Honda has officially entered the CNG segment with two vehicles — the Elevate and Amaze. Unlike its competitors, the Honda Amaze and Honda Elevate get retrofitted CNG kits and are not officially from the carmaker. To book a Honda Elevate CNG or the Amaze CNG, there is a process.
Honda Elevate and Amaze CNG — More details
The CNG kits are fitted at the dealer level and Honda says that these CNG kits are government-approved. To book a CNG version of the Elevate or Amaze, one has to visit a dealer and these CNG vehicles cannot be booked online.
That said, the Honda Elevate CNG and Amaze CNG are available with a manual gearbox only. The engine remains the same — a 1.5-litre engine in the Elevate and a 1.2-litre petrol engine in the Amaze. Honda has not revealed any performance figures, but expect a slight drop in terms of bhp and torque.
The exterior remains unchanged and so is the interior, apart from a switch to toggle between petrol and CNG, and the CNG tank — which will be placed in the boot, meaning compromising space for cleaner and more efficient fuel.
Honda has not revealed prices either. The Honda Elevate competes with the Hyundai Creta and the Mahindra Scorpio amongst others while the Amaze competes with the Maruti Suzuki Dzire, Tata Tigor, and the Hyundai Aura, which all have CNG options.