Honda Pilot on Top Gear

[jazon]

latest issue of TOP GEAR magazine july issue... read it there... pero parang di ko type

[imprezawrxsti]

..balita ko ilalabas na daw dyan sa ' Pinas. I got mine with 25,000 miles without a glitch. Third row can seat kids comfortably even with booster. Best in its class, side curtain airbags, 4 star on rollover, and im planning to drive this until the wheels fell off...

[kimpOy]

wow pilot.....fortuner killer........

[BlueBimmer]

about time honda phils. add something to their 80% sedan lineup

[vicoyski]

wow pilot.....fortuner killer........

IMO, it's too expensive to compete against the Fortuner...

[kimpOy]

teka magkano ba?

[niky]

Tentatively, between 2.5 - 2.7 million... which is just about right, as the Pilot is in the same size and power class as the Pajero and Trooper... heck, the old Pilot was a Trooper!

But if this is the brand new Pilot, with that size and that price, it'll probably help kill the SUV market entirely. The Fortuner stole the low-end market, the Pilot will steal the high-end market.

Great time to release a big gasoline SUV, Honda... just when gas is cresting 45 pesos to the liter...

[ryan]

I think it would have made more sense if Honda brought in the Stream and Odessey 7-seaters instead of the Pilot. Successful naman yung Jazz, Mazda3 hatch, and Focus hatch and desirable yung new Previa.

Personally, I find the new generation wagons/MPVs "cool" once again. Like sa other Asian countries, Toyota Alphard, Previa, Honda Stepwagon, etc are doing very well so no reason it wont here. Sa Japan nga, there's a dedicated Options magazine for MPVs

[niky]

Certainly the new Oddysey... but hopefully with a diesel engine.

[finchy18]

pics naman dyan sa pilot.

Fortuner pa din ako.

[denslexusgx470]

pics naman dyan sa pilot.

Fortuner pa din ako.

[denslexusgx470]

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Personally, I chose the 4Runner over the Pilot. That was one of the candidates in my decision. The ride and space is very impressive, but the looks is not my type. Tsaka, hindi siya gawa sa Japan. Gawa lang sa Alabama yata. It's also a front wheel drive (car based, possibly from the odyssey) but the 4Runner is SUV (or truck) based. Plus, the 4Runner is a very similar vehicle to the GX. It is the GX470's cousin.

[oldblue]

2.5M+? wag na lang. mas stylish pa itsura ng V6 Sta Fe

[slamtaz]

2.5M+? wag na lang. mas stylish pa itsura ng V6 Sta Fe

yup, i believe the new sta fe will be a better choice.. but for practical reasons, i'd go for the crdi.. i just hope they can find a cost-effective way to meet the diesel emission standards here, so we can also have these type of diesel suv's. ang alam ko lang kasi dito eh yung v10 vw touareg which is waaaaay too expensive..

[mazdamazda]

I think it would have made more sense if Honda brought in the Stream and Odessey 7-seaters instead of the Pilot. Successful naman yung Jazz, Mazda3 hatch, and Focus hatch and desirable yung new Previa.

That's what am also thinking.

If the P2.5M price tag holds true then it'll be creamed by its more "cost-effective" competitors. First and foremost the entry-level mid-size SUV Fortuner... followed by the Alterra, Santa Fe, Explorer, and lastly Trailblazer.

Though this should be spot on against the Murano.

[finchy18]

panget. parang crv na big.

di kayanin kahit prado or montero.

[kimpOy]

Tentatively, between 2.5 - 2.7 million... which is just about right, as the Pilot is in the same size and power class as the Pajero and Trooper... heck, the old Pilot was a Trooper!

not to sound geeky but the trooper based SUV of Honda is the Honda Horizon not available worldwide, ofcourse, (Acura brand has also a version of this the Acura SLX)

in the midsize category suv the Honda Passport was based on Isuzu Rodeo

maybe AG4 can provide pics he..he

[oldblue]

is this as long and as large as the expedition?

[niwde11]

not to sound geeky but the trooper based SUV of Honda is the Honda Horizon not available worldwide, ofcourse, (Acura brand has also a version of this the Acura SLX)

kimps, di ba Acura MDX yun?

[niky]

Yeah, my bad. I was thinking of the Passport. But the Passport/Rodeo is still equivalent to the local Trooper.... at least, the Passports that I've seen running around.