Earlier this month, Honda loosed the small print on the 2024 Passport. Principally a shorter model of the outdated Pilot, additionally it is largely unchanged for the brand new mannequin 12 months. The one revision widespread to your entire lineup is a brand new heart console with a bigger storage bin. Amongst particular person trims, the TrailSport obtained probably the most consideration. The journey variant of the journey crossover sits on a wider monitor, stretched practically half an inch, and wears a quartet of practically 30-inch Common Grabber A/T tires on 18-inch wheels. The suspension’s shocks, springs, and antiroll bars have been retuned for higher off-road trip high quality and wheel articulation. And there is a new Subtle Sky Blue exterior colour unique to the TrailSport, plus a number of revised elements within the HPD equipment catalog.
On the prime, the previous Elite trim turns into the Black Version and sheds any of the mannequin’s purported give attention to outdoorsy varieties. It is available in both Crystal Black Pearl, Sonic Grey Pearl, Radiant Crimson Metallic II, or Platinum White and suits a bundle of gloss black trim, together with the usual 20-inch wheels. Occupants take pleasure in heated and cooled entrance seats, heated rear seats, purple accent lighting, and purple stitching.
We anticipated pricing to hew near the 2023 mannequin, and we might say that is the case. Whereas we calibrate our understanding of the ever-changing new regular, any improve of lower than $2,000 looks like an unqualified victory. The bumps right here run from $830 to $1,440, the upper $1,375 vacation spot charge making up $30 of that. MSRPs for the 2024 Passport and their modifications from 2023 are:
EX-L: $43,275 ($830)
TrailSport: $45,875 ($930)
Black Version: $49,345 ($1,440)
However, when the Passport debuted for the 2019 mannequin 12 months, the front-wheel drive EX-L trim value $33,085, the range-topping Elite trim ran $40,325. The only real front-driver left the lineup for the 2023 mannequin 12 months, now each trim comes with all-wheel drive.
All Passports are powered by a 3.5-liter V6 making 280 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque, shifting by way of a nine-speed automated. The Passport’s rated to tow 5,000 kilos, however doing so would put an enormous dent within the SUV’s already thirsty, unladen gas financial system of 19 miles per gallon within the metropolis, 24 mpg on the freeway, and 21 mpg mixed.