2013 Honda Pilot

2013 Honda Pilot will probably be the last of a 2009-vintage design generation. Honda is on the right track to launch an all-new replacement for model-year 2014. That leaves the 2013 Pilot as a lame duck, little changed in the 2012 model but still providing solid road manners, an efficiently designed eight-passenger cabin, and decent gas mileage. Around the downside, some of its technology will seem increasingly out of date and it is blocky shape will appear hidebound in a realm of newer, sleeker crossover competition such as the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Equinox, and Kia Sorento.

2013 Honda Pilot might get a new exterior color or two and Honda could commemorate the end of this second-generation version having a special trim package. But it’ll essentially repeat changes contained in the model-year 2012 midcycle freshening. Foremost among these was a new grille design that erased probably the most egregiously ugly aspect of Pilot’s previous exterior detailing. The freshening did little, however, to make this crossover look less trucky versus trendier rivals. Pilot acquired its square-cut profile as part of its last redesign, a model-year 2009 reshaping meant to allow it to be look more macho compared to first-generation 2003-2008 Pilot.

The 2013 Honda Pilot will even continue a model-year 2012 update that gave the dashboard a needed degree of unification. Subtle new colors and shapes, sharper gauge lighting, and simplified climate controls were welcomed but didn’t fully get rid of the instrument panel’s slightly cluttered feel.

The 2013 Honda Pilot will also continue with a solidly constructed cabin that’s deceptively roomy, fitting three rows of seats into a space most rivals reserve for two. Here, Pilot’s upright profile pays off in chair-height comfort for the first two seating rows and surprising space for a few not-too-large adults within the third row. The 2013 Pilot’s overall length will remain midpack for the class, which again means only average overall cargo volume but also a three-row SUV that’s simple to maneuver and garage.

2013 Honda Pilot will offer the majority of the convenience and comfort features available on its competitors, though full parity may have to wait for the 2014 redesign. For example, the lowest priced versions of most newer rivals come with Bluetooth hands-free cell-phone connectivity (which we consider a safety feature) and a USB interface for iPods. Unless Honda loosens its features strategy, the 2013 Pilot will likely still confine Bluetooth to EX models and above. And it’ll probably again limit the USB interface to simply the EX-L and Touring models.

Prices for that 2013 Honda Pilot were not released in time with this review, but unless the automaker introduces a super-high-zoot trim as a going-away gift for this design generation don’t expect much deviation from 2012 Pilot prices. That suggests a 2013 Honda Pilot price range of roughly $29,800-$42,100. (All estimated base prices within this review include the manufacturer’s mandatory destination fee; Honda’s fee for that 2012 Pilot was $810.)

2013 Honda Pilot

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