The 2025 Passport has a different engine and. transmission from that in the Passport. The Honda 10-speed is a lazier transmission than the Passport's German ZF 9-speed, if acceleration is your objective. The Passport is over a full second faster than the new Pilot, 0-60. The Passport rear hatch height is MUCH taller than the new Pilot, since in the new Pilot, they lowered the height of the hatch area to 28" on the sides and barely 30" in the center (hoping that most people would not notice the change), making it impossible to fit a 30.5" tall full-sized dog crate in the rear. The Passport can easily fit the same dog crate, with over 32" of rear hatch height.
I think the 2026 will have the same engine and transmission as the Pilot. But VCM? No thanks. Honda, give us an easy way to disable this (without having to install a 3rd party product and thus give Honda a reason to void the warranty).
The 2025 Passport has a different engine and. transmission from that in the Passport. The Honda 10-speed is a lazier transmission than the Passport's German ZF 9-speed, if acceleration is your objective. The Passport is over a full second faster than the new Pilot, 0-60.
The Passport rear hatch height is MUCH taller than the new Pilot, since in the new Pilot, they lowered the height of the hatch area to 28" on the sides and barely 30" in the center (hoping that most people would not notice the change), making it impossible to fit a 30.5" tall full-sized dog crate in the rear. The Passport can easily fit the same dog crate, with over 32" of rear hatch height.
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is the VCM still problematic?
is Passport built on frame?
It’s a unibody vehicle
I avoid cars that are born out of coping with competition
Thank you for your feedback.
But competition breeds innovation.
NOT the same engine as 2025 Pilot
Ok
I think the 2026 will have the same engine and transmission as the Pilot. But VCM? No thanks. Honda, give us an easy way to disable this (without having to install a 3rd party product and thus give Honda a reason to void the warranty).