 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel. I am Goldpony I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we are in the new 2021 Honda pilot 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 what did the check out the new pilot here today for one because I'm going to see Apple Honda's brand new building It's absolutely amazing. It's huge So I did want to see that but also there have been a couple big changes for the 2021 pilot as well We'll of course be going over them and I've always liked the pilot since it first came out And so in this video, we'll be going over everything for performance exterior interior tech sound system all that stuff So what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing It's so as you can imagine there are several different trim levels for the 2021 Honda pilot first one being the LX starting at $32,250 EX for 34,930 EXL for 38 360 Special edition which actually is a new trim level for the 2021 pilot that one starts at $38,960 towing for 42 920 elite for $48,420 and lastly the one we have today being the black edition this one starting at $49,920 and so that was all actually pricing for the front-wheel drive Configurations of all those trims if you wanted to add all-wheel drive you can do that simply add $2,000 to any of those prices So regardless of trim level though, however power plant on all of those trims will be the same for the pilot Powering this beast is going to be a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated v6 putting out 280 horsepower at 6,000 rpm 262 pound-feet of torque available at 4,700 rpm power Of course sent to front wheels or all wheels through a nine speed automatic Which is now standard across the board for the 2021 pilot didn't used to be that way That is yet another change for this new pilot and by the way that nine speed automatic does also come with paddle shifters Which we will be testing out in a little bit here But all in all zero to sixty time comes in and a very impressive 6.3 seconds reason I say very impressive is the fact that if you do some comparisons between the other three row SUVs that the pilot is Competing against let's say the Toyota Highlander seven point two seconds to sixty Hyundai Palisades seven point one seconds So six point three seconds really blows all the other three row SUVs out of the water At least when you're comparing apples to apples so that is pretty darn impressive Then we'll test out the acceleration as well here But MPG numbers come in at 20 in the city 27 on the highway for the front wheel drive 19 city 26 on the highway for the all-wheel drive either way though taking regular Unleaded fuel or the cheap stuff, so that's good But so anyways before we do any kind of fun paddle shifter tester acceleration test or anything like that in the pilot Did want to mention there are some drive modes for the 2021 pilot. It's gonna be intelligent snow mud sand There's also a sport mode if you hit that D slash S button That's how you're gonna put the pilot in drive but that immediately downshifts for you holding the RPMs in a much higher level There's also an econ button by the driver's left knee That is a button I used to use all the time when commuting in my old civics what that does is it essentially limits Throttle response it limits the shift points and it also reduces the climate control ever so slightly but in turn it gives you much better MPG so that mode is gonna be there for you as well and to adjust the off-road driving modes It's actually button just behind that DNS button So that's gonna be where you're gonna go ahead and do that But essentially all those driving modes just adjust things like the shift points throttle response steering sensitivity all-wheel drive system Engagement traction control really quite a bit quite honestly, so that is pretty darn good So what do you guys say now having mentioned all of that? I do have it in that sport mode still So let's go ahead and do a quick little paddle shifter test here Let's see how quickly they're actually gonna react for us here. And here we go guys Not bad Little delay little delay not too bad though But reason paddle shifters are really on SUVs anyways is to do engine braking for example I'm going down a hill right now if it were snowing I would be using those paddle shifters to do a little engine braking because of course if you hit the brakes You might end up sliding so it's not safe But anyways, I would imagine that is why paddle shifters are always on SUVs in the end So most people are not gonna use them anyway So having said that let's do a quick little acceleration now in the new pilot and let's see how quickly we can get this 2021 pilot here up to speed and if it feels like 6.3 seconds, let's give it a shot All right slight downhill here, which is kind of cool. I guess but anyways three two one Oh my gosh Wow That actually really does throw your head into the back of a headrest dang man Did not expect that out of a three-row SUV and I've reviewed I think just about all the three-row SUVs I've done the Palisade. I've done the Explorer. I've done the Highlander This thing is dang quick except for maybe the Explorer ST. That's gonna blow it out of the water But other than that, that's also gonna be more expensive. This thing is quite darn freakin quick for a three-row SUV I like that. That was nice. But so anyways to go along with that acceleration as always Braking is equally important So upfront you will find 12.6 inch ventilated front discs in the back 13 inch solid rear discs As far as that 60 to 0 stopping distance goes it actually comes in at a respectable 120 feet for comparison sake the Highlander comes in at 116 feet Hyundai Palisade comes in at 129 feet So it's got a middle of the pack But really 120 feet is quite impressive I know the Volkswagen Atlas the three-row SUV by Volkswagen that doesn't in 139 feet So again 120 feet is perfectly fine for me and braking feel as with just about all Honda's It's great. There's no issues with brake pedal delay and no soft spots in the braking anything like that So braking feels wonderful in the pilot as well touching on suspension and handling up front You're gonna get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars As far as the ride quality goes one of the things I first noticed in the pilot absolutely amazing I hit some seriously large bumps back there. I got a speed bump actually coming up up here as well The pilot did absolutely wonderful. So it definitely soaks up road imperfections quite nicely here So no issues for me there as far as the steering feel goes it is on the softer side I will say that but with three-row SUVs That's pretty much as expected quite honestly You're not gonna really get as much feedback really with any three-row SUV But I will say if you're looking specifically for steering feel Mazda CX-9 is probably where you're gonna want to be out There but steering feel is just fine though as far as cabin noise goes that is Seriously on point love the lack of cabin noise in the Honda pilot And that's partly due because the pilot does come with acoustic front glass for the EXL trim level and up You will also get acoustic front side glass if you were to go with the touring trim level and up So that's gonna really dead in a lot of those exterior sounds coming into the cabin So for that reason very minimal exterior noise is coming into the cabin. So that's pretty darn cool as well Touching a visibility I can see perfectly fine on the back one of the things I like about the pilot visibility is that there's third row headrests are a little bit on the smaller side of things So a lot of three-row SUVs get very chunky third-row headrest And a lot of times they go up to the ceiling and you can't see anything if you have that third row up Of course you can fold it down But what I'm really trying to say is because of the shape of the pilot and because of this third-row headrest Visibility is just about as good as it's gonna get when it comes to three-row SUVs Also rain-sensing windshield wipers do get added if you go with the elite or the black edition trim level So essentially what that is is the windshield wipers they turn on automatically for you kind of like automatic headlights Whenever the pilot detects any kind of mist or rainfall, so that is going to be there for you as well But that about rounds out the performance segment of this review guys Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of this brand new 2021 Honda pilot. All right here. She is you guys the new 2021 Honda pilot specifically black edition although finished in platinum white. What do you think about that? Apparently it's pretty rare But let's go ahead and start up front on the pilot here up front that grille will differ slightly dependent upon the trim level That you go with actually for example black accents can be found on the special edition and black edition trim levels However, you will get chrome accents Essentially for all other trim levels up front there to the sides led low beam headlights coming standard with all trim levels And of course they will come with that automatic feature meaning when it starts to get dark out at night They are going to turn on automatically for you there LED fog lights can be found for the ex trim level and up down below And you will actually get full led headlights meaning low and high beam If you were to go with the touring trim level and up and of course if you go with the black edition You will find that black edition badging found within that front grille as well and some added black accents of course Throughout the exterior and you guys will see that i'm sure in a little bit But now let's go ahead and make our way to the side of the pilot here And so starting up top roof rails are going to come standard on the special edition trim level and up Rear privacy glass can be found on all trim levels across the board as well as chrome window surrounds With the exception of the black edition of course being black windows surrounds is what you're looking at right now When it comes to the door handles you will actually get black door handles and black side mirrors with the lx trim level And that is going to be a matte black But essentially all other trim levels will give you body colored door handles and body colored power adjustable side mirrors And they will actually be heated with led integrated turd signals If you were to go with the ex trim level and up Then take a look down at the wheel setup They are going to differ pretty substantially dependent upon the trim level that you go with for example 18 inch alloys coming with the lx 18 inch machine finished alloys for the ex and exl 20 inch painted Black alloys for the special edition and black edition trim levels and 20 inch machine finished alloys for the touring and elite trim levels And again you guys can see that lost black striping found in the side skirt portion of the bottom there And that's specific to the black edition trim level So let's go ahead and take a look at the back though of the pilot now It's just starting up top yet again shark fin antenna found up top there just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light Just below that rear window wiper and believe it or not led taillights across the board That is not always the case. So I absolutely love that We'll find some black edition badging if you were to go with the black edition trim level You guys can see that on the right hand side of the lift gate there And of course below it all you actually are going to get a hidden Single exhaust outlet across the board. That's one of those things where it's personal preference I like the exposed exhaust outlets personally, but on the pilot it is hidden But nonetheless, 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 back when it comes to opening that rear lift gate There are a few different ways to go about doing that power lift gate is actually going to come on the EXL trim leveling up and you will get a hands-free lift gate if you were to go with this special Edition trim leveling up. So otherwise the LX and the EX is going to be a manual lift gate So I did want to mention that of course, there is a button on the key fob as well There's also a button on the lift gate itself. You just press that and it's going to automatically open up for you There too. So a couple different ways like I was saying But once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 16.5 cubic feet behind that third row at least If you were to fold that down that bumps it up to 46.8 cubic feet behind the second row And with all rows folded 83.9 cubic feet behind that first row And so for comparison's sake the Highlander comes in at 84.3 So practically identical there and the Hyundai Palisade opposite the 86.4 cubic feet A little bit more space with the Palisade, but still you get plenty back there I will say that the EX trim leveling up is going to give you a 12 volt power outlet in that cargo area You will find cargo lighting for all trim levels across the board for cargo tie-down anchors again for all trim levels Grocery bag hooks back there as well and a decent amount of in-floor storage as well A lot of times with the in-floor storage with three OSCVs It's hit and miss sometimes it is there and it's not that deep But actually with the pilot you do have a decent amount back there. So I did like that But making our way to the third row legroom that's going to come in at 31.9 inches. So for reference I mean even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there Probably better left for small children when it comes to that at least and there are cupholders back there as well Did want to also mention there's some rear ventilation found on the sides there for those third row passengers So that was pretty cool to see as well But making our way to the second row legroom that comes in at 38.4 inches again six feet tall This is how much space I have back there try zoom climate control also coming standard across the board There is rear ventilation, of course, like I was saying across the board. We'll find cupholders back there There's some coat hooks. There's two usb charging ports for the ex l trim level and up Heated second row seats actually come with the touring elite and black edition trim levels Gotta love that and in case anybody was wondering what trim levels get bench seating versus the captain's chairs Bench seating comes with the lx ex ex l and special edition trims. However Captain's chairs comes with the touring elite and black edition So dependent upon the trim level you are going to get a different configuration for those center seats So did want to mention that as well. EXL trim level and up actually also gives you the second row sunshades They are manual sunshades, but they are very nice Anybody who has ever had a newborn or young kids know that power sunshades are absolutely amazing And the ones that come from the factory like this are so much better than the ones you can get at wall mart I will say that from experience as well So love that they are there and of course we have this awesome rear seat entertainment system As well on this one, which I absolutely love it comes with two headphones as well So the kids can put on the headphones and they don't have to disturb the driver and the passenger up front So that is pretty darn cold too. And of course that rear seat entertainment system not only plays blu rays But it can't actually play other things like goldpony youtube videos and so on so I do want to mention that As well, so that was pretty cool that that was there But overall seats are plenty comfortable though, and I loved the panoramic sunroof here We got one in the front, but the rear passengers Also have one back there. So that was pretty darn cold as well But now it's going to make our way to the front seats now on the pilot here Claw seating coming with the lx and ex trims Leather seating coming with the xl trim leveling up heated front seats coming with the ex trim leveling up Actually, you will get ventilated front seats with the elite and black edition and overall again Seats are plenty comfy You do have some black edition stitching towards the top part of the seating at least on our black edition trim level here today Love the red accents with the seating as well. Definitely looks quite nice. So overall no issues whatsoever with the seating I love these little armrests that you can adjust as well. That was pretty cool So you could raise or lower that armrest and it'll stay in that position So when you have things like that it makes going on long road trips a lot easier for you at least in the Pilate here So then take a look at the steering wheel it is tilt and telescoping leather wrapped for the xl trim Leveling up l meaning leather, of course heated steering wheel actually coming with the elite and the black edition trim levels as well They make our way to the startup Let me first start by showing you guys the key here You do have your honda logo on the one side and when you flip it over lock unlock the button to pop the rear hatch And the circular button that is going to be a remote start So as long as the vehicle is locked you can hit that it will start up automatically for you warming it up or cooling it down Depending on what the temperature is like outside That's pretty cool too push button start though coming standard across the board on all trim levels That's going to be located just above the driver's right knee So all I'm going to do is simply put my phone on the brake and press that engine start button there And so but then once started up as far as the gauges go they are pretty nice You got your engine temp all the way to the left fuel information all the way to the right and a fairly large digital display front and center Giving you things like your rpms a digital speedometer also your trip a trip b that's pretty standard But also when you need your next oil change, I found that pretty cool and go through your radio information up there as well That was pretty nice to check out bluetooth information. There's some navigation information up there as well It tells you when to turn left turn right all that fun stuff. So overall, it's a plenty nice get digital gauge cluster I will say it also Lights up different colors dependent upon how you're driving if you're driving more eco friendly It's going to be a little more green if you're driving less eco friendly It's going to be a little more blow. So now it's what you're going over on interior quality power moonroof coming with the EXL trim level and up sunglass holder coming standard for all trim levels It's going to be an overhead sunglass holder found on the roof there Homeland controls for the EXL trim level and up and that can be found just underneath the rear view mirror for up to three different garage doors Conversation mirror coming with the EX trim level and up. That's something on the pilot I've always thought was pretty freaking cool. It's kind of like a school bus mirror We can spy on the rear passenger. So I do like that ambient blue LED lighting for the touring and elite trim level. So I like that the ambient lighting is there I wish Honda would have gave you some options as far as the color choices go rather than just giving you strictly blue But do like that the ambient lighting is there I think I forgot to mention what trims that rear entertainment system comes with that 10.2 inch Rear entertainment center actually comes with the touring elite and black edition trim levels In case I didn't mention it before I don't think I did and actually to insert a blu-ray disc It's going to be found in the front here just underneath the climate control information Just underneath of that though, you have 12 volt power outlet usb charging port a wireless phone charger I thought that was pretty cool And that actually comes on the special edition trim level and up just behind that you'll have dual cup holders And then an absolute Tine of space just behind that really it's one of the deepest cargo areas I've seen in quite a while and you do actually have yet another 12 volt power outlet usb charging port within that as well And there's a little tray that slides forward and back in there too, but yeah a ton of space in that area That was pretty cool But overall interior quality is fine I will say it's not quite as good as some of its competitors actually I think I like the highlanders interior quality a little bit better now I knew the palisade and the telluride has things like suede headliners 64 colors of ambient lighting But overall interior quality is plenty fine for the pilot I would be perfectly happy with it, honestly Then take a look at the tech display at front 5 inch lcd screen coming with the lx trim level 8 inch high resolution color touchscreen display coming with the ex trim level and up either way you get bluetooth audio streaming android auto apple carplay Factory navigation system comes with the touring trim level and up And of course you can check out your radio information up there as well And by the way when it comes to the sound systems on the pilot You will find six speakers with the lx ex exl and special edition trims If you go with the touring trim level and up you're going to get 10 speakers with 590 watts and a subwoofer And I do believe you guys know that is the one we have today So what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn to the radio suit we got playing today and Let's test out the clarity of this one Actually more bass than I expected that was a ridiculous amount of bass for a three row suv at least but Sound system that was very nice. That was plenty fine really kind of overkill for a three row suv And I love it. So sound system is nice But last thing on the tech display I wanted to mention is when you do put the pilot in reverse you will of course find a Rearview camera across the board letting you know who or what is behind you Which is always is going to lead us into safety And so to start the 2021 Honda pilot is an IIHS top safety pick That's always a good start front side side curtain airbags in the back You're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats Rear child door locks back there tire pressure monitoring system But also across the board Honda sensing that comes with every single trim level and that includes collision mitigation braking system Road departure mitigation system adaptive cruise control lane keep assist forward collision warning and lane departure warning as well In addition to that if you were to go with the EX trim level and up You will also get a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert Love that feature as well. But overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the new 2021 Honda pilot Amazing acceleration for a 3-row SUV That's probably the first thing I noticed the acceleration is great in this thing great braking as well So really when it comes to performance the Honda pilot is really above and beyond when it comes to 3-row SUVs at least Average reliability for anybody was looking for that. That's according to consumer reports. That's okay It's not the best, but it's not the worst and really overall the Honda pilot is really nice And I got to say I'm always a little bit partial to Honda But at this point I do however see some areas that I particularly would improve upon if I were Honda For example multicolor ambient lighting. I don't know why I just like different colored ambient lighting For example the tele ride in the palisade offer 64 colors It would be kind of cool if Honda could match that Digital gauge cluster. I'm talking about a full digital gauge cluster would be super nice to say At least on the top trim levels of the pilot as well. Those are always pretty cool Suede headliner I think would be super nice as well kind of up the interior quality a little bit there and overall a very solid pick quite honestly I've had actually several Hondas in my lifetime including an Acura RSX which you guys know Honda makes anyways That was my first car actually so Honda it's definitely been a company I've been very partial to and this is definitely a solid pick But want to hear from you? Let me know what you guys think of the Honda pilot in the comment section below That is about it for this one you guys. 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