Honda ALPHA: price, variants and launch
Honda's first made-in-India electric SUV, first shown as the Honda 0 α (0 Alpha) prototype at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. Honda named it the ALPHA on 3 November 2026 and says it will make its global debut on 2 December 2026, with India the first market. It has not announced prices, variants or an on-sale date.
What Honda has confirmed
- What it is
- A battery-electric SUV, Honda's first made in India, first shown as a concept prototype at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 under the name Honda 0 α (alpha)
- Name
- "Honda ALPHA", announced 3 November 2026 and "derived from the first letter of the Greek alphabet"
- Debut
- Global debut on 2 December 2026. "India will be the first market to introduce the Honda ALPHA", in Honda's words
- Powertrain
- Battery electric (Honda has not given the battery size, range or motor output)
- Sale timing
- "Planned for global introduction in FY 2026–27, with India and Japan among the key markets" (Honda Cars India, March 2026); Honda Motor said in October 2025 it goes on sale "mainly in Japan and India, starting in 2027". No on-sale date has been given
- Built
- India is to be "the global production base for this model in future", in the words of Honda Cars India's president
- Testing
- Pan-India road testing began on 16 March 2026, flagged off from Tapukara, Rajasthan
- Badge
- The first Honda model in India to carry the company's new H mark
Sources: Honda Cars India press release: Honda Announces 'Honda ALPHA' as the Name of its First Made-In-India Global Electric SUV (3 Nov 2026); Honda Cars India press release: Pan-India test run for its first upcoming electric SUV (16 Mar 2026); Honda Motor news release: Honda 0 α (alpha) prototype world premiere (29 Oct 2025), read 4 November 2026. Every fact above is Honda’s own; the notes in brackets are ours, and nothing is estimated.
Not announced yet
- Prices, for any variant
- The variant list and what each trim includes
- Battery size, certified range and motor output
- Dimensions
- Bookings
- An on-sale date
We do not print an “expected price”. A guessed figure is the one thing a buyer comparing variants cannot use, and it outlives the day the real list arrives.
What this page will show when prices land
- Every ALPHA variant’s ex-showroom price, from Honda’s own price list.
- The equipment each variant upgrade adds, priced in rupees, and whether that covers what the upgrade costs.
- The on-road price in every state and union territory.
- How the ALPHA compares, price point by price point, with the cars it is priced against.
For an example of the finished page, see the Honda Elevate.
Honda’s SUVs we already price
Honda files the ALPHA as an SUV but has not said which size class it sits in, so these are its stablemates, not necessarily its rivals.
*Ex-showroom, Delhi · Prices checked Oct 2026
Questions
What is the Honda ALPHA price?
Honda has not announced prices for the ALPHA yet. We will publish every variant's ex-showroom price, which trim is worth it and the on-road price in every state as soon as Honda publishes its price list.
When will the Honda ALPHA launch?
Global debut on 2 December 2026, according to Honda. That is a debut date. Honda has not given an on-sale date or prices.