Model Year | 2015 | 2015 | |
Model | Honda Pilot | Honda Odyssey | |
Engine | 3.5L V6 OHC-4v 186 kW@5700 343 Nm@4800 |
3.5L V6 w/DoD OHC-4v 185 kW@5700 339 Nm@4800 |
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Transmission | 5-speed automatic | 6-speed automatic | |
Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr SUV | 4dr Minivan, ext. | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,774 mm | 3,000 mm | -1 mm |
Length | 4,862 mm | 5,154 mm | -1 mm |
Width | 1,994 mm | 2,012 mm | -1 mm |
Height | 1,803 mm | 1,737 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,950 kg | 1,994 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 79 L | 79 L | 0 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,016 mm | 1,008 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,562 mm | 1,636 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,488 mm | 1,478 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,052 mm | 1,039 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 1,011 mm | 1,003 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,580 mm | 1,613 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,445 mm | 1,679 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 978 mm | 1,039 mm | 977 mm |
Headroom, Row 3 | 970 mm | 965 mm | 5 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 1,496 mm | 1,547 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 1,229 mm | 1,229 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 3 | 815 mm | 1,077 mm | 814 mm |
Total Legroom | 2,845 mm (over 3 rows) | 3,155 mm (over 3 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 510 L | 1,087 L | 509 L |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 1,351 L | 2,636 L | -1 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 2,464 L | 4,205 L | -2 L |
2015 Honda Pilot Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2016 | According to their spec sheets, the Ford Explorer and Nissan Pathfinder have more rear legroom than the new Honda Pilot. In practice, though, the Pilot's rear legroom feels at least as generous as theirs--I suspect some creative measuring--and well ahead of what you'll find in a Toyota Highlander. The Pilot's second-row seat isn't as high off the floor as the Ford Explorer's, but is more comfortably positioned than the low benches in the GM crossovers and the Pathfinder. The Elite trim level includes captains chairs, so it can only seat up to seven people. With a second-row split bench, other Pilots can seat eight people. The Pilot's largest seating advantage is its third row. Unlike in most crossovers, the cabin remains broad in the "way back," so there's enough shoulder room for three passengers. The Highlander's third-row bench, though also designed for three passengers, is somewhat narrower and lacking in legroom. Only the GM crossovers roughly match the new Pilot in third-row space as well as passenger capacity. The Pilot's seats are positioned so that the view forward from each is open, further enhancing perceived roominess. see full Honda Pilot review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2015 Honda Pilot.
2015 Honda Odyssey Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | I test a large crossover and think, "This third-row seat isn't bad." Then I drive a minivan and marvel at home much roomier it is inside than even the roomiest crossovers. This advantage increases the farther back in the vehicle you sit. Back in the third row, it's simply no contest. Among minivans, the Odyssey is the roomiest of the bunch. It's the only minivan with over 40 inches of legroom in each of its three rows. Total up the differences in the official specs, and the Toyota Sienna comes up nearly ten inches short (though the difference doesn't seem nearly so large in reality, maybe an inch or two). A Chrysler Town & Country? Over fourteen inches. A Toyota Highlander crossover has legroom specs similar to the Chrysler minivan, but its third row feels much more cramped. Moral of the story: don't trust the specs, sit in the cars yourself. In cabin breadth, the official specs have the Odyssey about equal to the Town & Country and a little narrower than the Sienna, but subjectively both the Honda and the Toyota feel broader and more open than the Chrysler. Then there's access to the rear rows. The feature most associated with minivans, their sliding side doors, are easier to open in tight parking spaces and provide a much larger opening. In terms of seat comfort, the Odyssey falls a little short of the Sienna, if only because it doesn't offer lounge chair-like legrests in the second row. Then again, for anyone over five feet tall to use these in the Toyota the second row seat must be slid back so far as to render the third row unusable. Either minivan has more comfortable second-row seats than most crossovers, including the Highlander, and third-row comfort is simply no contest. The Chrysler's second row seats aren't as comfortable, as they are more thinly constructed to enable them to fold beneath the floor. The Odyssey, Sienna, and Highlander can each be equipped to carry eight passengers (though the lounge seats in the Sienna eliminate one spot, and the three in the third row of the Highlander best have short legs). The Chrysler minivans can only seat seven. see full Honda Odyssey review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2015 Honda Odyssey.