3.5 liter SOHC i -VTEC V-6, direct injection, cylinder deactivation, CVVT (280 horsepower @ 00 rpm,
262 lb-ft @ 4700 rpm)
9-speed ZF automatic 9HP
19 city / 26 highway / 22 combined (EPA Rating, MPG)
21.6 mpg (observed MPG)
tested options: Elite Trim
base price:
$ 30,875 *
As Tested:
$ 46,420 *
* prices include $ 880 destination charge
My brother-in-law. announced that she and her husband were having child number four. Following this announcement, they decided it was finally time to sell the five-passenger sedan and buy another crossroads. As it is constantly flooded with a parade to visit family members, she asked what looked like a simple question: What is the best crossover with 8 seats and a third row comfortable for freight. My answer: Buy a minivan. No, seriously, just buy a minivan. Think you need AWD? Get winter tires. Really, really need AWD? Get a Sienna
I'm sure you can guess what she said: "I am .. not drive a minivan"
The problem is, to share minivans, there are few 8-passenger options that are not expensive, full-size, body-on-frame SUV. These options are: the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and identical triplets GM - the Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave. That's all. If you need more space, be prepared to shell out for a Suburban, Escalade, Navigator or some other spendy options.
Today we look at the freshest entry in this phonebooth size segment, the new 2016 Honda Pilot.
Exterior
Back when the crossover segment began, buyers were attracted trucking is like proportions and square shapes. The latest generation driver was wearing some of the same dubious style elements that you see on the body-on-frame SUV like the Nissan Armada where the line of the third row window does not fit with the rest. Perhaps because the crossover segment matures, or maybe because everyone is finally admit that the crossover 3-line is the modern minivan, Honda's designers penned a body that looks like the CR-V and Odyssey mashed together. The overall look is sleeker and more modern, but certainly less like a traditional SUV.
The basic models get halogen headlights while Elite versions like ours receive new LED low beams of Honda. Although the Acura MDX is a close relative, Honda has done their best to differentiate products. Aside from the general dimensions, DNA is hidden. As we have seen other crossovers, ground clearance of an SUV passes as 8 inches to 7.3; more than your average minivan, but unless people carriers on the basis of truck. The decrease in ride height and adding clean lines help hide the three inch section gives the Honda driver 2016.
Interior
the biggest change for 2016 is inside, where Honda has abandoned the false truck discordant theme of the latest driver for a more elegant and sober look. At the center of the dashboard is an 8-inch LCD, which surprised me since the Agreement uses the 2-screen system Honda. If the CR-V is the "Civic Crossover" then surely the pilot is the "Crossover Agreement", so you would think that it would sport the same infotainment configuration. The most logical reason for this change is that Honda did not want the driver to look like a bargain MDX inside. Whatever the reason, the infotainment system more like the Civic Agreement. In another twist, Honda has not used a variant of the dashboard of the Agreement, as we see in the CR-V, instead of opting for three dials and a digital speedometer in all models -. Again, much like the Civic
comfort front seats proved excellent in our Elite tester, but I actually found the EX model tissue for a more comfortable hair. Like other Honda products, a generous front seats have lumbar support and a soft bottom cushion designed for hours of ride comfort cruising. On the down side, even our top-of-the-line Elite model gives the passenger electrically adjustable front in just four directions.
The second line of LX Touring through ia a comfortable three-across split 60/40, but our Elite model swaps in the seats captain by reducing the number of seven seats. the three thirds through line surprises with more free space and legs that you find in most large SUV, but only a bit wider than the tight Highlander. Thanks to minivan as the driver profile and engineers cramming the lower seat cushion as low as possible. The obvious downside for seats that are so low is the lack of support from the thigh for adults. Children should be fine and Honda shows their love for LATCH anchors giving you four games in most drivers -. Three for the middle row and the other on the right side of the third
Why bother with the three-across third row? It has a practical application. It is can to block two skinny people in the way aft and fold 40% of the side of the line down. Both would need to be lean, friendly, or my stepmother. If you can make it work, you can put the cargo that 40% side and tighten to 7 people and more goods than large crossovers 7 places like the Pathfinder.
Although the pilot increased in 2016, it is still among the smallest vehicles 8 passengers on sale. This lack of length is primarily a problem with regard to freight hauling where Acadia / Traverse / Enclave have considerably more space behind the third row (the driver will carry more widgets Highlander though). Honda said four rolls carry on size bags will fit behind the third row upright, but it is a tight fit.
Infotainment
2016 brings the latest Android-based touchscreen infotainment Honda OS. Using a capacitive 8-inch LCD screen, the new system is similar in appearance to what we see in the Honda Civic with some important differences. The system now runs Android OS and uses a new processor making it snappier user interface. The graphics have also been modified for high-resolution display and Garmin now provides optional navigation software. As uConnect system of Chrysler, the navigation interface is much like someone stuck a windshield aftermarket nav-mount the unit in the dashboard. Operation is easy and intuitive and familiar to all who use Garmin products.
Perhaps the biggest change between this system and the similar research that the Civic is that the driver does not support the integration of smartphone navigation. With the Civic, you can buy a $ 60 application and touch screen LCD car display interface for your phone processing. Also absent is Android or Apple Auto Car Play the support we see in the new agreement. Honda has yet to officially comment on the lack of love smartphone, but since the system is linked in the Agreement, I would not be surprised to see it in 2017.
Training
Pilot All trims get the same 3.5-liter V-6, we see a variety of Honda products, the humble Agreement at the upper end Acura MDX. As usual, the engine is set differently from the other Honda applications. Versus the Acura, power drops to 280 horsepower mainly because the pilot is set to run on regular and the MDX is granted to the premium.
The power is channeled to the front wheels via a 6 Honda LX automatic speeds EX-L trims, or ZF-sourced nine speeds and Touring Elite. The AWD system is $ 1,800 option on all versions except the Elite where it is standard. Drivers with AWD "i-VTM4" are the first Honda brand vehicles in America with a torque vectoring rear axle.
The AWD system is functionally similar to the latest version of the SH-AWD system used in 2016 MDX, but the software is programmed very differently. In addition, the pilot seems to lack unity "overdrive" that turns the rear wheels 2.7 percent faster than the fronts under certain conditions. Whichever transmission you get, the odds are towing 3500 pounds in the four-wheel drive models and 5,000 pounds in AWD trim.
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offering 9 speeds in the high-end trim is an interesting alternative to offer a re-tune engine that could march on the Acura feet. Adding 10 or 15 horsepower at a high-end trim would have a negligible impact on your acceleration, but the addition of three more gears to go 0-60 pilot made a half-second faster.
How is this possible? It is all about the gear. 9HP transmission not only more speed, it also has a very wide distribution report. Honda has chosen to use this ratio spread differently than Fiat Chrysler did in their Jeep Cherokee. Jeep engineers wanted to improve the high-speed fuel economy for the European market. In the V-6 Jeep, 9 does not participate until more than 85 H and the low ratio is a fairly average 15.3: 1. Honda does not sell in Europe and the driver only Texas speed limits that high in the US, so they took a different approach and listening to the final drive for acceleration. The result is an incredibly low 20: 1 vs. indicating a ratio 14: 1 with the same engine and 6-self. This means that in normal driving, the Elite is with the first speed of 10 mph. By the time you reach 40, you use more speed the LX features. On the other hand, the first and second gear deep closer have a huge impact on the 0-30 time driver. Of course, if you skip the AWD system entirely, you get a lot of torque in the direction and zest of a wheel.
Remember how I said the AWD system is not exactly the same as the SH-AWD system MDX? You will notice this on the road if you drive them-to-back. SH-AWD employs some tricks to make dance the MDX as X5 alternative. The two most important being aggressive vectorization side next to the couple and the overdriving of the rear axle. By rotating the rear differential slightly faster than the front, then shunt the power one hand, the MDX may feel more like a biased AWD RWD car under pressure. The torque vectoring function on the driver seems to be much less aggressive, although it feels more agile than most mass market competitors. If you're after the best driving dynamics in this segment, you have to give up some seats and get the RWD Dodge Durango.
Regarding the dynamics, the pilot feels great and moderately sweet. The suspension is tuned more firm than GM Lambda triplets or Nissan Pathfinder, but a little softer than some versions of the Highlander. Steering is light - as you expect numb electric power steering - but more accurate than the Buick Enclave. Elite trims get alloy wheels of 20 inches and tweaked suspension tuning to be a little softer than the Touring model. The result is a fully competent crossover sitting near the top of the pack.
When comparing the crosses, keep in mind that the Santa Fe and CX-9 are both more engaging, but not eight seats. The Nissan Pathfinder is more comfortable and offers a tour of the beautiful road, but again, no eighth seat. Toyota Highlander feels more agile in the four-cylinder version, but much less refined. Acadia, Traverse and Enclave are all pretty heavy for this segment with Buick trims upscale nearly hit 5,000 pounds. There is simply no denying the physical; although the GM crossovers ride well, handling, performance and braking all take a toll. Mix in the style aging and dull fuel economy, and the only thing they have going for them are two inches of legroom and 30 percent more cargo space.
Honda priced their new carrier of aggressive people in 2016. scale starts $ 29.995 for a training model of the front wheel base, which is to about $ 3,000 less than a base GMC Acadia or trim base V6 Highlander. (The $ 29,765 Highlander has a 2.7 liter four-cylinder.) Pricing is also in line with the explorer $ 30,700 or $ 30,150 Santa Fe - again, both do not offer an eighth seat. I first worried that the $ 46.420 Elite was a decent value compared to a Buick Enclave full-loaded $ 50,340. The Enclave gets a softer suspension, but the Elite brings a transmission 9 speeds, new infotainment systems, a torque vectoring AWD system and LED projectors to the party. After sitting in an Enclave, and MDX Elite pilot back-to-back, the Elite model makes more sense. This is perhaps more direct competition with the Buick Acura.
Thanks to steep discounts on GM crossovers, you can expect the Traverse to be the entrance to bargain in this segment. However, the Plain Jane Traverse is probably my least favorite crossover 3 ranks. He's big, thirsty and not the least conception up to its GMC and Buick brothers. Of course, the real problem here is that none of the three crosses lines really excel in the production of a family of 6 or 7 and their luggage in comfort, something that is supposed to be the role of a great family vehicle . The three modern CUV rows took the place of the minivan for modern families. Unfortunately negotiating style and perceived ability to ability.
This is where the Honda Odyssey arrives and blows the pilot out of the water. The Odyssey is 8 inches longer and all the extra length goes directly to the cargo area and the third row. Because the Odyssey does not pretend to be an SUV, the design is optimized for the interior and you get a whopping 13 inches for the legs combined, more than double the cargo room behind the third row (38 4 cubic feet) and almost twice the cargo room if all the rows of seats are folded. This is before considering the practicality gained by removing the seats, something not allowed in a crossover. Although the Odyssey can be a tad more expensive than the driver, lack AWD Honda and tune the engine of a hair, they drive more like the crossover buyers want to hear. And the minivan was empty. Because: Children
Although the pilot is by far the best crossover 8 places available in the US and one of the best crossovers with three rows on sale, the best vehicle for my brother-sister the. Odyssey. Sorry Rachelle.
Honda provided the vehicle, insurance and a review of gas
Specifications as tested
0-30: 2.7 seconds
0-60: 6.7 seconds
1/4 Mile: 14.85 seconds @ 94 MPH
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