2016 Honda Pilot Second Drive Review - Motor Trend
I got my chance to find out for myself at an event in New York to which Honda invited a handful of journalists to sample three flavors of the all-new Pilot. What follows are just my impressions from a quick ride and drive up and back to Yonkers on the famous West Side Highway, Henry Hudson Parkway, and New York State Route 9A. We had just had Honda's HR-V in at the L. A. office for a comparison test,... I also recently drove our long-term Sport/Utility of the Year, the 2015 Honda CR-V , so even though I can't remember the last time I was in a Pilot, I feel pretty current on Honda's SUV offerings. "Big CR-V" is an accurate and not unkind way to describe the new Pilot. Honda designers have delivered, though to be fair, they had nowhere to go but up since the boxy, pig-nosed last generation. About the only questionable angle on the Pilot is the rear, where a bit of the minivan roots (Pilot shares its platform and powertrains with Accord and thus Odyssey) are showing. Honda is famous for smart packaging — see the Honda Fit's flip and fold Magic Seat and CR-V's forward-tumbling second-row seats that create a flat load floor — and the Pilot doesn't disappoint. during the product presentation, Honda showed an animation of four Rollaboard carry-on bags being placed vertically in the space back there. Source: www.motortrend.com
