Honda’s SUV lineup has the right-size solution for every stage

HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot offer versatility and function

SUV sales continue to climb. Americans are buying SUVs and crossovers of all sizes at record rates, and nearly every automaker is now investing in the space. But some car companies have been selling high-quality SUVs for decades, and today they understand the SUV market and its customers better than the others.  
 
Honda began selling SUVs in 1993, and it’s now designing, engineering and building some of the most reliable and most technically advanced SUVs the world has ever seen. Honda’s family of four crossover SUVs cover the range of needs for virtually everyone—from families large and small to active outdoor enthusiasts looking to haul their mountain bike to that remote trailhead. That’s why the remarkable family of Honda crossovers has earned a “Best SUV Brand” award from U.S. News and World Report.1
 
Honda’s most affordable SUV is the HR-V. It’s a great choice for drivers just starting out who need a practical and spacious small crossover for weekend adventures with friends. It’s also easy on the budget and easy to park on streets in crowded urban spaces.
 
The hot-selling Honda CR-V is one of America’s most popular SUVs. The attractive compact crossover packs unexpected space and utility into a tidy package, and it’s remarkably fun to drive and efficient. It also garnered the “Best Compact SUV for the Money” award from U.S. News and World Report.
 
Honda’s sporty midsize crossover, the Passport, is the bad boy of the bunch. It’s a rugged five-seat SUV with V6 power, aggressive styling, increased ground clearance and additional off-road capability with available AWD. It’s comfortable enough for daily driving, but it’ll take you most anywhere you want to go on the weekends. 
 
At the top of the line is the Honda Pilot, a midsize, three-row family crossover SUV that provides the space and practicality families need with the efficiency and quality Honda drivers expect.
 
The strength of the Honda crossover SUV family has not gone unnoticed, as more and more buyers are making the vehicles part of their own families.
 
 
Honda HR-V
 
The Honda HR-V is small but mighty, as evidenced by its Insurance Institute for Highway Safety “Top Safety Pick” designation2 for MY19. In addition to having a stout structure to help protect occupants, the SUV has available important active safety technologies such as a Collision Mitigation Braking System™, Forward Collision Warning and Road Departure Mitigation™ incorporating Lane Departure Warning, as well as helpful driver-assistance features such as Lane Keeping Assist System and Adaptive Cruise Control.
 
Of course, all-wheel drive is also available on the HR-V, giving this SUV enhanced all-weather handling and control. The available Apple CarPlay®3 and Android Auto™4 integration helps ensure that owners can enjoy their smartphone technology in their vehicles. For those on the go, the 2nd-row Magic Seat® adds functionality and space, allowing the diminutive HR-V to carry all the necessities of life. Features like Tall Mode allow the HR-V to carry lamps and plants, while Long Mode is perfect for surf boards, tables and other objects.
 
Every new Honda HR-V is powered by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that produces an impressive 141 horsepower5 for quick acceleration and easy highway passing. It combines with the smooth continuously variable transmission to yield solid EPA fuel-economy ratings—28 mpg city and 34 mpg highway6 for the $20,520 MSRP front-wheel-drive LX version.
 
 
Honda CR-V

 
Over the past decade, the Honda CR-V has been America’s best-selling crossover utility vehicle7. It offers an irresistible blend of compact size on the outside and an abundance of practical space on the inside. Packing 75.8 cubic feet of cargo volume, which includes 5 feet of uninterrupted space when the Easy Fold-Down 60/40 Split Rear Seatback is folded flat, the CR-V has the space to get flat-pack furniture to you house from the local home store, or you can throw in a couple of bikes with their front wheels removed. 
 
Honda offers CR-V buyers a choice of two smooth, quiet and powerful engines. The CR-V LX starts with a 184-horsepower8, 2.4-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder, while the higher trims employ a 190-hp9, turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder. Both engines feature the latest technology, including direct fuel injection, a drive-by-wire throttle system. A smooth and fuel-efficient continuously variable automatic transmission is standard on all models, which have received combined EPA fuel-economy ratings between 27 mpg and 30 mpg10, depending on trim. Pricing for the CR-V starts at $24,450 MSRP. 
 
 
Honda Passport
 
The Passport’s muscular blacked-out grille and wheel-arch trim, standard 20-inch aluminum wheels and menacing available LED headlights hint at the power that lies beneath its sculpted hood—a 280-hp11, 3.5-liter direct-injected overhead cam V6 engine equipped with Intelligent Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (i-VTEC®) intake valve control and Variable Cylinder Management™ cylinder-deactivation technology. 
 
It drives through Honda’s 9-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. Passports with available all-wheel drive are equipped with Honda’s innovative Intelligent Variable Torque Management™ (i-VTM4®) system with dynamic torque vectoring to control power flow while cornering for additional handling and stability prowess. Every Passport benefits from Honda’s push-button Intelligent Traction Management system with Normal and Snow modes on all trims, and the addition of Mud and Sand modes on AWD trims. Each mode helps optimize vehicle systems for varying road and surface conditions. 
 
This spacious and comfortable five-seat SUV not only handles the bad weather, it’s also rated to tow 5,000 lbs when properly equipped12, making it the ideal partner for enjoying good weather with your boat, motorcycles or horse trailer. And in the Honda tradition, the Passport’s power and acceleration do not come at the expense of fuel efficiency13. The EPA estimated ratings for the SUV are 20 mpg city and 25 mpg. It is your Passport to adventure for a starting base price of $31,990 MSRP.
 
 
Honda Pilot
 
With its three rows of seating for up to eight occupants, the Honda Pilot is ready to get everyone to soccer practice on time, and reaching the third row is easy thanks to the available One Touch Second-Row Seats. They’ll arrive in comfort and style, and with the confidence that Honda’s largest SUV is an IIHS “Top Safety Pick” for the 2019 model year. Safety performance is underscored with Honda Sensing®, a suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies that can alert the driver to things they might miss with features like Lane Keeping Assist System and Collision Mitigation Braking System™.
 
Every Pilot is powered by the same burly 280-hp14 V6 engine as the Passport, so it’s quick and fun to drive. The engine is matched to a 6-speed automatic transmission on most trim levels and to a 9-speed automatic on Touring and above models. It’s also impressively fuel efficient for a vehicle offering such size and power, with combined EPA fuel-economy ratings ranging from 21 mpg to 23 mpg15. Pricing starts at just $31,550 MSRP for a two-wheel-drive model, but all-wheel drive is available.
 
The Pilot is also packing the in-cabin technology every family craves. Honda has improved the SUV’s available 4G Wi-Fi hotspot, which has a larger antenna and stronger transmitter than a phone-based hotspot. Then there’s the HondaLink® phone app15 that provides access for free services such as roadside assistance, vehicle health reports and vehicle service scheduling. Also available are automatic collision notification, a security alarm alert and personal concierge.
 
Pilot even lets your backseat passengers use their personal devices to control the available Display Audio system, available rear entertainment system and rear climate control through the Cabin Control App. The kids can even navigate for you, locating destinations on their phones and sending those to the Pilot’s navigation system for you to accept or reject. Reaching the third row is easy thanks to the One Touch Second-Row Seats.
 
CabinControl® also allows as many as seven connected phones to share music on a playlist that appears on the Display Audio touch-screen, where the front-row occupants can view and control the list. And the available 10.2-inch rear entertainment display also lets those seven devices, connected via the in-car Wi-Fi network, stream video content directly to the ceiling-mounted screen.
 
With such wide-ranging talent among its four members, it’s no surprise that U.S. News and World Report1 would name the Honda family “Best SUV Brand.”1 These days, it seems that every automaker offers a range of SUVs, but Honda continues to do SUVs better than the rest. 
 
 
Disclaimers: 
  1. U.S. News & World Report, November 2018. Award includes, The CR-V is U.S. News’ 2018 Best Compact SUV for the Money and Best Compact SUV for Families. The HR-V received 2018 Best Subcompact SUV for the Money award and the Honda Pilot received Best 2018 Affordable Midsize SUVs
  2. Only applies to models with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights.
  3. Apple CarPlay is a registered trademark of Apple Inc
  4. Android and Android Auto are trademarks of Google LLC.
  5. 141 hp at 6,500 rpm (SAE net)
  6. 28 city/34 highway/30 combined mpg rating for 2WD CVT trims. 27 city/31 highway/29 combined mpg rating for AWD LX CVT trims. 26 city/31 highway/28 combined mpg rating for AWD Sport, EX, EX-L & Touring CVT trims. Based on 2019 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions and other factors.
  7. Based on IHS Market US total new vehicle registrations of Crossover Utility Vehicles from 2009 through July 2019.
  8. 184 hp at 6,400 rpm
  9. 190 hp at 5,600 rpm
  10. 26 city/32 highway/28 combined mpg rating for 2WD LX trims. 25 city/31 highway/27   combined mpg rating for AWD LX trims. 28 city/34 highway/30 combined mpg rating for 2WD EX, EX-L & Touring trims. 27 city/33 highway/29 combined mpg rating for AWD EX, EX-L & Touring trims. Based on 2019 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions and other factors.
  11. 280hp at 6,000 rpm (SAE net)
  12. Maximum towing capacity for AWD models is 5,000 lbs. Maximum towing capacity for 2WD models is 3,500 lbs. Towing requires accessory towing equipment. Please see your Honda dealer for details.
  13. 20 city/25 highway/22 combined mpg rating for 2WD trims. 19 city/24 highway/21 combined mpg rating for AWD trims. Based on 2019 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions and other factors.
  14. 280 hp @ 6000 rpm (SAE net)
  15. 19 city/27 highway/22 combined mpg rating for 2WD 6AT trims. 18 city/26 highway/21 combined mpg rating for AWD 6AT trims. 20 city/27 highway/23 combined mpg rating for 2WD 9AT trims. 19 city/26 highway/22 combined mpg rating for AWD 9AT trims. Based on 2020 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions and other factors.

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