2024 Honda Pilot Elite: The Rolls Royce Of Hondas!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2023
- Today I drive and review a 2024 Honda Pilot Elite!
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That button in the trunk showing people walking away from the hatch is actually a feature. You push the button, finish whatever you're doing in the back, and when you walk away the hatch will close. I presume that's to allow you to push the button, pick up an armload of stuff from the back, and walk away without to set things down to push the close button.
One of the comments I see in longer term reviews is that the interior, although somewhat utilitarian versus some more luxurious competitors, is extremely functional. Seat arrangement is perfect, seats fold flat, extra storage under the floor in the back, tons of bins and cup holders, and as you pointed out, the infotainment system is very intuitive and easy to use. Contrast that with the Acura MDX that gets dinged in every review for the learning curve required to manage that silly touchpad control.
The sidewalk bumpouts are designed to slow down traffic (wide roads feel weird to drive slow on) and make intersections safer with wider and more deliberate turns. They also make the intersections quicker for pedestrians to cross. It’s great road design.
wonder if this has the same electrical and brake gremlins of the odyssey?
Is the Elite noticeably quieter and smoother than the Trailsport?
Ben I have to disagree with you a bit on getting a Base Acura MDX over the Pilot Elite. Yes, the Acura might have better materials. You get things like Jewel Eye headlights.
It might ride or handle slightly better. It's more Premium vehicle.
However, it lacks 3rd Row AC Vents the Pilot has.
But to get the features the Pilot Elite has. You would have to get SH-AWD option vs IVTM4 AWD standard on Elite. You have to get the Advance Package on the SH-AWD MDX.
So the Pilot Elite price say $53,000
The MDX with Advance Package is going to cost $63,000.
The only way to get the Ventilated Seats and Muliti View Camera System is to get Elite.
So, the MDX SH-AWD with Advance Package is going to cost $ 10,000 more.
So I would call the Pilot Elite.
The Poor Man's Acura MDX SH-AWD with Advance Package.
I checked both 2023 MDX advance and 2023 Honda Pilot Elite before we purchased the Pilot Elite. The spacious third row and truck space in the Pilot are perfect for family travel. MDX does drive better and is a tiny bit quieter.
Wow! I just got an elite... it's a poor man bmw -mercedes-audi....
After 5 years, the resale is better than any luxury brand above-mentioned.
And Its still nice... I was blown away but I came from a 2008 camry
How is it so far?
Struggled to get through this video as you spoke WAYTOOFASTANDITWASHARDTOUNDERSTANDYOU . Great content, so just a suggestion for future videos.Also, in the comments below, someone mentioned $50k is Lexus territory- it is- but for a much smaller RX (and that would be with no features similar to the Elite) or smaller NX (no third row). This is what top end models cost now.
Select the sprocket looking settings icon and change the playback speed to 0.75 to better understand what he says.
Multiple reviews say the competition like Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade give you the wow factor interior goodies.
Honda gives you the Driving Dynamics and function you can't see.
Kia and Hyundai are cutting corners somewhere.
Exactly. If you want to wake up and make sure your car is still in the driveway, get honda. Very simple! Or you wanna make sure your car doesn’t spontaneously combust, get honda!
good content....It has a fatal flaw with big people...i'm 6'4 and i have to position the seat all the way back and i want it in the highest position...the Pilot seat comes forward as you raise it..noone ever advocates for tall people...uncool
no carplay or android auto?
Whenever I’m looking for a new ride. This is the channel I turn too
It's a very comfortable and competent SUV. I would skip the elite since it's nothing special and go for the EX-L or touring trim if I had to get a Pilot.
I'm going for this Elite trim.
The Touring doesn't have some of the features I want. The Touring doesn't Ventilated Seats. The Tourng doesn't have the full Digital drivers display. It doesn't have the 360 cameras. The EX-L doesn't have that and doesn't have 12 Speaker Bose System. Not sure if the Touring has Rear 2nd Row Outboard Heated seats. No Heads up Display in Touring.
The Touring is just missing some features it should have.
Sure you don't need some features but at that price point, the vehicle should have. So Touring and EX-L doesn't have Muliti View Camera System. That's front, back and two sides. Very helpful driving larger vehicle. We have 2007 Honda Ridgeline purchased new. At that time rear back up cameras weren't mandated. Since the top model we got had Navigation it you could add optional Backup Camera.
I thought last generation was nice but this is a big upgrade 🤩
Still can’t over the push button transmission. $50k is Lexus territory, this is not in that caliber.
Cool.
Base model MDX or even Technology Package lacks a lot of features that Elite has. 360 camera, ventilated seats, rear heated seats, heated steering wheel, air vents in the third row, fog lamps, heated windsheild, touch screen and roof rails. Truecar has a compare application if anyone wants to check it out. I did a compare between MDX sh-awd with tech with Pilot Elite since I am cross shopping both to replace our 2020 sh-awd tech MDX. There is a 10k difference at least as all these features are going to be in Advance Package MDX which starts at 65k MSRP. No argument MDX drives and handles better; however, who is taking these to race tracks? Acura raised prices for the new models for exactly this reason so they can differentiate between their luxury and non luxury brand. Acura also has a better warranty if you keep your cars for longer. You cannot go wrong with either. I just stick with Honda and Acura as they they have the best car seat configurations for folks who have a need to install multiple car seats.
SLOW DOWN..... My wife just said "what did he say????" Whats the rush??
I like the previous generation
Previous 3rd Gen Pilot suffered from Odyssey minivan looks.
Also features and switchgear was dated. New more ridged platform.
New in- house 10 speed transmission. Upgraded IVTM4 Torque Vectorng AWD System.
Engine meets Emmisson standards for next 10yrs.
It lacked modern-day features of electronic Parking Brake Brake Hold feature.
@@fredmoss4540 in this new model, it looks like the middle bulb is burned out in the headlights… very odd look.
The rear taillights are not very “bright LED” , they are dim and not very crisp like the previous model.
Honda for over 50k should have a great power train warranty
It’s a Honda their whole gimmick is that you won’t need the powertrain warranty
You produce great content, but you talked too fast, buddy.
2024 and still a small infotainment
It's more than adequate. Screens date themselves almost instantly. You won't find those giant monstrosities in a Ferrari, bugatti, Pagani, etc etc etc
Looking more like a minivan
What minivan? The previous 3rd Generation looked like Odyssey. The Pilot and Ridgeline looked like Odyssey. They did refresh Ridgeline frontal in 2020. This 4th Gen Pilot went back to a boxy look. So if Explorer and Durango look minivan.
Hard to really get a good idea of what the Pilot Elite offers in less than 10 min of video. Especially when there are other UA-camrs out there with 20+ minute reviews. You talk pretty fast also,, so it's like you just want to get it done. Check your editing. The part where you comment about the leather seats and the piping is repeated.
I’d say it’s the Honda of Hondas, not nice inside and the type of people who buy it are all the same.
And what exactly are those type of people?
I thought you made a mistake and accidentally went in to a GM vehicle. That plastic interior is embarrassing in 2024.
Please speak slowly.
They all do that! I don’t get it. So hard to follow.
Nope
Bland
Are you kidding me/us ? How much caffeine did you consume before you did this video dude? I had to turn it off mid way. Bad camera technique... should have found a helper to do camera/cell work. Just so fast... not a good video to sell Pilot Elite ! Slow down.
The interior of this vehicle isn’t worthy of the price tag. It lacks any style and quality materials and would have been acceptable twenty years ago. The Honda Civic has a nicer interior than this.
There are multiple reviews that says Honda Prioritized Driving Dynamics over interior wow factor goodies.
Average buyers don’t always prioritize driving dynamics as their reasoning to buy a three-row crossover. They look at features and design especially for something more than $50k.
@ajsoli12 That's what Savagegeese How To Fix Forgettable Suvs review said.
They said better than Kia Telluride in that way. I seen more than a few that echo that. Kia and Hyundai are cutting corners somewhere on some of these vehicles.
You missed the point entirely. Do you know why a family would buy this vehicle? Space for the family. You didn’t even show the third row. You didn’t show the removal of the middle seat and how versatile that makes this vehicle. You missed that the second And third row reclines.. you missed that the second row can be adjusted forward and backwards for more leg room. How about the tons of cup holders, storage and usb ports. How about the hvac vents in the third row?
You missed the front camera for ease of parking and pulling in or out of a garage. Does it have roof rails? Come on man. If you’re going to review vehicles then you have lots of room to grow here.
How, exactly, do you know what constitutes a "family" for everyone on the planet? And how do you know the individual reasons for buying a car for everyone on the planet? Dial it back and have a humble day, buddy.
Ben, It may be the "Rolls Royce" of Honda but it's not in the same level as its competition. The Interior is an embarrassment. I've concluded that Honda doesn't care what cars look like. They think that all their buyers are current Honda owners who will buy them regardless.
Do you own one? Or basing on the video?
I personally like the 4th Generation 2023-2024 Exterior looked much better than Palisade, Telluride, Highlander, Volvo,Mazda.
This is the first generation pilot I actually like Never liked the Box 2nd Gen exterior looks. The 3td Gen was okay but I was happy with 2nd Gen Ridgeline refresh.
This Pilot I can live with.
Its better than the toyota interior so that says it all.
Well I was asking him cause I own an elite.. It has a decent interior. This one is simple but it works. No gimmicks.
That's your opionated opinion on Honda products.
Another ipad glued to the dash....So ugly
What a horrible car, the competition is WAY better. No way I’d pay $50,000+ for this
I’m trying to think though what really is better. The highlander is really small, the grand highlander is a lot more money since those have markups, pathfinder is middling, Mazda and Subaru are also small.
On the American brands the grand Cherokee is very unreliable, Durango is ancient, the explorer isn’t impressive even compared to this, maybe the GM ones next gen will be good but it’s GM so it’ll take them 5 years to figure out production issues.
Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade give you that wow factor interior and features. They are lacking in the Driving Dynamics and functions of the Pilot. You know Kia and Hyundai are cutting corners somewhere.
Foreign, ugly, overpriced… it will sell
What's foreign about it?
It's designed and built in USA by American workers. A few years ago the Honda Ridgeline Pickup Truck was more American than many American pickup trucks.
@@fredmoss4540 By a foreign maker making profits for a foreign country
I don’t care if it was assembled in the backyard of the White House, when it’s foreign it’s foreign period
It’s not providing jobs, it’s occupying, taking advantage and hurting real domestic businesses
And don’t give me some US models are assembled in Mexico or whatever, the brand is American it’s domestic. My shoes are made in Asia and I never felt like they were Cambodian or something, not more than anyone would spot a Japanese car assembled in the US and think American car.
So yes, it’s foreign, simply made elsewhere
In the end it’s what on the street that matters, not where it’s assembled and I’m sick and tired to go to the supermarket or ride a cab and wonder if I woke up in Japan
I was born and raised in America, I want to live in America, not in a foreign colony
@taniabanes4707 So you have no problem with a Ford Maverick pickup truck built assembled in Mexico?
Your General Motors vehicle being built in Mexico? You better check and see where your vehicle came from or assembled. Also where the parts in the vehicle came from.
The Honda Pilot is built in Lincoln, Alabama. General Motors and Ford the only American auto companies they are in many other countries. Your vehicle might be more foreign than a Honda Pilot. Check your vehicles parts and assembly, where design before calling stuff foreign.
@@fredmoss4540 I drive a Ford Explorer, American brand, American made… but yes, I would prefer the D3 to assemble all their vehicles in the US, but with the UAW it’s an issue. But a Ford made in Mexico will always be more American at heart than this Honda, Japanese by roots
It’s not only about assembly lines, it’s about spirit, it’s about legacy, it’s about our way of life… in America we drive American, it’s how I was raised, it’s a full part of my loyalty to my country
It’s also a simple question of patriotism, for people like me it comes naturally and it’s the case in most car producing countries… it’s simply logical, you live in America, all you have you owe to this country, this country got automakers, you need a car, you go to them, it’s a no brainer for anyone who love their country…
@@taniabanes4707 When I went to Honda manufacturing plant in Columbus Ohio area. I think that was 2008 with a large group of Honda vehicle owners.
I saw American workers building those vehicles. I've owned Honda/Acura vehicles 40+yrs. When I was 18yrs old my father died. We had his big gas guzzling Pontiac. My sister had a small Pontiac. This is what learned to drive on.
The quality was not as good as Japanese cars. So my mother said with insurance money set-up for me still being minor I could get new car.Always been a car guy when young. Got my learners permit on 16th birthday. The Pontiac salesman that had sold my father his 3 new vehicles in 56,64,72 and older sister in 77. He asked did I want Pontiac Lemans. I asked him 1980 could he sell me a Honda Prelude. My mother had her name on car but it was mine.
I came back to same salesman in 1990 to by my new Accord. My two cousins had Ford Mustang 5.0. They wernt practical to me. In 94 after paying off that Accord I was one of first to get new redesign 94 Accord. These car always rated high. About 3 weeks before I traded my 90 Accord in for 94. My older separated sister with child purchased a new 93 Dodge Caravan minivan. Guess who did all the legwork for her. So I'm not anti American. I drove it many times.
I needed a larger car for then elderly handicapped parent. I bought a 2000 Acura TL for its better ride quality entry level luxury at time. So American car at that time compared to Lincoln LS, Pontiac Bonneville and Chrysler 300 MThe Acura was Best Bang For The Buck. Sister again seperated from husband. She's driving deceased Great Aunts 10yr old Buick Lesabre it only had 50,000 miles on it when sister got.
She drove it for 7 yrs. Divorced then husband had accident with minivan total.
Sister wanted pickup truck like female cousin with Ford Sport Trac. I did research Honda hadvthis new Ridgeline Pickup Truck bigger than the others with unique features and superior driving capabilities. Expensive but she paid cash from not having car note for years It was designed in America but built in Canada.
It's 17yrs old now 226,000 miles still drives rides great. The Buick got handed to her teenage son. But after a year he needed something to do longer distance to college. We looked for used cars.
Somebody in her religious congregation mother was salesperson at Ford. Sister had me on phone while at Dealership. I told her wanted stability control feature not on many small cars then. Honda Civic was way to expensive with top trim only having this. The 2008 Ford Focus didn't have it. But the new early Focus sedan was just hitting Dealership lots.
We got it for him as surprise. He still has it on its last leg. So I still have my soon to be 24yr old Acura Sedan low 105,000 mileage for its age. But time for me to finally get something new. I love the 2nd Gen Ridgeline but it's long in the tooth for infotainment and some features. Was hoping for same redesign as this Pilot.
Apparently not this year, but had me looking as vehicles are siblings.
Since we already have Gen 1 Ridgeline in family. Why not get redesign newer Pilot in this Elite trim. It has most of the features of Ridgeline truck but updated.
I wanted the IVTM4 Torque Vectorng AWD System. It's been updated since last Pilot. I wanted ventilated seats and heated Steering Wheel Pilot Elite has it.
It has Multi-View Camera System Elite has it. It has 12 Speaker Bose Audio System. It also has deep well in back for storage of seat. But I would take seat out. So not exactly like Ridgeline in-bed lockable watertight trunk. It can function like that.