Honda Prices New Passport Higher Than Larger Pilot

Honda is reviving the Passport after a 17 year absence and automaker has confirmed the model will carry a base price of $31,990.

While that’s $540 more than the 2019 Pilot, the Passport eschews a traditional base model and instead begins with a generously equipped Sport variant. According to Honda officials, this was done because the company believes buyers will be relatively affluent and don’t want a stripped down crossover.

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dumpsty - 1/29/2019 10:09:35 AM

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is that a CR-V in the article pic above?

the Passport is the same size as the Pilot in general.

dumpsty - 1/31/2019 12:01:59 PM

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Just an honest observation.

The motor1 site did a (visual) side-by-side comparison recently. The Passport is basically the 5-seater variant thats oriented towards the "active lifestyle" I guess. It could easily have been named - Honda Pilot - Passport Edition as it's basically a set of trim options.

It's a reasonable technical exercise that shows how changing many key features & details actually changes the overall perception of the same vehicle. A lesson in pure subjectivity.

MDarringer - 1/29/2019 6:37:26 PM

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So the uglier vehicle costs more?????

MrEE - 1/29/2019 7:27:53 PM

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No surprise, it is based on the Pilot. Shortened and restyled to look rugged, plus added features that adds to the cost.

mre30 - 1/29/2019 10:33:31 PM

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The Honda Passport is going to sell as quickly as a Trump Condo to a bunch of Russians with cash to park someplace far from Moscow.

MDarringer - 1/29/2019 10:54:35 PM

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The Honda Passport is going to sell as quickly as free welfare incentives are snatched up by illegal "si se puede" aliens.

Section_31_JTK - 1/30/2019 2:45:58 AM

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I'm not sure how off-road worthy the thing is with 20" wheels/tires. 18" wheels/tires would have been more appropriate. The whole thing smacks of lifestyle image marketing. It's nothing more than a Pilot without the 3rd row. Ground clearance is meh. AWD system is meh, being front biased. Push button transmission gear selector instead of a traditional shifter is a big minus. But I'm sure Honda will sell a ton of them to the masses.

MDarringer - 1/30/2019 8:11:22 AM

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This pile of garbage would destroy its suspension if if hit a pebble off road.

skytop - 1/30/2019 10:08:48 AM

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As Honda prices keep escalating higher and higher, the Mercedes, Audi and BMW's are starting to look competitive and a good deal better than a Honda.

cidflekken - 1/30/2019 3:31:27 PM

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Lol. So for the price of an Elite Passport you can get a nicely equipped X1, GLA or Q3. I that really a “good deal” for the Germans? The Passport had twice the space and probably twice the reliability.

dumpsty - 1/31/2019 12:25:12 PM

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cidflekken: I'm assuming the Passport (nor the Pilot) are not luxury vehicles. Of course, you're going to pay more for a similarly sized luxury vehicle. Or for same money as the BMW/M-B/Audi you mentioned - you can get larger, better-equipped mainstream vehicles like the Elite trim Passport. That's always been the consumer trade-off.