been sold in South Africa since the small crossover’s local launch? We rummaged through the sales stats to find out…

The new Honda Elevate hit the market in South Africa in February 2024, arriving as a replacement of sorts for the WR-V. So, just how popular has this Indian-built small crossover proven with Mzansi’s new-car buyers so far?

Well, we rummaged through the Naamsa-reported sales figures in a bid to find out. According to the statistics at our disposal, Honda Motor Southern Africa sold 238 units of the Elevate over the opening 4 months of the year, which sees it rank 66th on the list of SA’s best-selling passenger vehicles, year to date. The Elevate thus represented approximately 21% of the brand’s total sales in that period.

Interestingly, monthly Elevate registrations have been extremely consistent, with 60 units sold in January (perhaps including demonstrator models), 57 units in February, 61 units in March and 60 units in April. We thus wondered if the local distributor was struggling to lay its hands any more stock than that, but the company confirmed to Cars.co.za it was “not experiencing supply issues”.

Year to date, the Elevate is Honda Motor Southern Africa’s 3rd-best-selling nameplate. The Amaze – a small sedan that was the firm’s most popular nameplate in 2023 – is currently in first position with 289 units, while the BR-V is close behind on 273 units (150 of which were sold via the rental channel in February).

 
I haven't seen a single Elevate on the road since this thing launched 😶
 
CUZ_458 said:
I haven't seen a single Elevate on the road since this thing launched 😶
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Neither have I. I don't see Honda lasting in SA for much longer. Even the CRV is way out priced to see any movement.
 
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