![]() ![]() Go easy on the gas pedal and the bar lights up in a happy green. A bar at the top of the cluster indicates how environmentally friendly you are driving. The gauge cluster is a mix of analog gauges for the engine temperature and fuel gauge and digital for the speedometer and tachometer. The driving experience is very tight and solid with power from the V6 being quite impressive (0-60 mph in 6 seconds). The nine-speed transmission, once criticized for not being the smoothest at shifting, has been improved upon and now delivers seamless shifts. On the road, the Passport delivers excellent road manners. ![]() Backseat passengers will enjoy plenty of room and pull-down window sunshades. While it’s not the easiest to use, it’s an improvement from Hondas of past. Up front is an 8-inch touchscreen interface to control most features and controls. Due to the lack of a third-row seat, more interior space is dedicated for its second-row passengers. The Sport and Touring trim levels have been discontinued for 2022, leaving just the EX-L, the new TrailSport and the Elite as the available trim levels.Įntering the Passport TrailSport, one is greeted to a spacious and refined cabin. For 2022, all Passports get a new hood, revised front and rear bumpers, and a blockier grille to give this Honda SUV a more rugged and updated look. Going with the TrailSport means fitting the Passport with all-wheel drive, more aggressive tires and orange-accented TrailSport emblems. New for 2022 is a TrailSport trim package that will better convey the SUV’s capability off the pavement. The Passport has a towing capacity of 5,000 pounds – which is 1,500 more than the larger Pilot is rated at. A nine-speed automatic is the sole transmission. The Passport is front-wheel driven, but Honda’s all-wheel-drive system, dubbed i-VTM4 (Intelligent Variable Torque Management), is optional, and features drive settings for Normal, Sand, Snow, and Mud. Making 280 horses and 262 lb-ft of torque, the Passport feels much livelier than the Pilot, most likely due to the Passport being a slightly lighter. Under the hood, the Passport uses the same 3.5-liter V6 that is found in the Pilot. Honda has made the Passport a little more off-road capable with the higher stance, shorter approach and departure angles and more use of plastic on the body for taking on the outdoors. But look closely and you’ll notice not only is the Passport slightly shorter than the Pilot, it’s also taller – and has better ground clearance. When it comes to appearance, the Passport can easily be mistaken for its larger sibling. It competes against other two row SUVs like the new Chevrolet Blazer, Ford Edge, Hyundai Santa Fe and Nissan Murano. Slotted above the CR-V and below the Pilot, the Passport lacks a third row. Today’s Passport however is all Honda, although it can be said that it is a shorter version of Honda’s largest SUV, the Pilot. Honda just recently (2019) brought back the Passport, which some may remember was Honda’s first SUV – and nothing more than a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo SUV.
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