Things about our Honda Elevate CVT we noticed on a 1700 km road trip

April 11, 2025

I am impressed by the ride quality and handling of the car. High-speed overtaking manoeuvres feel confident and low-speed pothole manoeuvres feel robust.

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Drove from Bengaluru to Pune on 22nd Jan and then back on 25th Jan. It was a total of about 1700 kms. Read about the route-specific information and other details here.

Sharing some more learnings and experiences about the Elevate (ZX CVT) that we noticed during this trip:

The issues with Android Auto still remain, but it’s slightly tolerable now. The infotainment system is on firmware version .601 (last 3 digits). With this latest software update, wireless Android Auto automatically re-connects after a few seconds of getting disconnected. However, I encountered two instances where the system would repeatedly disconnect and re-connect, and then give up after multiple tries. Then I had to manually re-select the Android Auto checkbox from the Devices List under settings. I’ve learnt (from posts here on TBHP) that this disconnection bug is because of how Android Auto uses wireless frequencies which are prone to interference. Interestingly, I’ve noticed that the audio starts stuttering just before AA gets disconnected.
Did a lot of night driving this time. I have decided that I am unsatisfied with the headlight performance. When there are no lights on the road (no street lights, no oncoming traffic), then I can see the road clearly and I have no complaints. However, as soon as there are lights from oncoming traffic, I am unable to see the road clearly. Is it the same experience for others? This is for the high beam. Low beam is utterly useless in either case. Note that I do not wear glasses/lenses.
Road noise is undeniable at high speeds. I kept fiddling with the music volume based on the road noise. Speed-sensitive volume adjustment setting is enabled, but it does not seem to help much, and I end up manually changing the volume most of the time.
I don’t like how the trip meter info gets displayed. “Average Speed & Time” and “Range & Fuel Efficiency” for the same trip instance are displayed in separate sections. Ideally, I should have been able to look at both this info simply by scrolling the wheel – given that it’s for the same trip instance. Anyways, it’s a minor nitpick.
Wife hit an unmarked speed breaker on NH50 at 80 kmph. I was almost sure that something must have broken. But to our pleasant surprise, everything was all good. However, my wife was traumatized by the experience.
During the return journey, I used LKAS (lane keep assist) extensively at night. This was on NH48 between Belgavi and Tumkur. Traffic was pleasantly thin during this time. LKAS worked as well as it works during the day.
I am still impressed by the ride quality and handling of the car every time I drive. High speed overtaking manoeuvres feel confident. Low speed pothole maneuvers feel robust. I love the roar of the iVTEC engine – I sometimes rev it hard on purpose just to enjoy the sound.

Trip meter snapshot for Bengaluru to Pune drive: