2025 Honda Pilot
The 2025 Honda Pilot marks the third year of this model's fourth generation, presenting a rugged yet refined presence in the three-row SUV segment. This large crossover seats up to eight people, making it versatile for many types of travel, including as a daily driver for the family, a weekend adventure vehicle, or an off-road vehicle for outdoor enthusiasts. The 2025 model also introduces a range of new attributes, including the Black Edition trim.
You now have six different trims to choose from for the Honda Pilot: the Sport, the EX-L, the TrailSport, the Touring, the Elite, and finally the top-of-the-line Black Edition. The latter is a new trim that adds several upscale features to the slate, including an aggressive appearance. It boasts both exterior and interior garnishes that help set it apart from the rest of the Honda planet.
On the exterior, the Black Edition has 20-inch Gloss Black aluminum alloy wheels, as well as a matching grille and side mirror housings. There are blackout treatments for the front fascia, door garnishes, and bumper. The exterior is topped off with exclusive trim badging. It has an upscale interior with red-accented perforated leather upholstery and red contrast stitching on the steering wheel and alongside the door panels. Additionally, red accent lighting illuminates the front dashboard and center console, with Black Edition logos embossed on the front seats.
MSRP: $40,200[a]
Horsepower: 285
Cargo Space: 87 cu.ft.
MPG city/hwy: 19/27[b]
Embracing Powerful Performance
It has a drive mode system equipped for different types of driving, from casually running errands or commuting to tackling sand dunes and dirt hills. Its seven total modes include Normal, Econ, Sport, Snow, Trail, Sand, and Tow. You can seamlessly switch between these modes as you need them. Are you planning a camping trip and need to tow a large camper or boat to your destination spot? No problem, as the 2025 Pilot can tow up to 5,000 lbs when properly equipped.
Honda's three-row SUV also comes equipped with Hill Descent Control, so if you're moving down a muddy pathway or dealing with a slick slope, the active brake control helps ensure you maintain stability. This is offset by the fact that the Pilot is finely engineered with a properly tuned suspension, providing excellent maneuverability and handling, whether you're on the street or on a gravel path. The independent suspension provides a smooth ride, regardless of the destination. With the available all-terrain tires and roof rails, you can tackle all sorts of outdoor obstacles and keep your cargo secure while doing so.
A Sweet Driver Assistance Suite
Powerful and efficient performance is excellent to have, but being able to responsibly utilize it is even more important, and Honda makes this possible through the automated driver assistance features of the Honda Sensing suite. This suite of awareness features helps keep the Pilot stable, alert, and confident in any situation, as well as mitigating collision damage where possible. This system is the cornerstone of safety for the 2025 Pilot.
With Honda's "Safety for Everyone" approach to vehicle design, you can benefit from conventional safety features, including SmartVent airbags, three-point seatbelts for all seating positions, and an automatic seatbelt tensioning system. Additionally, you have lower anchors and tethers for children, also known as LATCH, which is perfect for those with young children who travel in car seats. With added features like child-proof rear door locks, a rear-seat reminder, and a seatbelt reminder, the 2025 Pilot meets all your basic safety needs. But Honda goes a step further.
The Honda Sensing suite enhances the passive safety features with a driver attention monitor, ensuring drivers stay alert and aware of their surroundings, whether commuting along the highway or traversing dirt trails. Together with lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, and road departure mitigation, the Pilot helps ensure you stay centered and secure on every drive. In fact, to enhance visibility, the Pilot has auto high beams, an LED lighting array, and an available multi-view camera system, allowing you to get a clear view of your surroundings.
Additionally, features like electronic brake distribution and low-speed brake control help bring the Pilot to a halt, depending on the traffic conditions. This is complemented by features like the cross-traffic monitor and blind spot information system, so you have a good idea of when vehicles are pulling up beside you or in your blind spot. Coupled with the traffic jam assist and traffic sign recognition systems, it's easy to see how the Pilot can be useful for commuting on the highway as well as for navigating congested inner-city traffic.
Lots of Convenience and Comfort
With seating for up to eight people across three rows, the Pilot's upholstery is available in cloth, synthetic leather, or full leather. You can also easily get in and out of the vehicle thanks to the one-touch, fold-flat second-row seats and the flat-folding third-row bench seat. This makes it convenient if you need to use the Pilot for storing your items, where you have up to 87 cu.ft. of cargo volume to make use of for your cargo.
You can also enjoy plenty of comfort with up to ten-way power front seats with two-way lumbar support and memory settings. This makes it convenient to automatically set the seats to your preferred position once you get behind the wheel so that you can streamline your commutes in the Pilot. Best yet is that the Pilot has available heated and ventilated front seats, so you can stay warm during the cold seasons and cool during the warm seasons.
Other accessibility features include push-button start with remote access, making it easy to get in and get going quickly, as well as storage features such as sunglasses holders, seatback slots, a multi-functional center console, and beverage holders. Soft-close automatic power front and second-row windows, illuminated steering-wheel-mounted controls, and cargo area lights improve convenience whether you're storing items for work, going grocery shopping, or packing school supplies for the kids.
Features like the hidden storage and garment hooks also give the Pilot functional use for a wide variety of purposes. Comfort features, such as the floor mats and leather-wrapped steering wheel, also ensure a balanced blend of refinement and practicality among its features. And the tri-zone automatic climate control with air filtration makes the 2025 Pilot an excellent all-season family vehicle. From daily school runs to long weekend road trips, the Pilot ensures everyone rides in comfort.
Highlights of Modern Technology
A significant area of the 2025 Honda Pilot that complements its comfort and convenience is the array of tech features that enhance its modern appeal. In line with the convenience features, the HomeLink Remote System allows you to easily and conveniently open the garage door remotely, as well as access connected smart devices from the driver's seat. Another added tech convenience is the optional four-inch head-up display, which projects telemetry and turn-by-turn navigation support onto the lower windshield, allowing you to keep your eyes on the road.
Additionally, a 10.2-inch digital driver information display is available, which displays important drive data in a customizable format. An accompanying seven-inch or nine-inch touchscreen provides ample infotainment access and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. Bluetooth likewise lets you stream audio from your smartphone. You can even make phone calls or send texts using the Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, which makes access to your necessary tech safe and reliable.
You can keep your devices charged using USB charging ports or the available wireless phone charger, and you can stay connected using the available Wi-Fi hotspot. The Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System enables you to easily navigate to your destination using voice-over commands and avoid rush hour traffic with the Honda HD Digital Traffic support. Best of all, you can enjoy your favorite tunes using the seven-speaker audio system, or opt for the Bose Premium Sound System, boasting twelve speakers and a subwoofer, for the highest quality audio.
Start Shopping for Your 2025 Pilot
Great performance, robust safety, and a large selection of tech and convenience features make the 2025 Honda Pilot an excellent choice for discerning shoppers. As a three-row SUV with spacious seating, generous cabin amenities, and a rugged persona, you can get a lot out of the Honda Pilot if you're looking for a versatile crossover that provides equal amounts of travel capabilities and adaptable comfort.
If this sounds like the kind of high-quality SUV that begs to be driven, schedule a test drive of the 2025 Pilot here at Route 22 Honda. We're more than happy to help you get behind the wheel of an amazing Pilot that fits your needs so you can reach your destinations with a smile.
[a] MSRP excluding tax, license, registration, $1,495 destination charge, and accessories. Dealer prices may vary. MSRP does not include $455 charge for premium colors.
[b] 19 city/27 highway/22 combined mpg rating for 2WD trims. 19 city/25 highway/21 combined mpg rating for non-TrailSport AWD trims. 18 city/23 highway/20 combined mpg rating for TrailSport. Based on 2024 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions, and other factors.