4/23/2024 0 Comments 2019 honda pilot navigation updateOne of our qualms with these systems is that they either shut off and the car gets warm because the A/C is off, or to keep the car cool, they run all the time anyway. There’s also a larger air-conditioning capacity. One more powertrain-related change is also worth mentioning: The stop-start system is improved with a quicker startup, which makes it less intrusive. ![]() It’s an unfortunate bit of discordance with the rest of the Pilot’s pretty good and very smooth driving experience. It ends up feeling like a one-or two-second delay. A quick punch of the accelerator pedal is met with delay, and the transmission never seems to grab the right gear the first time. However, while passing, I found the transmission still falls flat. There’s no more trying to time stoplights a beat early to get off the line quickly. The Pilot is smoother from a launch, removing the quick 1st-to-2nd gear-change makes the Pilot respond more positively to throttle inputs the result is more linear initial acceleration and better responsiveness. If you’re in Sport mode or select off-road modes (Mud and Sand), the transmission will default to 1st gear, or it will kick down naturally if you mash the throttle.ĭo the changes work? Yes and no. For example, now, most of the time the transmission launches in 2nd gear because Honda says that’s smoother from a stop. Honda updated the transmission with new internal components including clutch material and actuators, which Honda says helps it shift smoother, and that the software for the transmission is also updated. The six-speed had fewer gears to choose from, but it was unburdened from these issues, which made it easier to live with. Our complaints for the Pilot’s transmission centered on rough shifts and hesitant acceleration, from a stop and traveling at speed. Previously, the nine-speed was an example of more gears, more problems. I use the word “upgrade” loosely - the six-speed has fewer gears but was our preferred transmission for the Pilot. Lower-priced LX, EX and EX-L trim levels get a six-speed automatic, while the more expensive Touring and Elite models upgrade to the nine-speed automatic. The Pilot has a 280-horsepwer, 3.5-liter V-6, but the transmission it pairs to varies. (Per our ethics policy, pays for its own lodging and transportation at such automaker-sponsored events.) Troubled Transmission Gets Updated Are those changes enough to satisfy us? I spent a day in the 2019 Pilot driving around Southern California to find out. ![]() The Pilot had the same strengths and weaknesses in both tests: its interior quality, storage spaces and excellent visibility were big positives, but we didn’t like its nine-speed automatic transmission, multimedia system and third-row spaciousness.įor the 2019 Pilot, Honda directly addressed two of those qualms: The transmission receives hardware and programming updates, and the multimedia system is swapped with a brand-new unit. Related: Updates for 2019 Put Honda Pilot Back on Flight Path The Pilot was fully redesigned in 2016 and won our test, but its reign was short lived: Fast forward to 2017, and the Pilot dropped all the way to third, lapped by the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and redesigned 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. The Honda Pilot, which participated in two of our recent Three-Row SUV Challenges, went from winner to third place in just one year. ![]() Three-row SUVs have become a battleground class for automakers as the family-friendly utility vehicles are more popular than ever before.
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