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2010 Honda Pilot
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Any word yet on color selections for the 2010 Pilot? Features/Specs?
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2010 HONDA PILOT CHANGES
Styling: Pilot earns crossover cred by blending the blocky profile and high ground clearance of an SUV with a car-type unibody structure. Peel its sheet metal and you’ll find not a truck frame but basically the same chassis used by Honda’s Odyssey minivan (and by the MDX crossover from Honda’s premium Acura division). The 2009 redesign wisely inflated Pilot’s exterior dimensions only slightly, so this wagon remains the most maneuverable eight-seat SUV on the market. Honda also responded to first-generation Pilot owners who said they wanted tougher styling. So the 2010 Honda Pilot gamely wears a caboole of trucky cues: exaggerated fender flares, sapling-thick roof pillars, a flat-nose front end. The grille appears inspired by a tie clip seen on “Mad Men.” And it’s not going to change for 2010.
Mechanical: The 2010 Honda Pilot boasts impressive engine and driveline engineering. Extracting the most efficiency from its lively, smooth 250-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6 is Honda’s advanced Variable Cylinder Management system. This automatically transitions the engine back and forth between six, four, or three cylinders as sensors determine the best balance of fuel economy and power. All Pilots are available with front-wheel drive or Honda’s Variable Torque Management all-wheel drive. Pilot’s not designed for serious off-roading, so its AWD system does not have low-ranging gearing. It’s instead designed to improve grip in all conditions, even on dry roads, and pushing a dashboard button does lock in a front-rear torque split for maximum low-speed traction. Honda says 65 percent of Pilots are ordered with AWD. The sole transmission is a five-speed automatic.
Features: The 2010 Honda Pilot comes in four levels of trim: base LX, midrange EX, leather-upholstered EX-L, and top-of-the-line Touring. Honda doesn’t offer factory options, but does subdivide the various models to make available just about every comfort and convenience feature. These include power heated front seats, sunroof, Bluetooth phone link, USB connection for iPod and other MP3 devices, navigation with voice recognition, rearview camera, and rear DVD entertainment. Pilot is among the few SUVs with anchor positions for four child safety seats. And it can carry a 4-foot-wide plywood sheet laid flat. All models come with antilock four-wheel disc brakes, traction control, and an antiskid system. Standard are head-protecting curtain side airbags designed to deploy in side collisions as well as in impending rollovers. Front bucket seats and second- and third-row bench seats are standard; second-row captain’s chairs aren’t available. The second and third rows each hold three occupants, and both split and fold.
http://iguida.com/2010-honda-pilot
2009 Tourings are scare, so 2010 Tourings come to rescue.
The bad economy hijacked Honda’s plans for a 30-mpg diesel V-6 Pilot with it.
Any word on any financing specials like on the odyssey's and civics?
Elizabeth
We have a 2006 EX-L Odyssey with NAV and RES. From our experience, an aftermarket GPS is the way to go. They are much more accurate, can be updated online for free, etc. Our Odyssey's NAV has an older source disk (2005) and many neighborhoods are not listed. The new source disk would cost more than a nice Garmin.
We are buying a Pilot and really like the Bluetooth and the Auto Liftgate on the Touring. Once again, we added the Bluetooth from Best Buy to our Odyssey aftermarket for $250 and skipped the power liftgate. As scarce as the Tourings are, and with the Honda website featuring 2010s already, it should be a great time to get an EX-L 2009 for $6000+ off MSRP.
Look for the interest rates to go down in June or July to move the excess 2009 Pilots.
By the way, I have a loaded Mazda CX-9 and the NAV is just not as good as the portable ones my friends have. They are super accurate. Garmin and Tom Tom
Elizabeth
The sterling gray and nimbus gray color are replaced by new color: polished metal metallic
Only Red and Mocha offer Beige interior, rest are Black or Gray interior.
Elizabeth
There is a WHITE Touring w/RES&NAV in Salt Lake
197.3 Mile(s) from Phoneix AZ
Ken Garff Honda Salt Lake
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Price $40,864
Condition New
Mileage 11
Trim 4WD 4dr Touring w/RES & Navi
Trans 5-Speed Automatic with OD
Exterior Color White
Interior Color Not Provided
Stock No. 1H9986
Vin 5FNYF48949B054279
I like my CX-9 (touring model), it drives great, and has had no problems, but I want more of a truck/suv feel and we love our Honda Odyssey.
Just waiting on rates to drop or a bigger incentive.
mike
Any clue when 2010 Touring inventory will be available in CA?
Has anyone ever heard of this? I was planning on installing remote start soon anyway, but this is ridiculous.
Is there a Honda branded remote starter available?
Or do I need to buy after-market part and have the Honda dealer install?
If the dealer does not install, would it void the warranty offered by Honda?
Thanks!
Here's what is not great about it in my opinion:
- The fob is very large.
- The range on the fob is not particularly good compared with after-market
- You cannot unlock the car remotely after remote starting it.
- Once the car is unlocked, it automatically shuts off (This was really the deal breaker for me)
- There are a whole host of restrictions as to when the car will allow itself to be started.
The dealer recommended I purchase an after-market system which would do more and be cheaper too. The dealer would not install an after-market one though.
The downside is that an after-market system WILL void the warranty. Not the entire warranty, but it does void whatever areas it affects. For example, I imagine it could void the warranty on parts of the electrical system and maybe the starter.
Apparently on a 2010 Pilot, if the ground wire from the rear window to the multiplex is not properly connected, the car gains remote start capabilities without having to install any equipment.
The service department did say it's probably not good to have a loose wire (not that I experienced any side effects besides for remote start), so they "fixed" it.
I'd love to hear if anyone would experiment cause in retrospect it was pretty cool. It was more functional than the offical Honda remote start and did not require any equipment or extra fob.
I am disappointed that:
1) Honda does not offer a remote start as "standard" feature
2) if you pay extra to install, it does not perform to expectations
Which after-market brand would you recommend? Do you plan to install the after-market part? Thanks again.
When we picked up our 2010 EX-L, we were provided a list of items that the dealer would set to our desired options, like automatic door-lock , when placed in drive, , when starting to move, never, etc.
It is my wife's vehicle so she chose her options. The other day she noted the "daytime running lights" and asked if they can be turned off. The owners manual simply details that they work when the lights are not turned on, etc. She was certain that that was one of the options during the delivery process.
So ... Can the dealer set options be changed and specifically the turning off of the day time running lights
thanks
The service dept guy told me about one that you can start the car with your cell phone. He said it was an Alltel thing. I'm guessing that means Verizon too now. Sounded really cool.
The manual gives instructions on how to set the door locks.
thanks
I have a Pilot EX and am considering to install a wireless backup camera.
I looked at this one:
http://reviews.cnet.com/other-car-components/vr3-vrbcs300w-wireless-back/4505-67- 30_7-32317312.html
"Despite its claim to be wireless, the device requires two sets of wires: one to connect the rear-facing camera to the vehicle's reverse-light circuit (if your car does not come with a pre-existing hole for a license-plate light, then you will have to drill one yourself, which may be a deal-breaker for some drivers),"
Could someone tell me, if there is already such a hole on Pilot 2010 Ex? Where is it? (I haven't been able to find it yet)
Thanks!
This is an awesome remote, its really cool looking too. It cost less than Honda's junk remote and included an alarm.
1) Did you install the remote starter yourself?
2) Will this void the Honda warranty on your vehicle?
3) Which website did you use to buy the Avital?
Thanks again.
We still love our Pilot, this is just something we learned the hard way and so I'm here to warn others not to store your jumper cables in the bottom hatch in the back.
Subaru has by-pass switch on the hatch panel to open the locked hatch, not from outside but inside.
There is a round blanking plug below and just to the left of the latch. Remove the plug and with your finger or screwdriver you should be able to release the locking mechanism.
The circular plug was easily removed via a flathead driver. The mechanism needed to be lifted upwards clock-wise from 9:00 to 12:00, and then hatch could open. It's so thoughtful that Subaru designed these little things so that we could fix things ourselves should they go wrong.
Honda please take notice.
There are three homelink buttons just below rearview mirror.
I have Wayne Dalton garage door opener installed in 2002
Thanks
Please note it is recommended to have new batteries in your handheld garage door transmitter prior to programming and pull your vehicle complete outside of the garage because the door will activate during programming
1. For first time training, press and hold the two outer HomeLink buttons, releasing only when the HomeLink indicator light begins to flash after 20 seconds. (Do not perform this step when training the additional HomeLink buttons.)
2. Hold both the handheld transmitter button and the HomeLink button you would like to program until the HomeLink flashes slowly then rapidly (then release both buttons)
3. Press and hold the HomeLink button you just programmed. If the garage door opens/closes then programming is complete. If it does not then proceed to step 4.
4. Get a ladder and press and release the “learn” button on the back of your garage door motor head
5. Within 30 seconds get back into your vehicle and press end release the HomeLink button you just programmed up to 3 times or until your garage door activates. Programming is complete.
Note: To program the remaining two Homelink® buttons, begin with “Programming”
step two. Do not repeat step one.
If you need further assistance, please call HomeLink Customer care at 1-800- 355-3515.
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"!" : Vehicle exhaust contains carbon monoxide, a dangerous gas. Do not run the vehicle's engine while programming HomeLink. Exhaust gas can cause serious injury or death. When programming a garage door opener, it is advised to park outside of the garage.
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I followed the steps and had to go through step 4 without anyluck. Called HomeLink and found out if you have Wayne Dalton garage door opener with Black color cable hanging from the end of the motor casing unit then you can not program HomeLink buttons in Honda Pilot. What a bummer. I have to get an extra garage door remote oh well ..........
I like the concept of the illuminated running boards but how "lit up" are the standard illuminated running boards that Honda sells?
I am wondering if any aftermarket sellers make something that is illuminated but also steel or chrome? Any leads?
but there are lots of places selling them just punch in car dash kits on ur search bar
We are looking to install running boards with illumination that will turn on the the cars dome light system when the car starts and doors are open.
On the one hand, it's probably useful to have the camera aimed that low just in case something is right behind and below the car (though the handle blocks part of that view). But it still seems odd when I look at the screen to have an obstruction across the bottom.
Does everyone else have this? Is it normal, or is my camera misaligned? We had this system on an Ody and it was not obstructed, but it also did not have a handle that jutted out like the Pilot. Thanks.