The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV made its global debut today at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show.
13 Feb 2015 | 3357 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV made its global debut today at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. Reengineered and redesigned in America, the Pilot is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in America.
The restyled 2016 Pilot sports a modern, sleek, ...
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The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV made its global debut today at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. Reengineered and redesigned in America, the Pilot is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in America.
The restyled 2016 Pilot sports a modern, sleek, and muscular form incorporating new premium features including optional brighter and more efficient LED projector headlights with auto high beam technology, signature LED daytime running lights and taillights, plus 20-inch wheels and a first-ever Panoramic Roof option.
Inside, designers have applied high-quality, soft-touch materials throughout the cabin. Additional high-end amenities include available heated and ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel and heated second-row seats. For the first time, upper-trim Pilot models will have available two second-row captain’s chairs, providing for easy walk through between the second and third rows, in addition to the standard second-row three-person 60/40 split seat for 8-passenger seating capacity.
The 2016 Pilot is powered by a new 3.5-litre, direct-injected i-VTEC V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) cylinder deactivation technology. For improved fuel efficiency, the Pilot will include Idle Stop technology. The new engine is mated to one of two advanced new transmissions – a Pilot first 6-speed automatic transmission, or on upper trims, a Honda first 9-speed automatic transmission – both delivering notably refined, responsive and fuel-efficient performance.
The new Pilot will be available in front-wheel and all-wheel-drive configurations and will feature a completely new Honda all-wheel-drive system said to deliver even more efficient and dynamic all-weather performance.
Along with the latest in-vehicle entertainment systems, the new Pilot will feature the most comprehensive set of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies ever offered on a Honda vehicle. This includes Honda’s LaneWatch display, Blind Spot Indicators, a standard Multi-Angle Rear View Camera, and available Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Rear Cross Traffic Monitor, Active Cruise Control and Road Departure Mitigation (RDM).