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2009 Honda Pilot

I'm just waiting until Honda jumps on the clean diesel bandwagon. An Accord that gets 50+mpg? Oh hell yeah. And I'd love to replace my current Tacoma with a diesel Ridgeline.

I hear that 2010 is when Honda should be putting diesel engines in their American cars. Can't come fast enough for me...
 
We have a 2007 Pilot and it has the shifter on the steering wheel and it looks like the new one is on the dash.
 
I like Honda as well. I just have a certain affinity to their cars.....or maybe it's to their company brand. I feel the same way about Aston Martin, Apple, and a few other brands.
 
mactastic said:
I'm just waiting until Honda jumps on the clean diesel bandwagon. An Accord that gets 50+mpg? Oh hell yeah. And I'd love to replace my current Tacoma with a diesel Ridgeline.

I hear that 2010 is when Honda should be putting diesel engines in their American cars. Can't come fast enough for me...
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yeah i agree we need to see more diesels in the US
 
I think it looks nice. And I also at first glance thought of the Nissan Armada, but that is not a bad thing.

Honda > Toyota
 
Big Honda fan here too. It just kills me that you can't get the Civic Hybrid with leather seats or the other "luxury" features that are avaiable for the Civic EX-L. I hope they'll add those as options soon.
 
I'm still always astounded at how the public perception of a brand can differ between two such (usually) closely related countries. :confused:
 
I'm sorry, but that car looks like yet another useless and generic SUV.

ucfgrad93 said:
We do too, and love it. It is great in the snow!
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I have a '94 VW Passat Wagon (FWD) with 2-liter engine, and I can cope in the Finnish winter just fine. Anyone who feels that he needs a SUV or 4x4 in order to manage driving in the winter should really reconsider their future as a car-driver. You might need one if you drive in the middle of nowhere or something, but you should then consider a proper 4x4 (like Land Rover Defender) instead of "SUV".

And anyone who feels that he needs 4x4 or SUV at all, should watch this. Yes, do watch all parts.

Most people who think that they "need" a SUV or any other semi-offroader do NOT in fact need it. I guess the point of a SUV is to jack up the drivers ego and manhood or something. Just about every feature SUV's offer can be offered by other, more practical cars.
 
I've become Honda fan 1 year ago after I bought Honda Civic VII 2004 year of issue. Marvelous car, excellent reliable brand! :cool:
Pilot looks pretty good but I'm not an off-road fan. Agree that it looks a little bit nissan-ish.
I'm waiting for European Accord and Civic Coupe. :)
 
Evangelion said:
I have a '94 VW Passat Wagon (FWD) with 2-liter engine, and I can cope in the Finnish winter just fine. Anyone who feels that he needs a SUV or 4x4 in order to manage driving in the winter should really reconsider their future as a car-driver. You might need one if you drive in the middle of nowhere or something, but you should then consider a proper 4x4 (like Land Rover Defender) instead of "SUV".
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I'm from Canada, and have tried to explain the exact same thing. Americans always need an SUV in places where it snows. My parents can survive with a 1992 Volvo 940......rear wheel drive. My girlfriend can survive with a very old, very small Suzuki of some sort (and there are some smaaaaaall Japanese car models sold in Japan), with small tires. It did just fine recently in Nagano, near the mountains where the Winter Olympics took place, and blizzards, and mounds of snow.

People are pretty soft nowadays, so I guess it isn't right to expect anyone to have any sort of difficult while driving.
 
twistedlegato said:
Nissan>Honda>Toyota
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Reliability, resale value, onwer satisfaction all disagree with this.


Back on topic, I think the new Pilot looks great and I can't wait to see what the full production version looks like. We certainly won't be getting those headlamps or a grill like that, I expect the interior to be toned down a bit too before it makes it to production but the rest is certainly production ready! :)

I would buy this over a Highlander any day of the week!
 
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