What sort of car is the 2022 Honda Passport? What does it evaluate to?

The Passport is the mid-size, two-row cousin of the three-row Pilot, with extra rugged styling that hints at its higher off-road functionality due to a raised suspension and higher strategy/departure angles.

Is the 2022 Honda Passport an excellent automobile/SUV?

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Final 12 months’s Passport earned a TCC Ranking of 6.0 out of 10, and this minor refresh doesn’t seem to do a lot to maneuver the needle, however we’ll withhold a ultimate verdict till we drive it. (Learn extra about how we charge automobiles.)

What’s new for the 2022 Honda Passport?

The Passport will get a small refresh for the 2022 mannequin 12 months that modifications up the entrance styling to make it extra truck-like. A brand new TrailSport trim stage has additionally been added. 

The brand new TrailSport is the primary of what’s going to finally be a full lineup of off-road oriented autos for Honda, however for a primary impression it leaves one thing to be desired. It doesn’t add a lot off-road functionality, as an alternative opting so as to add visible cues and styling touches. The entrance and rear bumpers, grille, and 18-inch pewter wheels are all distinctive to the TrailSport and there are distinctive badges positioned each inside and outdoors the cabin. The closest factor to a efficiency improve is a 0.3-inch wider observe entrance and rear, however there are not any tire, suspension, or powertrain upgrades of observe (although all-wheel drive does come normal). Honda says these sorts of upgrades will come on later TrailSport fashions.

Honda hasn’t but detailed the place the TrailSport will land among the many Passport’s trim hierarchy, however the instance we obtained to preview had leather-based upholstery which implies in Honda’s anticipated trim stroll that it’s going to no less than slide in above the bottom Sport. The EX-L, Touring, and Elite trims additionally all include normal cowhide. 

The remainder of the lineup sees very minor modifications. The Passport has been restyled from the A-pillar ahead with a brand new hood and squared-off grille that make the Passport look extra just like the Ridgeline than the Pilot. There’s a brand new rear bumper as effectively to make room for bigger exhaust suggestions (although the sound will stay the identical). Wheel designs are all new and high out at 20-inches in dimension on the EX-L and Elite. A Honda Efficiency Growth (HPD) styling package deal, together with a brand new grille, black fender flares, wheels, and HPD graphics, is now non-obligatory.

The Passport nonetheless shares its 280-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 comes with the Pilot, together with a 9-speed computerized. The Passport’s higher at muting that highway and tackling light curves than the Pilot with a well-damped experience; it’ll clamber over Moab’s purple rocks with out an excessive amount of agita, however it’s happier attending to the trailhead than it’s choosing its means over the path. Entrance-wheel drive comes normal on most trim ranges, with AWD non-obligatory on all apart from the TrailSport and Elite.

Function updates are minimal. Rear seat/seat belt reminders are actually normal and EX-L fashions add a wi-fi charging pad. Honda grants Pilot-like area to 5 folks within the Passport; rear seats and rear-seat area are particularly good, as is storage contained in the Passport’s heart console. The entrance seats may use extra form, however the expansive cargo maintain maxes out round 78 cubic ft; when you can fill it for a weekend jaunt, you’re in all probability on the tiny-house vector and simply don’t comprehend it but.

An 8-inch multimedia show is normal, with Apple CarPlay and Android auto compatibility. Every trim stage of the Passport additionally comes with Honda Sensing, a security suite that features computerized emergency braking, energetic lane management, and adaptive cruise management. 

How a lot does the 2022 Honda Passport value?

Pricing particulars for the 2022 Passport haven’t but been launched.

The place is the 2022 Honda Passport made?

The Passport will likely be produced alongside the Pilot, Ridgeline, and Odyssey at Honda’s plant in Lincoln, Alabama.