2019 Honda Pilot Elite AWD Review - Ultimate Family Crossover?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2019
- The 2019 Honda Pilot Elite three row crossover already had a great V6 AWD drivetrain, now it has tech and looks to match. How good is it for family adventure? Ryan gets into the details in this full review.
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Would you get the Honda Pilot or the Acura MDX... or, something else in the class?
Honda products are the best!
Honda Pilot EX or EX-L trim with AWD
For that much money but with a discount the Traverse Premier with Twin Clutch torque vectoring AWD!
Honda for bang for the bug, MDX looks great on the out side, but that infotainment is really weird.
VW atlas
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Just picked up pilot touring, great vehicle. 9 speed auto can be a bit weird. I don’t really like auto start system, but most of the time I didn’t notice it. I traded in my 2018 crv for it and by far, the Pilot touring is very quiet, compared to my crv. I also love th IVTM4. The RES is great for my daughter, it’s not 4K but it’s great 1080p Blu-ray player. Also the v6 is pretty responsive and heat up much better than my crv. I live in Idaho and it’s great to not have to wait 10 minutes for the car to get up to the operating temp. another thing that need improvement is brake, it’s softer than crv and longer stop. This must be due to pilot being much heavier than CRV.
Advice to those getting one, save up the money and get the Touring, also make sure to inspect outside trim for alignment. I saw couple vehicles on the lot with about 1/2” off on trim alignment. Spending $40k on car you better inspect everything!
We made the same trade, CRV to awd touring pilot and we couldn't be happier. 30k miles for 30k and cpo. I just tossed on some 265s with zero clearance issues and it's confidence inspiring on slick snowy icy roads.
I have a Honda pilot 2019 ex AWD. It was not even on my shopping list when I was shopping a 3 row crossover. I bought it on the day I test drived. It is fun2drive and has plenty of power. I love it. Just missing a hybrid version and waiting for that.
Wonderful review I got my 2019 Pilot Elite diamond white pearl 6 months ago and OMG I really love and enjoy driving my pilot, I put 8,000 miles on it and I would not trade it for anything else...
How's the transmission tuning? Did they get the zf9 dialed in?
I just bought a new pilot and I am extremely happy and proud of Honda Pilot technology. Honda is Honda. They absolutely don’t have to compete with the competitions . Thank you Honda for this amazing vehicle.
Thank you for calling out Toyota on their infotainment system. Honda has done a marvelous job on the redesign. Great Review!
^^^^I got a chuckle for that one! ^^^^
That’s one of the reason why I didn’t get highlander. I love the design, but I go with comfort on in interior than outside looks.
@@Kanti12311 Honda definitely wins on interior design. The Pilot is one of the most comfortable vehicle in its class on the open road.
Good review---and as far as the wheel design, I liked the wheels from last year's model much better.....
Please compare Subaru Ascent Touring model 2019 US model with Honda Pilot Elite 2019. Thank you very much.
After considering all the options, my wife chose the Pilot Elite over the MDX, primarily because Of the MDXs dual screen mess. Before the Pilot, her last two cars over the last 10 years were both MDXs. I preferred the MDXs console, performance, quietness, but we couldn’t get past that dual screen infotainment system. We would have waited for the refreshed MDX, but her MDX had 125K miles on it and needed some work. She liked the Atlas, but she has driven Acura or Honda vehicles for the last 30 years and liked the familiarity of Honda/Acura controls and confidence in the quality.
Buying one this weekend at bay area. From SD.
You gonna do the Honda Passport???
The 2020 Elite should have a Front Dashcam camera that records Loops videos for additional safety features with a slot for micro sd card.
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Please put the Honda made 10 speeds transmission from the Odyssey into the Pilot :). I think that 10 speeds transmission would be an excellent choice on the Pilot.
was waiting for you to take it off-road to understand its off-road capability. umm stuck between buying subaru ascent (premium/limited) or honda pilot (exl awd). suggestion please
Watch our Passport video. It’s basically the same rig in terms of AWD capability.
How much quieter is the MDX interior VS the PILOT.
Yes, Acura MDX technology has moved down to Honda... So what will the new 2020 MDX have for the transmission, engine and more??? The RDX gives some hint of this but will the MDX outshine everything for years to come??? Hard to say what they have up their sleeve... We will just have to watch the upcoming international auto shows.. My 2015 MDX Advance still provides a level of driving that you have come to expect from Acura.. If I had to get a new car, it would be the 2019 All New RDX.. Luckaly my 2015 MDX Advance only has 51,000 miles so I am in no rush to upgrade, unless the 2020 takes you to an entirely new level of driving experience.... TBD...
Or as we call them Honda+!
One small complaint i have about this pilot is WHY they put the volume knob on the steering wheel all the way to the right instead then on the left
Volume is on the left of the steering wheel. It is a Honda/Acura thing going back decades. Hold over from back in the days when we had to row you own gears with your right hand and needed to adjust the stereo with the left hand at the same time.
I have a 19 Accord with the Honda Sensing Suite. I can tell you definitively that the Adaptive Cruise absolutely gets intrusive
I can't wait for you to do a review of the 2020 Toyota Highlander (AWD torque victering system) against the 2010 Polit (AWD IVTM4). Nobody explain the AWD system better than you.
How many of them nanny gadgets can the driver turn off if they want to? Seems to me they would be nice in some circumstances,but maybe intrusive in others.
You can disable the front collision warning (not sure if it disables the emergency braking system though), the lane departure warning and the parking radar sensors through hard buttons on the dash. Obviously the cruise control is only working with the adaptive feature.
I think the MDX is a better looking SUV as far as styling, but I kind of agree that I would have a hard time paying more for a MDX when the new Pilot is so nice with lots of cool tech.
Old reply I know. Just shopping now. The MDX I started looking at after thinking Pilot. Then, unless it changed, the MDX cargo seats all down and tailgate opening is/seems much much smaller. And that big cargo is what I am looking for. My Outback is not doing it for me..nor the MDX. Pilot has it
@@blogo1111 what you end up getting the mdx 3rd row is a joke.
Nice review. But I like your awd focussed videos better 🙂
Thank, we have a lot more of those coming.
Would you get the Honda pilot or vs Atlas?
Soroush Vijeh straight pipes channel both said they would get Pilot.
Honda all day. The Atlas looks nicer, but such cheap materials all over the place. Also terrible real world MPG in the Atlas.
Traverse RS 2.0T!
First time I’m questioning your reviews. As an owner of a 2016 Pilot I’m really wondering how much they’ve improved the tech on this car. The 2016 infotainment is god awful and the adaptive cruise is not well done. It will brake harshly and keep too much gap between cars even on the smallest setting. Then having slowed down when you then go to pass the slower car, the car will just sit at the same speed for seconds before realizing it can speed up again. It’s just too slow and laggy. You did mention the lane keeping assist as being a bit wandering. That’s appropriate. Our car has the tendency to want to follow the exit on highways and not stay in lane. There are numerous small issues with the tech implementation on our car that bugs me. Nothing major but too many small things. I’m probably going to buy a 4Runner next. I’m majorly tech shy now after this experience...
The 2016 system was horrible. That's the same system in the Type R we reviewed -- and I hated it in that car. In the new Pilot I found the adaptive cruise control to be fine. They've made a lot of strides with these systems. In spite of its tech and on-road handling I will always love the 4Runner. -Ryan
As host mentioned - the 2019 has Honda’s new Infotainment that debuted in the Accord last year. As for adaptive cruise, this is the second channel to mention the behavior is much better. The only thing it’s still missing is full start stop support - it sounds like it still disabled under a certain slow speed which bothers me to no end.
Riyad Kalla no 360 camera view either, a feature most new SUVs have now.
@@mct8888 i have a 13 rogue with the 360 camera, and thought itd be entertaining when i got it. turned out to be something i cant go without again. the ability to back into any spot perfectly with so much ease just makes life so much better.
i actually considered getting a pickup til i saw their prices and the fact no pickup has a 360 camera
Please do a Subaru Outback Video.... :)
Gasoline or diesel?
Gasoline. No diesel available.
Can anyone help me make sense of Honda:
# Acura`s SUVs use awesome AWD
# Pilot and Passport use awesome AWD, look good and are very usable and comfortable
# CR-V seems to be designed by another manufacturer - average AWD performance, poor visibility, poor looks (at least to me) and more expensive than the competition. CV-5 highest trim costs the same as CX-5 Exclusive Mode on the Japanese market. Am I missing something amazing no one is talking about with the CR-V? Obviously there is no Passport/Pilot in Japan, even though massive MPV sell very well.
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That transmission will always be considered questionable by knowledgeable driving enthusiasts. To me the game changer in this segment is Ford going to a brand new RWD based platform on the Explorer, without sacrificing interior space.
iVTM 4 is great, specially cornering.
Not sure it's worth $48k, maybe $45k.
Bobby T maybe $47,950? 🤨
Don’t forget the tax
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Way too feminin looking. Just like the truck. The quality is great but the design looks too much like the van
Terrible riding car bought one mistake
Can you stop doing these shots of you talking into a microphone in what looks like an interrogation room. I want to see the car you're talking about, not you talking.
It is an interrogation room. Please send help... and snacks.