The EX adds a tri-zone automatic climate control system, a power drivers seat with 10-way power adjustment, a security system, XM Radio, body-colored side mirrors and door handles, alloy wheels, roof rails, fog lights, an exterior temperature indicator, and a Home Link Remote System, and more. Additional EX-L features include leather-trimmed seating surfaces, heated front seats, a 4-way power front passengers seat, a one-touch power moon roof, an automatic-dimming rearview mirror and the availability of either the Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System or the Honda DVD Rear Entertainment System with a 9-inch screen. The Honda Pilot EX-L with Navigation adds an upgraded navigation system with a higher VGA resolution replacing the previous QVGA display and an internal hard drive that replaces the previous models DVD-based system. The top-of-the-line Pilot Touring includes the Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System with rearview camera, a premium audio system with 10 speakers, the DVD Rear Entertainment System, two-position memory seats, roof rails, corner and backup sensors and side-mirror integrated turn indicators.
The Honda Pilot protects its occupants with three-row side curtain airbags with a rollover sensor, drivers and front passengers side airbags, active front seat head restraints and anti-lock brakes with electronic brake distribution and brake assist. Vehicle Stability Assist, Honda speak for electronic stability control, is standard on all models.
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| 2012 Honda Pilot |
Although proprietors lover their vehicles, the actual 2011 Honda Pilot has a few shortcomings. Fuel economy isn’t great, either, with the Pilot managing just 17 mpg town and 23 mpg highway. Inside design modifications focus on instrument panel refinement and a much more intuitive switch design. With regard to 2012, sound system updates upon Honda Pilot EX and EX-L versions include a 2 GB CD-Library (CD-L) and Bluetooth Audio Streaming, combined with the addition associated with Wireless Bluetooth HandsFreeLink to people trim amounts.Thanks to a few small changes inside, outside and under the hood for 2012, the Honda "Pilot" remains a top performer among large SUVs with three rows of seats. The Pilot starts at $28,470 for the LX trim level and also comes in EX, EX-L (the L is for leather) and Touring trim levels.
The Honda Pilots enhancements for 2012 prove that little things mean a lot. The smaller Kia Sorento is rated 20/26 mpg (22 mpg combined). The all-wheel-drive Pilot rates 17/24 mpg (20 mpg combined).It also has a feature we found critical in this SUV class: sliding second-row seats. That being said, the Pilots third row isnt the easiest to get into overall. We were thrilled to see that three child-safety seats fit in the second-row seat. Our test Pilot EX-L had quality leather in the first two rows (vinyl in the third), and the front seats provided notable comfort.
The Pilots boxiness pays off once again in the cargo hatch. The Highlander, which is shorter than the Pilot, beats it with 95.4 cubic feet of maximum volume but is tighter behind the third row, with just 10.3 cubic feet.
Having 2,000 pounds of towing capacity with front-wheel drive and 4,500 with all-wheel drive, the Honda Pilots limits are on the higher side of SUVs in this class. Heavier, rear-wheel-drive models, such as the Dodge Durango, tend to have higher towing capacities.
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety testing, the Honda Pilot earned the top score of Good in frontal, side and rear crash tests. The Pilot has frontal airbags, front-seat-mounted side-impact airbags and curtain airbags that cover the side windows along all three rows of seats in a side impact or rollover. As is federally required of all 2012 models, the Honda Pilot has standard antilock brakes and an electronic stability system. All Pilots have power windows, with one-touch up/down for the front doors, and power locks with remote keyless entry. New for 2012, the Pilot EX adds Bluetooth hands-free cellular and audio streaming and 2 gigabytes of digital music storage.
The Honda Pilot Touring includes leather, the navigation system and the rear entertainment system, plus it adds a few more features, including drivers seat-position memory, sonar parking sensors, and a premium stereo with additional speakers. To select a trim level and compare features,
