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2025 Honda Pilot
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What's New for the 2025 Honda Pilot
Honda adds a new Black Edition to the Pilot's 2025 lineup. It's the most expensive version of this three-row crossover SUV and features black 20-inch wheels, dark exterior trim, and standard all-wheel drive (AWD). Exclusive red-accented perforations in the leather, red contrast stitching, and red accent lighting set the Black Edition's interior apart from other models.
The Pilot offers seating for up to eight people, a V6 engine, and front-wheel drive (FWD) or AWD.
Pros
- Spacious interior with seating for up to eight
- Lots of standard safety tech and high crash-test ratings
- Six trim options to choose from
Cons
- No hybrid version
- Not as efficient as some gas-fueled competitors
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2025 Honda Pilot Trim Levels
When you buy a 2025 Pilot, you choose from Sport, EX-L, TrailSport, Touring, Elite, and Black Edition trim levels. Eight-passenger seating is standard, except on the TrailSport, which has second-row captain's chairs and accommodates seven people. In all but the Pilot Sport, the middle part of the second-row bench seat is removable.
Every Pilot has a 3.5-liter V6 engine making 285 horsepower and a 10-speed automatic transmission. The Sport, EX-L, and Touring have standard FWD with AWD available as an option. The AWD system is standard on other Pilot trims. When equipped with AWD, the maximum towing capacity is 5,000 pounds.
- Sport
The Pilot Sport features 20-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, passive keyless entry with walk-away automatic locking, and remote engine starting. Inside, the Sport includes three-zone automatic climate control, cloth upholstery, and heated front seats with 10-way power adjustment for the driver's seat. A 7.0-inch digital driver display and a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system are standard, with the latter supporting wired Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto smartphone connectivity.
- EX-L
Building on the base Sport trim, the Pilot EX-L has 18-inch alloy wheels, heated exterior mirrors, and a power liftgate. Leather-trimmed seats are standard on this version of the SUV, along with memory for the driver's settings, second-row window shades, and rear climate controls. A larger 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system upgrades the Pilot with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, SiriusXM satellite radio, and an upgraded audio system.
- TrailSport
The TrailSport is the most rugged version of the Pilot. It has standard AWD, all-terrain tires, and a raised suspension that adds an extra inch of ground clearance. Honda also outfits the Pilot TrailSport with skid plates, a trailer hitch, and front and rear recovery hooks. Equipment-wise, it's mostly outfitted like the EX-L, except with a panoramic sunroof, a heated steering wheel, synthetic leather upholstery with orange stitching, and second-row captain's chairs.
- Touring
Building on the EX-L, the Pilot Touring includes 20-inch alloy wheels and a hands-free power liftgate with a walk-away automatic-closing function. Inside, the Touring features ambient lighting and a panoramic sunroof. The infotainment system provides built-in Wi-Fi hot spot access and a navigation system, and the Touring benefits from a 12-speaker Bose premium sound system.
- Elite
To the Touring, the Pilot Elite adds AWD, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and a heated steering wheel. Interior upgrades include perforated leather-trimmed seats, ventilated front seats, and heated second-row seats. A 10.2-inch digital driver display and a 4.0-inch head-up display are also standard.
- Black Edition
The new-for-2025 Black Edition is equipped like the Elite, but with exclusive blacked-out wheels, black exterior trim, and red-accented interior details.
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2025 Honda Pilot Cargo Capacity and Towing
With all its seats in place, the 2025 Honda Pilot offers 18.6 cubic-feet of cargo space. The SUV's maximum cargo capacity totals 87 cu-ft, and its towing capacity can be as high as 5,000 pounds, depending on the model.
2025 Honda Pilot Fuel Economy
If you want the most fuel-efficient version of the Pilot, get a FWD model, which averages 22 mpg in combined city and highway driving. With AWD, the SUV returns 21 mpg unless you select the Pilot TrailSport, which gets an EPA-rated 20 mpg.
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2025 Honda Pilot Safety Ratings and Features
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 2025 Pilot earns a five-star overall safety score, the agency's highest rating. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) calls the 2025 Pilot a Top Safety Pick. The SUV receives the highest rating of "Good" in all IIHS evaluations except the updated moderate overlap frontal-impact test, where it earned an "Acceptable" rating.
Honda equips every 2025 Pilot with its Honda Sensing collection of advanced driver-assistance systems. They include forward-collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, lane-centering assist, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic alert.
Honda Sensing also equips the Pilot with adaptive cruise control, featuring low-speed following capability and traffic jam assist.
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Christian WardlawChris says his first word was "car." For as long as he can remember, he's been obsessed with them. The design. The engineering. The performance. And the purpose. He is a car enthusiast who loves to drive, but is most passionate about the cars, trucks, and SUVs that people actually buy. He began his career as the editor-in-chief of Edmunds.com in the 1990s, and for more than 30 years has created automotive content for CarGurus, J.D. Power, Kelley Blue Book, the New York Daily News, and others. Chris owns Speedy Daddy Media, has been contributing to Capital One Auto Navigator since 2019, and lives in California with his wife, kids, dog, and 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata.
2025 Honda Pilot Black Edition: First Look
