Honda Pilot 2009 - SUV Review

The 2009 Pilot has been recognized as a “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, earning the best possible rating in IIHS frontal off set, side impact and rear crash-protection tests. This is what USA TODAY has to say about 2009 Honda Pilot “Handling that’s important to most people most of the time—maneuvering in tight spots and parking in crowded lots— was excellent because of a compact turning circle and good visibility.”

Honda Pilot 2009

COLORS AVILABLE:
The colors available in 2009 Honda Pilot are Bali Blue Pearl, Billet Silver Metallic, Dark Cherry Pearl, Formal Black, Mocha Metallic, Nimbus Gray Metallic, Sterling Gray Metallic, and Taffeta White. The LX AND EX models comes in fabric colors, the EXL and Touring comes in leather colors like grey, blue, black, beige.

MODELS AND THEIR PRICES:
There are in all eight options available in Honda Pilot to choose your one. Two in each version and the rates are different for all.

MODELS: PRICE:
2WD LX $27,695
4WD LX $29,295
2WD EX $30,495
4WD EX $32,095
2WD EXL $33,695
4WD EXL $35,295
2WD TOURING $36,895
4WD TOURING $38,495

FEATURES:
All the models have different features the one with 2WD have two wheel drive features but the 4Wd have additional four wheel drive features in it.

2WD AND 4WD LX:
• 3.5-liter 24-valve SOHC I-VTEC® V-6 engine
• 250 hp @ 5700 rpm, 253 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm
• Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM®)
• Hill Start Assist
• Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure
• 3-row side curtain airbags with rollover sensor
• Front and rear air-conditioning with air-filtration system

Honda Pilot interiors

2WD AND 4WD EX:

In addition to LX features it has these features

• Fog lights

• Tri-zone automatic climate control system with humidity control and air filtration

• Driver’s seat with 8-way power adjustment

• AM/FM/6-disc audio system with 7 speakers, including subwoofer

• XM® Radio2• 17-inch machine-finished alloy wheels

2WD AND 4WD EXL:

In addition to EX features it has

• Leather-trimmed interior
• Heated front seats
• One-touch power moon roof with tilt feature
• Rearview mirror with rearview camera display
• Available Honda DVD Rear Entertainment System with 115-volt power outlet
• Available 512-watt AM/FM/6-disc in-dash premium audio system with 10 speakers, including subwoofer (EX-L with Honda DVD Rear Entertainment System)

Honda Pilot interiors

2WD AND 4WD TOURING:

In addition to EXL features it has additional features like
• Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ with voice recognition, off-road tracking and rearview camera3
• Bluetooth® Hands Free Link® mobile-phone interface system4
• Programmable Multi-Information Display (MID)
• Power tailgate with lift-up glass hatch
• Integrated 2nd-row sunshades
• USB Audio Interface

SAFETY:

The advanced safety features of all Honda Vehicles are active head restrains, advanced compatible body structure, dual stage airbags, OPDS, child lock and lower anchors, rigid steel body, rollover sensors, tire pressure monitoring system, vehicle stability assist, traction control.

Safety Airpages in Honda Pilot

NEWS:

1. Honda wins the 2009 “Best Resale Value” Brand award from Kelley Blue Book’s.
2. The 2009 Pilot has received 5-star frontal- and 5-star side-impact crash-test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

COMMENTS:

1. The editors of USA TODAY laud the interior, saying “Wider than most rivals, it feels generously spacious and makes three-across child seats plausible.” They also note that “The center stack up front bristles with buttons and controls. Intimidating at first, but quickly learned, and far better than trying to minimize the number of controls via joystick system or multiple-choice menu…”

2. By the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) “Honda has a long history of environmental leadership, including the introduction of America’s first mass produced hybrid, the Honda Insight, and the first vehicle to meet California’s low emission vehicle standards, well in advance of regulatory requirements. Acknowledgement of our commitment to innovation can be seen by Honda’s topping the rankings as the country’s greenest automaker for the fourth time in a row”.