With the liberalization of the domestic three-child policy, the seven-seat SUV has become an important area of successive layout of major car companies, such as the emergence of Toyota's new Highlander and GAC Trumpchi GS8 and other models, which is enough to show that this field will be a "must-compete place" for more car companies in the future.
However, Honda, which also has a huge advantage in China, does not seem to have officially launched a 7-seat SUV, and even if it is positioned in a medium-sized SUV, it is only a 5-seat crown road /UR-V, so at present, Honda may really need to introduce a new 7-seat SUV, such as this Honda Pilot (pilot) is very suitable.
Given that the current Honda Pilot is the third generation model, born in 2015, its shape can be seen to continue many of the design elements on Honda's old model, while the current Sale in North America is the third-generation mid-generation redesigned Pilot. It is reported that the starting price of the new car is 39,100 US dollars, which is about 249,000 yuan.
It is worth noting that the new generation of models has been in the road test phase. It is reported that it will also share the same platform with Acura MDX.
Looking back at the models in the Honda SUV family, the UR-V is basically different from the CR-V and XR-V of the family, in contrast, the Honda Pilot's style is closer to the latter. Although the style of the car is a bit of an American design, the relatively full body shape also makes it more like a "large CR-V", which can also be regarded as a family inheritance.
After all, the Honda Guandao/UR-V is only a Chinese special model, and the vehicle design comes from the Honda ConceptD, which was first unveiled in 2015.
Although it is also a medium-sized SUV, the Pilot has a length, width and height of 4991/1996/1793 mm and a wheelbase of 2819 mm, which is even better than the Highlander.
In terms of interior, the car as a whole adopts a relatively traditional and conservative layout, and the overall style tends to be home design.
But in fact, in this era of technological intelligence, this interior style is obviously a bit backward.
In the rear part, the car provides a "2+2+3" seven-seat layout and a "2+3+3" eight-seat layout, which is also to maximize the seating space in the car.
In terms of power, the car is currently equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 engine in overseas markets, with a maximum power of 206 kilowatts, a peak torque of 355 Nm, a transmission system matching a 9-speed manual transmission, and some models are equipped with AWD four-wheel drive systems.
As we all know, due to the impact of emission policies, even if the car is introduced, it is impossible to carry a 3.5-liter V6 engine, but it is enough to replace it with the 2.0T power system of Guandao, after all, the two are similar in power parameters.
If the car enters the domestic market, the most direct competitor of the car is the Toyota Highlander, after all, the car is currently in the North American market.
Toyota Highlander
Guidance price: 25.88-34.88 million yuan
However, as a medium-sized 7-seat SUV positioning, domestic competitors will also have more.
Ford Sharp Boundary
Guidance price: 22.98-30.98 million yuan
Buick Encore Plus
Guidance price: 22.99-30.99 million yuan
As the Chinese auto market gradually matures, the Toyota brand has also realized the need to increase the launch of models in China, so it has a more refined family formation layout, just the SUV market, from small positioning to medium positioning covers five (10 models) models.
In contrast, although Honda is Toyota's largest Japanese rival in China, its product layout is indeed inferior to Toyota, and its domestic SUV product matrix is obviously unable to meet the needs of domestic consumers, after all, the highest series is only a 5-seat model, so Honda has no reason not to consider the introduction of this seven-seat SUV - pilot.
Netizen 1: Really want to introduce, Highlander does not have to be arrogant enough to "increase the price and wait for the car"!
Netizen 2: Why are they all AT abroad and CVT at home?
Netizen 3: Why is it not domestic? Doesn't Honda look at Highlander's fire and blush?
Netizen 4: On the 250,000 no one bought Honda, this price point only Volkswagen and Toyota.
Netizen 5: If you want to force Honda to introduce and match the engine suitable for China for the pilot, you must resolutely resist the purchase of Guandao and UR-V.