2021 Honda Pilot

Sometimes, straight-forward and relaxed driving characteristics accompanied by a modest and inconspicuous design is all an everyday vehicle really needs. With its persevering popularity within the ever-booming midsize SUV classification, the 2021 Honda Pilot is proof of this. From its dreary design and tame performance, you'd be right to assume the Pilot is a boring car, but it's beloved throughout the USA and for good reason. Powering the Pilot SUV is a 3.5-liter naturally aspirated gasoline 6-cylinder engine that, with 280 horsepower at the ready, is all the urban runabout requires for easy and reliable commuting. It's the Pilot SUV's commodious, featureful, and versatile interior that really sets it apart, however, with top-spec trims capable of seating up to 7 or even 8 passengers. Unfortunately, with the highly cherishedKia Tellurideleading the midsize, three-row SUV division, the Honda Pilot just seems like a cheap knockoff.

Power for the Pilot SUV is extracted from a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V6 engine that cedes its outputs of 280 hp and 262 lb-ft of torque through a 9-speed automatic transmission to either a front-wheel or all-wheel-drive system. This powertrain has the Pilot deliver reliable but mundane performance qualities that are adequate for the urban setting. The engine is just right for the bulky SUV and performs competently throughout its rev range. The transmission, however, can often feel somewhat sluggish. The FWD versions are rated for a 3,500-pound towing capacity, which increases to 5,000 lbs with AWD versions.

2021年的飞行员是一个非常务实的崔ce within the realm of midsize, three-row SUVs as one of the most undemanding-to-drive, spacious, and versatile 5-door options out there. It may also be one of the most mundane looking options out there, but with the Pilot, it really is what's on the inside that counts. Its powertrain offers all the potential the SUV could possibly need to get about comfortably, reliability, and even quite frugally, even with all eight seats occupied and the trunk filled. The cabin's look and feel is basic but it is ergonomic and outfitted with just about everything one would need to drive a bunch of people around on a regular basis. Both the NHTSA and the IIHS's reviews of the 2021 Honda Pilot supports its role as an safe, ideal everyday runabout. Though the Pilot did come into the new year with some favorable enhancements, we feel Honda has been slacking on the infotainment front, particularly with regard to the five-inch units in the lower-tier models. Nevertheless, at the 2021 Honda Pilot SUV's price of $32,250, you still get plenty of value for the money, and a very sound car overall.

Everything about the Pilot is sensible, from its aesthetics and performance to its interior and specifications. It's for this reason we'd recommend the most sensible trim in the third-gen Pilot lineup - the EX. The top-spec trim just seems unnecessary, considering its excessive price tag and mostly cosmetic additions over the penultimate trims and the entry-spec trim just lacks too many of the modern-day essentials. Some of the must-have features that the EX comes outfitted with include the larger eight-inch infotainment touchscreen, which also comes inclusive of both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay functionality. Both front seats also receive heating and the driver's seat gets ten-way power-adjustability. Its one-touch second-row seats are also notably beneficial.