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  Great Vehicle compared to MDX - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Suresh Vodapally - August 2 - 12:45 am

  Its been 2 weeks that i bought my new Honda Pilot 2016, overall i am satisfied, thought of buying Acura MDX, settled with Pilot as it is giving all i needed. I really feel its more than worth what i paid, enjoying 6 cylinders performance.

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  Love our Honda Pilot - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Happy Pilot Owner - July 23 - 7:09 pm

  We bought our 2016 Honda Pilot EX with Honda Sensing in November of 2015, so we have had it for a year now. So far so good - no problems whatsoever. We owned a 2004 Honda Pilot prior to the 2016, and had no problems with that vehicle either. We feel that the 2016 is quieter and more comfortable than the 2004. We make good use of the versatility of the 2nd & 3rd row seats: most of the time we keep the 3rd row seat folded down to allow hauling of luggage and other stuff to our vacation cottage, or for those stock-up trips to the local warehouse store. Often we fold the second row seats down too for added hauling space. We have also had 7 adults in this vehicle on several occasions with all the seats in the upright positions. That worked out just fine too. Everyone who has ridden in this Pilot loves it. They remark about how quiet and comfortable the ride is. The Honda Sensing allowed for an additonal discount on the vehicle insurance too. We apprecciate the lane keeper warning, and the comfort in knowing that there is collision avoidance for the front, although that has not ever deployed. We are very happy with this Pilot.

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  Love my new Pilot! - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Justin Wall - July 16 - 1:30 am

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  Brilliant! - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Jen Crown - July 11 - 12:22 am

  My car is amazing! I LOVE it SO much...its like my best friend! If you view consumer reports, do NOT listen to anything they say about the new 9 speed auto-it shifts so smoothly and the buttons are anything but unintuitive. 5 Stars for sure.

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  Fantastic all-around vehicle - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By jeff - May 28 - 6:19 am

  I like everything about my 2016 AWD EX Pilot. Ive driven it around town, along the snaking Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway, and on a 1,000 mile interstate trip. Its very comfortable/roomy, maneuverable/park-able, and pretty darn peppy. So far so fantastic.

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  Love my 2016 Pilot - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Jim - May 28 - 12:55 am

  Hated the look when I first saw the images released online. Saw the White one on the showroom floor and ordered an EX-L with Nav about 30 minutes later after a test drive. Traded in my 2012 Pilot EX-L with RES. Have had it a week and it is just better in every way. I had a 2011 Pilot that I traded in for a 2012 so we really liked that style of vehicle but this is just awesome. Love the Garmin brand NAV. The touch screen radio takes a bout 2 days to get used to but once you do you realize it is so much better and easier than the last consoles layout. The arm rests are great and the storage console between the front 2 seats is perfect compared to the last model. It looks very similar on the inside but just improved in every way. I hope the 2017 CR-V compares to these updates and the exterior gets tweaked so the lines are comparable to the Pilot. If so I will be trading in my 2012 Accord SE for the CR-V touring. Fingers crossed. I cant believe we hated the first images as much as we did and now this is our Favorite we have ever purchased!!!

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  I love it. - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By jeonghyun Lee - May 19 - 12:10 am

  Everything good

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  Honda Pilot Touring - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Krishna - March 8 - 9:23 pm

  Looks great and got all the tech needed. Im loving it

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  Loving our 2016 Pilot Touring AWD! - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By JAG305 - February 28 - 11:53 am

  My wife and I read a lot of reviews prior to purchasing our 2016 Honda Pilot at the end of December, 2016. There were so many reviews/complaints about the 9-speed transmission that comes standard in the Touring and Elite models, that we were completely scared off of those trim levels, at least initially. We test drove a Pilot EX model, which has the old 6-speed transmission that wed had in our older Pilot. We didnt even want to test drive the Touring model because of the 9-speed transmission. But then we did. And we loved it. And after three months and trips through the mountains, on flat terrain, in city traffic, sitting on highways in traffic, and etc... there is absolutely not a single complaint that we have about the 9-speed transmission. In fact, i can say with all honesty that it is the smoothest transmission Ive ever experienced. Up-shifting and downshifting is smooth and nearly imperceptible, no matter what the terrain. The tranny is very smooth and responsive as well. My brother in law, who knows cars well, drove our car (and knew nothing about the transmission complaints in the reviews), and the first comment he made was that the transmission was incredibly smooth and quiet. That was totally unprompted (I didnt ask him, "so what did you think of the transmission" or anything to that effect). The Pilot has loads of room for our family of five and the dog, on long trips, and has plenty of power for the mountains. The Touring model has a number of bells & whistles that we like that just dont come on the EX (including that very quiet, smooth transmission). One thing that we appreciate the most is the extra sound proofing material in the Touring that doesnt come on the EX model. Its makes our Pilot noticeable quieter than the cheaper model. Test drive both in succession and Im sure youll agree. The Honda Sensing takes some getting used to, but its really handy, especially on long trips. The braking on the adaptive cruise control can jolt if a car cuts in front of you, but i dont understand why people would complain about that. Of course the brakes will apply if someone cuts in front of you! In any event, three months and counting and we love our pilot and havent had a single issue with it, except for some Bluetooth connectivity weirdness. When my wifes and my phones are in the car at the same time, we sometimes having trouble connecting to the phone of our choice. Who knows whether thats more user error than technical glitch. As for the absence of a radio volume knob - that s no big deal. We love having what is ineffect an iPod in the dash rather than some old analog knobs. Great SUV. We highly recommend.

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  Gets the job done. - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Monsieur Lamberto - February 27 - 1:29 pm

  As the owner of both a high-end European sports car, and a Comfortable full sized SUV, I didnt even want to look at the Honda Pilot. I was looking at Range Rovers, BMWs, Mercedes, Toyotas, and a host of other vehicles that I thought would be more to my liking. I nearly barfed when I saw Hondas advertising for this vehicle, which was such a turnoff it took me an extra week to drag myself down to the Honda dealership. Im not a middle aged formerly cool guy whos trying to recapture my youth and now realizing I have to capitulate to living vicariously though my children in order to realize the dreams I used to have before the perils of marriage, parenthood and middle age robbed them from me Honda. Thats basically just offensive. After I got over the advertising, I did manage to test drive this car. And its actually a really good ride. Its got a fairly good technology package (though nobody is doing it like Tesla, and Honda needs to be more aggressive in pushing OTA updates and whatnot), incredibly comfortable seats, and everything just makes sense. Ive been in every other vehicle in its class, and its the best one by a mile, plus its really quiet. I did NOT like the 2wd version the pilot, because it has significant body flex and actually wasnt that hard to squeal the tires coming out of parking lots (minivan style). Things are thought out, just work, etc. The only weirdness is the audio inputs being such a focus on the entertainment package and inexplicable lack of volume knob (seriously, did you hire Apple engineers because that idea was just terrible). Fortunately, the steering wheel controls are an adequate alternative for the driver, though the car lacks a mute button (its buried under the touchscreen volume, which means to mute you have to do multiple actions while driving - basically just fail on Hondas UX for the feature). Seeing as that is my only major complaint about the car, I have to admit that were pretty satisfied. We also installed a tow hitch, and 5000 pounds is pretty good. Not too happy that we had to spend another 1300+ to get it installed however, because its not standard. If youre looking for a family hauler thatll keep its value, its a good ride. The only downside is the fuel economy, which is pretty awful for a car of its size, but standard for the class. Its GREAT on the highway (25+), but in day-to-day driving its pretty awful. For perspective our Chevy Tahoe gets 2-3+ mpg better.