2022 Honda Pilot Black Edition

[sandydandy]

Those of you keeping up in my "2022 Sucks" thread in the Open Road know that I recently got a 2022 Pilot. This is a 5-year lease. I absolutely love it. It's in Sonic Gray Pearl. We badly needed a replacement for the old 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe, and this is it. It's a 7-seater and is a remarkable driving machine. It drives like a dream and has all the toys I could ever want, and all latest tech and LED lighting. I haven't gone through the manual yet, so I don't fully understand all the fancy stuff, but I've been driving Honda/Acura for 18 years now so I'm very familiar with the feel of it, and where most everything is.

Obviously this car isn't the fastest SUV (280hp) on the market and won't be a challenge to some of the super SUVs (Mercedes, BMW, Audi, etc), but I don't care about that stuff anymore. I'm almost 47-years-old and drive very civilized these days. It's very comfortable and has a good sized engine (3.5L V6), which translates into a pleasant ride.

Looking forward to our first long trip this fall, probably to Quebec. We are planning a trip to Niagara Falls next weekend, which doesn't really count as a long trip but I'm sure it'll be a pleasant drive. Obviously not pushing the engine too hard right now as it needs to break in slowly.

Thinking of "blacking out" the rear emblems. It would make sense seeing as how it's the "Black Edition", which is only limited to the front grill and powder coated black rims. Going to look for someone to do that if it's not too expensive. Dealer said they don't do it but gave me the go ahead to get it done on my own, and that it wouldn't violate the lease parameters.

Last word about the old Santa Fe. I'm happy to see it go and wish it well. We had it for 8 years almost to the day, and it served us well for 7 of those years. This year it started falling apart, as documented in the other thread. I was kind of emotional in the last couple of days while I was cleaning it out. But life goes on.

The Pilot is a great solid SUV with Honda's trustworthy name behind it, and who knows maybe I'll buy it out at the end of the lease. We'll see.

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EDIT - Finally learned how to attach pictures the correct way.