Honda Upcoming Cars in India in 2025

Honda cars are known for their reliable build, refined petrol engines, and premium interiors. Honda cars give comfort with a premium look to their buyers. Honda upcoming cars in 2025 with the Indian auto market evolving rapidly towards hybrid and electric mobility, Honda is stepping up its game in 2025. Known for their reliable engines, smart design, and solid brand trust, Honda is finally bringing in new models and tech updates that cater to the modern Indian driver.  As of now, Honda has already launched Honda City Sports in June 2025, and is planning to launch one more car in October, about which we will be discussing further in this blog.

Honda will launch new car, Honda Civic Type R, in late 2025, but there is no expected date yet. Here’s a list of upcoming cars Honda plans on launching in the Indian Market in 2025. 

New Car Launched By Honda: 

Honda Civic Type R 

Honda, finally listening to the voice of automotive enthusiasts in the country, has finally decided to bring the globally loved performance hatchback, its Civic Type R, for the first time to India and plans to launch it by the end of 2025. Here’s a list of Civic Type R features that set it apart from the regular Civic, which has been previously launched in the Indian market. The new Civic, currently in its 11th gen, was launched globally in 2021; however never made it to India, but unlike the older Civic sold in India, which was a sedan, the  Type R would be available as a front wheel drive liftback with 330bhp in taps. 

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Exterior 

The Honda Civic Type R is the performance variant for the Civic, and comes with a few but very noticeable exterior changes from the usual Civic to be able to be easily distinguishable. 

1. Sportier Front Look: The design of the Honda Civic Type R follows the regular sedan overall, with a blacked-out grille, flanked by slim LED headlamps and LED lighting signatures. 
2. Better Aerodynamics: Below the bumper, there is a large air dam for cooling and air channeling, as well as a full-width splitter. 

Interior 

The Civic Type R stays similar to the usual Civic but Honda still manages to give interiors a Bold, Sporty character with a few minimal but noticeable changes like ading physical knobs for climate an audio controls. You will also find physical knobs for audio and climate controls- something many drivers still appreciate and a few more changes like:

1. Sports Front Seat: To match its racing character, the Type R comes with red suede sports seats that grip the driver and unnecessary bad roll, giving a better feel and control for driving. 
2. Red/Black theme: The inside of the Type R comes with a red/black theme, which is the case with most sports cars, but what add on to the character is the aluminium gear knob, complimenting to the dashboard, adding to the car’s premium and performance-oriented feel.
3. Track Focused Features: Honda has added proper track focus features if you prefer to have some real track fun with a capable enough Type R, like real-time telemetry, to keep track of lap times, and also giving you insight into driving stats.

Safety 

With high performance, Honda has also incorporated a high level of safety features in the Civic Type R, including some of these features are: 

1. Honda Sensing Features: This suite of features enhances the overall safety and reduces driver errors, with features like Forward collision braking, Lane departure warning, etc.
2. ACE body structure: A Honda-developed body structure especially designed for occupants’ safety in various crash scenarios.
3. Airbags: 6 airbags as standard in all variants.

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Recently Launched Honda Car:

Honda City Sports 

Honda City has been a popular name among sedan enthusiasts; thus Honda has decided to give these enthusiasts a sedan worth the hype,  with a special edition as Honda City Sports, which recently launched at 14.89 lakh (ex-showroom). This variant is based on the mid-spec V variant, and comes with a few interior and exterior upgrades for a sharper and sportier look.  Here’s a list of upgrades you get with this edition:

Exterior

1. Sharper Front: Honda City Sports gets sharper LED Headlamps with a black grille panel and a blacked-out fog lamp housing.
2. Sportier Side View: The new sports variant can be distinguished from the regular city easily by having a look at all black 15-inch alloys instead of regular silver alloys and the ORVMs, which also come with ba lack finish instead of the usual body color. 
3. Aggressive Rear: However, the design remains the same as regular city, along with the badging “City” on the left side, the “Sports: badging on the right side, what sets this variant apart is the black glossy lip spoiler on the boot lid.

Interior

Instead of the usual black/white theme inside the car, Honda has chosen to give the Sports variant a Black/Red theme, which could add a feel of a performance-oriented car and even complement its blacked-out exterior.

1. Ambient lights: Not only the red accent and a black leather seat with red stitching, but Honda has also added an ambient light along the dashboard of the car for a bold feel.
2. Black seat cover: The car seats come with black seat covers, with front seats fully finished in black and have red stitching, giving them character. 

Except for these changes, the powertrain options and overall features of the car remain the same as the mid-spec V variant of the car, like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, an 8-inch screen, push button start, etc.

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Honda’s Vision for EV Cars

Although Honda is not launching any of its EV cars in 2025, it is expected to launch its new Honda Elevate EV car in 2026. Due to market uncertainties, Honda is focusing on its EV cars along with Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). Honda’s vision is clear as they are aiming and strategizing their plan for 100% EV cars by 2040. Honda is now developing a new EV model, which is totally different from the Elevate, to serve the Indian market.

1. Honda Elevate EV 

Honda’s plan to enter the EV market in India is likely to be with an electric version of its already successful Elevate SUV. With strategic pricing in mind, Honda is expected to launch this by mid-2026, putting forward in the market a strong competitor with the likes of Tata Nexon EV, Mahindra XUV400, Hyundai Creta EV, and Sn upcoming Vitara EV, or even with Mahindra’s new EV6. With an expected price range of somewhere between 18-22 lakhs, Honda is expected to pack in features like:

• Driving Range of 400-450 km
• Support for Fast Charging
• Minimalist but feature-rich dashboard and digital cluster
• A dedicated Honda Connect-like app for EV-specific features like charging point locations and many more.

2. Hybrid mid-sized SUV

Honda, at the beginning of 2025, showcased its ZR-V e: HEV at the annual dealer convention in India. This raised speculations about the hybrid model being considered for launch in the Indian market, but nothing has been confirmed by Honda. But this doesn’t mean they aren’t planning for a Hybrid SUV in India, with Honda claiming an under-development Elevate-based Hybrid model for India.

Conclusion: Honda Upcoming Cars

Honda will launch its new car, which is the Honda Civic Type R (will launch at the end of 2025), as no expected date has been confirmed by Honda, but car enthusiasts and many people who love Honda cars are waiting for its launch in India soon. The Honda Civic Type R’s expected price in India is about ₹50-₹60 lakhs(ex-showroom), but there are no confirmations yet, as the price may vary according to its different variants. As one car is already launched from the list of Honda upcoming cars in 2025, which is the Honda City Sport, and it was launched in June 2025. Also, Honda upcoming cars are playing a crazy role in people’s minds, as the fans of Honda are waiting for its new launch. 

FAQs

1. Which Honda cars will be launched in 2025?

There are various cars that Honda is expected to launch. These are Honda Civic Type R, Honda WR-V, Honda HR-V, Honda CR-V. The cars may launch between 2025 to 2026. 

2. Which is the cheapest Honda Car in 2025?

Right now, Honda Amaze 2nd Gen is cheapest Honda car of this year.The base model starts from ₹7.23 Lakhs. Also the top variant is approximately ₹9.04 Lakhs.

3. Which is the most expensive Honda Car in India in 2025?

The priciest Honda Car in India in 2025 is the Honda City Hybrid eHEV. The estimated cost of the above facitility is the Honda City Hybrid heEV at ₹19 Lakh to ₹20 Lakh, approx.

4. Who is appointed as the CEO of Honda in 2025?

The Honda Cars India Limited’s CEO is Mr. Takashi Nakajima.As of now, he will take charge from 1 April 2025. 

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