[Auto/Moto] The 2025 Honda Pilot Isn't Exciting, but It Is Excellent

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It’s been a minute since the Honda Pilot’s latest generation debuted. Actually, it’s been two years. The restyled SUV showed its muscular bod for the first time in November, 2022. Aside from a brief first-drive event in early 2023, we kind of forgot about the “new” Pilot. Does that make it an entirely forgettable machine? Certainly not. After a week and approximately 600 miles in a 2025 Pilot Black Edition, I found the SUV to be a superb family truckster with legitimate room for seven or eight people inside, not an easy accomplishment in the mid-size SUV segment. But my backside wasn’t very happy after three straight hours in the driver’s seat. And my wallet wasn’t happy with the required fuel stops.Every SUV segment is super competitive, but the mid-size crew is home to heavy hitters like the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Traverse, Toyota Highlander, Jeep Grand Cherokee… I could go on. The Pilot is arguably the best-looking of the bunch, balancing its chiseled, upright shape with clean lines and satisfying proportions. Finding that design sweet spot isn’t easy, and the Black Edition adds a bit more flavor with black exterior trim. Set against the Radiant Red Metallic paint, this Pilot just flat-out looks sharp.The Black Edition brings more snazzy trim inside, namely in the form of red stitching and red interior lighting to contrast with the sea of black leather. Like the exterior, Honda strikes a comfortable balance with its design, though some might find the layout a bit dated despite being just two years old. The 9.0-inch tablet-style touchscreen contributes to that—it’s decidedly smaller than most everything else in this segment.

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