here we are at the fully redesigned Honda Pilot a big
three-row SUV that's larger than its predecessor yet lighter
and honda says will have class-leading fuel efficiency let's take you through
it
obviously big changes up front here looks a lot like
have a larger version of Honda's CRB recently updated
as well LED's here for the daytime running lights as well as the headlights
themselves got a lot going on here between the opening here long
the outside to the bumper in this center section of the month here they're not
really on the same
level there are we on the same plane here you get around back
a Honda hides the tailpipes on the new pilot kinda something it's been doing a
lot of cars like I wish it went for a sporty appearance and actually exposed
the tail pipes but overall a much
sleeker appearance then before then kinda the box your pilot that preceded
this
it looks a little smaller but its actually bigger about three and a half
inches longer bumper to bumper according to harder
much more flowing dashboard than the last generation the pilots had a pretty
up right kind of industrial look and feel to it but in terms of materials and
design
not the case here lotsa kinda low gloss a
very premium feeling materials here about the dashboard in the upper doors
areas are your arms and your elbows
landed still a fairly open layout thanks to a nice low center console here
now not as many kinda storage nooks and crannies along with ask for the last
generation pilot had but honda says it compensated by making this
glove compartment a very large much larger than the last pilots and the
center console here is deeper and larger as well
actually a lot of space now if you wanna throw something in and this have nice
sturdy roll top cover here allows you about something like a heavy purse
over it lotsa storage space along the door the couple different levels of
storage there as well so
that's nice to see now this display here the center part the dashboard it at
capacity
touch controls we've used this similar system another hot as before very easy
to use in terms of the touch screen but we're not big fans the capacitive
controls themselves
especially things like the volume slider not here but overall
a pretty intuitive layout otherwise the push button pierced lucky here instead
of a traditional gear shifter that clears up some space down
in the console area and tons available connections here
to 12-volt outlet /a 115 volt household style outlet to headphone jacks
an HDMI port and up to five USB ports you could pretty much go and buy out an
entire Best Buy
and test it out in the new pilot anterior call you take a little bit of a
diving back into just a bird or materials here that kinda
cheaper harder plastic back here but a lotta room for adults
this is where it's at the drive I'm six feet a lot to like room left over here
with the sea
all the way kinda in its farthest back position and a decent sort of seating
position for adults here
now the seats they move forward and backward quite a bit here there's nice
large gotta hit point levers here
to recline a few degrees if you need to honda says there's a standard kinda
one-touch
button actuated feature to get into the third row up the pilot here
you simply push a button thats actually right here along the bottom of the sea
and then that exposes the sort a walk-in feature you happen like so
and now you're all the way back this is
with the second row all the way back leg room here for the third row for adults
it's possible if you want you can negotiate some of that room
kinda move forward from the second row seat now I've actually got pretty decent
leg room for the third row here
not a bad set up now the car near the Osho is on a raised platform so don't
take my hat point here to see Mike
this cargo floor here is really high up off the ground
cargo specs still coming but Honda maintains that this is significantly
more carbon than in the prior generation part in fact it's large enough
back here to fit in 82 court cooler without having to put
this third row down now speaking up pretty simple when you want to do that
you just pull the strap right here
had a string comes down as party the Prophet just tips forward to
increase cargo space flat floor here now if you just want maximum room
this is removed born actually still owes down here
to lower the load for gives you a little bit more vertical space there
again a pretty decent setup
despite the exercise honda says the pilot is around 300 pounds lighter than
its predecessor now details on dv6
engine the transmission and more importantly the gas mileage are still
forthcoming
but honda says this car will have the best gas mileage in its entire segment
stay tuned for more details on the pilot closer to its on sale date in the summer
2015