The 2022 Honda Pilot is one of our favorite three-row SUVs thanks to its spacious, thoughtfully designed interior and smooth ride. Added bonuses include better-than-average fuel economy as well as a smooth, powerful V6 engine. The Pilot pretty much had the class covered until the Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade came along and shook things up. It's rumored that Honda's looking to redesign the aging Pilot for 2023 it's been around in its current guise since 2016 to put it back on top of this family-friendly class.
For now, though, Honda is tightening the belt by discontinuing the LX and EX, which were previously the Pilot's two most affordable trims. That means the 2022 Pilot lineup starts out with the EX-L. This won't matter much if you were shopping for a nicely equipped SUV to begin with, but budget shoppers will no doubt be put off by the Pilot's higher starting price this year. Within the three-row midsize SUV class, we think the Palisade and Telluride are still top of the pack. There's also the roomy Volkswagen Atlas and refined Mazda CX-9 to consider. But overall, the Pilot does a lot of things very well and has few major pitfalls.
Honda Pilot models
The 2022 Honda Pilot is a three-row midsize SUV that comes in five trim levels: EX-L, SE (or Special Edition), Touring, Elite and Black Edition. The EX-L, SE and Touring models have seating for eight, though second-row captain's chairs which reduce capacity to seven — are optional on the Touring. The captain's chairs are standard for the Elite and Black Edition trims. All Pilots are powered by a 3.5-liter V6 (280 horsepower, 262 lb-ft of torque) paired to a nine-speed automatic transmission. EX-L, SE and Touring models come with standard front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive. All-wheel drive is standard on Elite and Black Edition models.
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