 Gotta go, gotta see things. See new places and brand new things. Gotta go places and do things. Maybe to forget it, it, it, it, it. What is up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I'm GoPony on the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today, we are in the brand new 2022 Honda Passport, courtesy of Apple Honda in York PA for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so we are in this one today because there has been a refreshed look for the 2022 Passport. Of course, you also have legendary Honda reliability as well. And there's plenty of new standard features as well for the 2022 Passport along with that. So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering for ride quality sounds to some exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so as you can imagine, there are a few different trim levels for the 2022 Passport. First one being the EXL starting at $38,370. Then you have the new Trail Sport starting at $42,970. And the Elite, which actually is the one we are in today, starting at $45,930. But regardless of the trim level that you go with the power plant on the new Passport here will be the same. Powering the Beast is a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated V6, putting out 280 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 262 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,700 RPM, power sent to front wheels or all wheels through a nine-speed automatic with paddle shifters, which you guys know we will be testing out here in a little bit. Zero to 60 time, get this. Coming in at a very impressive six seconds flat, MPG numbers coming in at 20 in the city, 25 in the highway for the front-wheel drive. And that front-wheel drive, by the way, is only available for the EXL, in case anybody was curious about that. But then 19 in the city, 24 then on the highway for the all-wheel drive taking regular unleaded fuel. And so before we do any kind of fun paddle shifter or acceleration test here in our Passport, did want to mention to you guys the driving modes. And so there's a little SUV-like logo directly behind the shift buttons there. That's going to be what you're going to want to press for the drive modes. They will include normal snow, mud, sand, sport, and then econ as well. And the econ buttons located by the driver's left knee, by the way. But anyways, all of those drive modes adjusting things like the shift points, the throttle response, the steering sensitivity, the climate control settings, and the all-wheel drive system engagement then as well. It's up and down having got all of that out of the way. What do you guys say? Let's go ahead and put it in sport driving mode first. I don't think I mentioned, but all you do for the sport driving mode is press that D slash S button and it immediately downshifts for me like it just did, giving me more power on demand, holding the RPMs at a much higher level. So that is pretty cool. And that's also another way you can get it in that full manual shift mode there as well. So anyways, having now rambled off all of that stuff, what do you guys say? Let's find a straight, let's put the paddle shifters here to the test first and let's see how quickly they are going to react for us here. All right you guys, so I think what we're gonna do here is we're gonna do the paddle shifter and acceleration test here at the same time. So I'm going to go ahead and downshift in second gear, in first gear. All right, here's our spot. We're in first gear in three, two, one, go. Wow. Okay, they're not bad. Actually, not bad. Paddle shifters, move squirrel. Paddle shifters are not bad. Not the quickest things in the world of course, but again, they're not bad. And the other thing you can use paddle shifters for as we're going down this hill here, is if it were to be snowing here in Pennsylvania, I could use paddle shifters to do a little bit of engine braking. So as opposed to actually hitting the brakes and risk sliding off the road, I could simply just downshift and let the engine do a little bit of the braking for me. So it's a little bit of a safety feature having those paddle shifters. But having said that, the acceleration was incredibly quick. Zero to 60 in six seconds, it feels like that. This is plenty of an acceleration emerging onto the highway. Really for an SUV of this size, it's a plenty of an acceleration. So no complaints from me whatsoever. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration as always, braking is equally important. So upfront, you will find 12.6 inch ventilated front disc in the back, 13 inch solid rear disc. As far as that 60 to zero stopping this goes, it's actually going to commit it in even 130 feet. Having said that, braking feel feels perfectly natural here in the passport or put it that way. It's pretty much as I expected. It's not a firm braking feel, but it's not a loose braking feel either. It's not a squishy braking feel. It actually feels perfectly fine. I guess that's what I'm trying to say here. But anyways, the touching on suspension and handling upfront, you're going to get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back, independent multi-link rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars. As far as ride quality goes, I actually watched a review on the passport just a couple of days ago. And this said the ride quality is a little bit on the firmer side of things, but gotta be honest, I kind of disagree. I felt firm ride qualities in my past 700-ish reviews. And this isn't it. This is perfectly fine. I've had no issues with the ride quality whatsoever. So it's definitely absorbing Pennsylvania's road of perfections quite nicely. I mean, it doesn't have an adaptive suspension. It doesn't have an air suspension. I didn't expect it to. That, of course, will give it a much smoother ride. But it's as I expected and it's soaking up, like I said, soaking up the road of perfections perfectly fine. So no issues there, at least for me. Touching on steering feel, I like it. It's a little bit on the heavier side of things, but it's definitely not a loose steering feel. So I think it's perfect for the passport. Honda did a really good job with the steering feel as well. Touching on cabin noise, I'm going 10 miles per hour right now. So there's a whole lot of exterior wind noise whatsoever coming into the cabin. But when I was going a little bit faster on the highway there, again, it's perfectly fine. Definitely didn't have any issues there either. And touching on visibility, I could see perfectly fine out the back actually. I've had no issues with the visibility whatsoever. Looking out my rear view mirror, this second row headrest aren't really getting in the way at all either, which is sometimes the case in SUV. So no issues there. And if you were to go with the elite trim level like we have today, you will also get rain sensing windshield wipers then as well. But that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2022 Honda Passport. All right, so here she is, you guys. The new 2022 Honda Passport finished in radiant red metallic, in case anybody was curious of our exterior color name. Definitely a very nice looking color to this one. But let's go ahead and start up front. Of course, you do have a revised front end for the 2022 model year. Definitely a very nice look to it. And that includes the front grille, with the headlight housings and the entire front fascia altogether basically. But anyways, to the sides, LED low beam headlights do come standard. LED daytime running lights coming standard with that as well. Automatic feature, of course, meaning when it starts to get dark at night, those headlights will turn on automatically for you there. But automatic high beams actually also coming standard for all trim levels across the board. Meaning when you have your high beams on at night and it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's gonna automatically dim those back to low beams. Then when that vehicle is gone, it's gonna automatically bounce them back up to high beams. So definitely a very nice safety feature in itself there. Down below, LED fog lights coming with the trail sport and elite trim levels. You guys can see that we have those there today. And to the sides, we'll actually find front air curtains helping direct air around the wheel tire combination as well. But overall, definitely like the refreshed look for the 2022 Passport. But that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. So now go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so now since we are around to the side of the Passport, roof rails do come standard on the trail sport and elite trim levels. So they're not gonna come on that EXL. So I wanted to mention that rear privacy glass coming standard across the board. Of course, you will find black windows surrounds for all trim levels as well. There's a little bit of a floating roof line finished in black. You guys can see that on the C pillar of the Passport in the back there. Body colored power adjustable side mirrors for the EXL. Otherwise you will get gloss black side mirrors for the trail sport and elite trim levels like you're looking at right now. Heated side mirrors though do come standard with LED integrated turn signals as well. Also reverse gear tilt down feature coming standard for every single trim level across the board. You usually don't find that on bottom trim. So big fan of that as well. You're gonna have some matte black side skirts and fender surrounds of course. And take a look at the wheel setup. You will find 20 inch pewter gray alloys for the EXL. 18 inch machine finished alloys for the trail sport and then 20 inch machine finished alloys for the elite. And of course, again, that is what you guys are looking at right now. But pretty much rounds out the side profile here. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, and so now since we are around to the back of this one, body colored shark fin antenna all the way to the top. Body colored rear spoiler with an integrated brake light also coming standard across the board. Rear window wiper, of course, you will find some trim level badging found on the right side of that rear tailgate. So in case you're wondering onto a Honda lot on maybe a Sunday and you were curious what trim level you were looking at, that is one sure fire way to go ahead and tell. LED tail lights actually do come standard for all trim levels across the board as well. And perhaps my very favorite part of the passport, you guys know I like exposed exhaust outlets, but these exhaust outlets are kind of on the massive side, which I am absolutely a fan of. I love that look. Anyways, dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips. So having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now since we are around to the back of the passport, when it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is a power tailgate for every single trim level across the board. So there's actually a button on the tailgate itself towards the bottom, simply just press that and it's gonna automatically open up for you. It's also a button on the key fob as well. But I will say if you go with the elite trim level, it is a hands-free power tailgates. All you need to do is simply kick your foot underneath of the back there and it's gonna automatically open up. Let's say if your hands are full. So that's a pretty cool feature too. But once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 41.2 cubic feet. If that was not enough space, there is a 60-40 split, meaning the rear seats do fold down, bumping that up to 77.7 cubic feet. And by the way, there's a couple buttons located in the cargo area to actually fold down those seats pretty easily if you wanted to go that route. So did like seeing that. Cargo lighting, of course, can be found back there. There's some grocery bag hooks. There's some little bit of indented storage on both sides as well. There's four cargo tie-down anchors, which is pretty cool. And 12-volt power outlet. And if you were to lift up under that floor of the cargo area, you will actually find some in-floor storage and a decent amount of it as well. So you could put maybe an ice scraper or a tire inflator kit or something like that back there. So definitely a big fan of seeing that. Then making our way up to the rear legroom that comes in at 39.6 inches. So for reference, I mean, even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there. Rear ventilation does come standard, but not just that. Tri-Zone climate control coming standard, meaning rear passengers can set their own temperature back there as well. Rear charging ports, and that includes two USB charging ports for the rear passengers. And actually a 115-volt power outlet back there as well, which is pretty cool to see. Heated rear seats coming for the elite trim level only. So we do have those today. Rear center armrest with cup holders, of course, coming standard. And if you were to go with the trail sport or elite trims, you're actually going to get rear window sunshades back there as well, which is always handy if you have maybe a newborn coming in from the hospital or just young kids in general. You want to keep the sun out of their eyes. You have rear window sunshades back there. So always a big fan of that. But then making our way up to the front seats, power adjustable leather seating for every single trim level across the board. And that includes power lumbar, by the way, as well. You're gonna get some orange contrast stitching with that if you were to go with the trail sport trim level. Heated front seats coming standard for all trim levels yet again. You will also get though ventilated front seats for the elite trim that we have here today. Two position memory settings are going to come standard on all trim levels across the board. So you have two different drivers that is going to definitely help you out there. And overall, seating was plenty comfortable. I didn't have any issues finding my perfect driving position or anything like that. But now take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping. It did telescope out a decent amount. It is leather wrapped for every single trim level across the board. Definitely a big fan of that. You're gonna get some orange contrast stitching yet again for the trail sport trim level. It's gonna be a common theme, by the way. And it's gonna be heated if you were to go with the elite trim level that we have with us here today. Now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup. Let me start by showing you guys the key here to have your Honda logo on the one side. Then when you flip it over lock, unlock the button to pop the rear tailgate there. And that circular button that says hold that is going to be a remote start coming standard across the board. Ultimately it is all keyless entry with a push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my fun of the break and press that bright red engine start button located just by the driver's right knee. And so once started up, the majority of this gauge cluster is gonna be a digital form. Engine tap is gonna be all the way to your left fuel information to your right but ultimately to adjust what is on that digital display there are steering wheel mounting controls found on the left side of the steering wheel. It's gonna give you things like when you need your next oil change there's your navigation information up there. There's trip A, trip B of course. Outside temperature, the list goes on and of course the digital speedometer as well. So pretty much everything you could possibly want on the digital portion of the gauges there. But so then make your way to overall interior quality here. Power moonroof is going to come standard on every single trim level across the board, love that. Overhead sunglass holder also coming standard. That comes with a conversation mirror. So I can actually see the rear passengers like a school bus driver would be able to do. So that is pretty cool. Trizone climate control coming standard again. So both driver, passenger can set their own temperatures on the rear passengers as well. Homeland controls to up to three different garage doors found in the bottom portion of that rear view mirror. And by the way, that rear view mirror is an auto dimming rear view mirror. So if somebody has their high beams on behind you it's gonna automatically dim them so it's not gonna bother you whatsoever. Illuminated beverage holders, this is pretty cool. Coming with the trail sport and elite trim levels can be an LED lighting coming with the trail sport and elite trims as well. The difference being the trail sport is going to give you an amber color whereas the elite is going to give you a white color for that ambient LED lighting. Wireless phone charger actually coming standard for all trim levels across the board. It's gonna be located directly in front of the cupholders. And speaking of in front of the cupholders just above that wireless phone charger you got a little bit of storage there. There is a 12-volt power outlet. Also a USB charging port. You got your dual cupholders of course. And within the center kind of cargo area you will find another 12-volt power outlet another USB charging port and an absolute ton of storage if you wanted to put some stuff in there. But overall I like the gloss black accents. You can find right around the shifter as well as on the doors just about bastard side glove box. So I am a fan of that because I know it's easy to clean. I've had that in my vehicles before. So that's not too bad. But for the most part everything's kind of finished more on the minimalist side of things. So no complaints from me though I'll say that. But now let's go ahead and take a look at the infotainment screen here. And so eight inch color touch screen display is going to come standard across the board. That's gonna come with Bluetooth and audio streaming Android Auto Apple CarPlay. Factory navigation system is going to come on the trail sport and elite trims. You do have some really cool looking clock display options always like playing around with that. Honda is kind of known for that little added feature there. So I think that's pretty cool. Radio information can be found up there as well of course. And so when it comes to the sound systems for the passport you will find seven speakers with a subwoofer for the EXL and trail sport. But then if you were to go with the elite you're gonna get a 10 speaker sound system with 540 watts and yet again another subwoofer. So having said that, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one. I'm not telling you. Actually really, really, really good crystal clear. I could tell there was a ton of bass in that as well. So that is actually a really, really good sound system for the passport without a doubt. But anyways, last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the passport in reverse you will find your rear view camera for all trim levels with three views including you guys can see those buttons at the bottom left hand corner. It's gonna give you a couple different views. But anyways, that is always is going to lead us into safety and so to start front side, side crew and airbags do come standard in the back you're gonna have latch AKA lower anchors that tether your children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system and then Honda sensing coming standard on all trim levels across the board as well including a collision mitigation breaking system, road departure mitigation system, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, forward collision warning and lane departure warning then as well but also coming standard blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert as well. And so overall when it comes to my final thoughts I am a fan of the refresh. I thought this before looked a little bit too similar to the pilot and I thought they needed to differentiate a little bit and that's what they kind of did for the 2022 model year. So I do like the new look of it. Plenty of cargo space in this thing even without it being as big as the pilot you still got 77.7 cubic feet which is still plenty of space. Nice acceleration. That is one thing Honda always gets right is the acceleration in their vehicles. They got really quick vehicles that don't necessarily have to be like this thing but it is. So I was a huge fan of that. So I was ready for improvement goes. I checked IIHS. It's not a top safety pick for the 2022 model year. So I wanted to make note of that. Honestly still in the end I think I would still go for the pilot just because you do have more cargo space and you also have better braking which is always a big thing for me as well. But anyways, let me know what you guys think of the new passport in the comments section below. That is about it for this one you guys. Thank you so much for watching. Feel free to follow me on social media if you wanted to see what's coming next on the channel before it actually gets to YouTube. 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