"Alex B" (alexb420)
02/12/2015 at 12:38 • Filed to: Honda Pilot, SUV, 2016
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"Alex B" (alexb420)
02/12/2015 at 12:38 • Filed to: Honda Pilot, SUV, 2016 | 2
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First released in 2002 as a 2003 model, the pilot has come a long way since then. Let's take a drive down memory lane.
First Generation:
3.5L VTEC V6 producing 240 hp @ 5,400 rpm and 242 lb-ft of torque @ 4,500 rpm
0-60 7.6 seconds, 1/4 mile 15.6 seconds
Weight: 4,400lb.
MPG: 16/22 FWD 15/20 4WD
First Generation facelift:
3.5L VTEC V6 producing 240 hp @ 5,400 rpm and 242 lb-ft of torque @ 4,500 rpm
0-60 7.6 seconds, 1/4 mile 15.6 seconds
Weight: 4,400lb.
MPG: 16/22 FWD 15/20 4WD
Main changes: exterior tweaks.
Second Generation:
Introduced 2008
3.5-liter VTEC V6 producing 250 horsepower @ 5700 rpm and 253 lb-ft torque @ 4800 rpm
0-60 7.8 seconds, 1/4 mile 16.1 seconds
Weight: 4,295-4,608 lbs.
MPG: 17/23 FWD, 16/22 AWD
Second Generation Facelift:
Introduced 2012
3.5-liter VTEC V6 producing 250 horsepower @ 5700 rpm and 253 lb-ft torque @ 4800 rpm
0-60 7.8 seconds, 1/4 mile 16.1 seconds
Weight: 4,295-4,608 lbs.
MPG: 17/23 FWD, 16/22 AWD
Main changes: exterior tweaks, try-zone climate control is now standard, and numerous technology upgrades
And here we are at the third generation! So, what's your favorite generation of pilot?
Party-vi
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 12:42 |
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I wish I could get a 1st gen facelift headlights retrofit for my 2005. I really don't dig on the Euro-style taillights for the refresh.
TheHondaBro
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 12:43 |
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This one.
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Alex B
> TheHondaBro
02/12/2015 at 12:46 |
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I think that's my favorite too.
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Alex B
> Party-vi
02/12/2015 at 12:47 |
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Yeah, the facelift headlights are a big improvement. I actually like the facuft tail lights too, but to each his own.
Garrett Davis
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 12:47 |
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The first gen face lift is by far the best looking. After that it got kind of ugly in the front, and now I really hate the new design.
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Alex B
> Garrett Davis
02/12/2015 at 12:53 |
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I agree. Although, I don't think the second gen looks all that bad. I've seen worse.
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> Party-vi
02/12/2015 at 12:56 |
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After looking above... the tail lights look to be the same shape.
It might be a used-parts purchase away from fitting red tail lights to the face-lifted model.
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Party-vi
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
02/12/2015 at 12:57 |
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Yeah but that's too much effort to sell my '05, get an '06 and swap taillights :P
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> Garrett Davis
02/12/2015 at 12:59 |
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A black grille and a bit of black or body-color vinyl to 'eyebrow' the extra chrome at the top of the headlights on the 2nd gen could be OK.
The rest of the body on the 2nd Gen is kinda serious looking. With the right set of aftermarket wheels, it could resemble the better traits of the H3 Hummer... the one that was less horrible than the ridiculous H2.
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 13:03 |
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I think we can thank Nissan, and the most recent Pathfinder re-design for Honda following suit with something even more boring. Toyota Highlander isn't as ridiculous, but it is still quite beige and boring.
At least Ford Explorer 'looks' a bit more serious than these, even if it is likewise car-based, and the new 2016 grille looks like they are re-visiting the bland-ness of the short-lived Ford Taurus X wagon.
Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 13:31 |
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Same
Nobi
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 13:34 |
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This one.
dogisbadob
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 13:42 |
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Did they ever fix those transmission issues? Don't get one that has VCM!
f86sabre
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 13:49 |
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You forgot one. The original, and perhaps best, Honda Pilot. Built between 1989 and 1990 this Pilot was an evolution of the Honda Odyssey (notice how they are reusing the names?) which was built from 1977-1989. These off road buggies were unique in the Honda line. My folks had Odyssey's for a while when I was a kid and they were about the coolest things ever.
ranwhenparked
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 15:48 |
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I worked with someone who went through 5 Pilots in succession, I believe he had 2 of the 1st gen and 3 of the 2nd gen. Then, he moved on to loaded up Big Three pickups because he reached the upper limit of the Pilot's price range and thought the MDX was somehow too small inside.
Out of all of them, I have to go with the Gen 2 model - it manages to look purposeful and truck like enough to lure SUV buyers but still bland enough so as not to alienate Honda's traditional customers. However, it seems like Honda believes they got it right the first time, since the MkIII seems to be going back to more of the MKI's looks.
ciscokidinsf
> Alex B
02/12/2015 at 16:04 |
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Has come a long way?? More than the design has gone full circle:
2002 Pilot = Overgrown 2002 CRV
2016 Pilot = Overgrown 2016 CRV