2023 Honda Pilot and 2023 Honda CR-V Compared
2023 Honda Pilot and 2023 Honda CR-V Compared
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The Honda Pilot and Honda CR-V are both mainstays in Honda’s lineup and among the most popular vehicles currently on sale. The all-new 2023 Honda Pilot Trail sport boasts a refreshed interior, enhanced power, and rugged aesthetics, available in the unique diffused Sky Blue color. In contrast, the Honda CR-V Hybrid Sport Touring caters to different consumer needs. Despite their unique features - the Pilot’s off-road capabilities and the CR-V’s hybrid functionalities - when stripped of these specifics, both remain highly sought-after, highlighting the ongoing debate among potential buyers.
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Presenter: Natalie Harrington \u0026 Matt Smith
Cinematography: Elliot Haney
#honda #pilot #crv
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0:00 The Pilot and CR-V
2:50 Inside the Pilot
3:40 Inside the CR-V
5:09 CR-V Rear Seats
5:40 CR-V Cargo Space
6:04 Pilot Rear Seats
7:03 Pilot Cargo Space
8:05 CR-V Driving Impressions
10:10 Pilot Driving Impressions
11:51 Infotainment \u0026 Tech
13:56 Safety Features
14:39 Pricing
15:17 The Verdict
Content
0.18 -> unless you've been living on a secluded Island
that only allows golf carts you've very likely
4.98 -> seen plenty of both of these vehicles around the
Honda Pilot and the Honda CRV that's right they
10.44 -> are two of the most popular vehicles on sale today
and they've been Mainstays in Honda's lineup for
16.74 -> more than two decades so chances are if you're
thinking about buying a Honda SUV you're thinking
22.74 -> about one of these two I drove here today in this
the Honda Pilot Trail sport it's all new for 2023
30.3 -> as is the entire pilot lineup it's got a new
interior more power and more rugged looks I
36.6 -> mean check out this Grill the wheels we can see
that it appears bigger than the old pilot but
41.46 -> it's not bloated it's stronger looking and more
truck-like yeah it's definitely more assertive
46.92 -> and I also like the look of this the all-new
2023 Honda CRV truth be told I never really
55.68 -> liked the look of the old Honda CRV at least not
since the first and second generation models with
62.46 -> their Swing Out tailgate but this one I mean this
is downright stylish if Toyota is taking kind of
70.26 -> a adventure grade approach with the new RAV4 well
this is taking more of an Audi approach I mean I
78.12 -> think this looks upscale and sophisticated I think
that's very fair but Matt it has to be said as
84.42 -> our eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted and
some of them are even now heading to their
88.26 -> keyboards to let us know these are not exactly
direct competitors even if we take size out of
92.7 -> the equation right no they're not and that sure
that is a pilot and this is a Honda CRV but they
99.84 -> are totally different trim levels and they're
designed for pretty different customers right
106.14 -> this is the trail sport and the color is a dead
giveaway you can only get this diffused Sky Blue
111.9 -> on this trim of the pilot the trail sport is meant
for adventure whereas this the CRV hybrid sport
119.04 -> touring has other purposes but strip out all of
the off-road bits on the pilot that you can't get
127.74 -> on the Honda CRV and strip out all of the hybrid
bits that you have on this CRV but you can't get
134.4 -> on a pilot and you still have two very popular
vehicles that a lot of people are debating between
141.72 -> so these are the vehicles that we were able to
source for this comparison and we're going to
146.88 -> do our best to show you all the things that the
pilot does really well and all the things that
151.44 -> the Honda CRV does really well and then you will
have the tools to determine which one best suits
157.02 -> your needs and your lifestyle that's what we're
here for please make sure you're subscribed to
161.46 -> this channel so you don't miss a thing and
let's start with the interior and we'll try
164.94 -> to give you folks a sense of what it's like
to spend time inside each of these vehicles
170.16 -> Honda has done a really nice job of applying a
consistent cohesive design language across all
175.56 -> of its new and recently redesigned Vehicles so
even though we don't have that honeycomb Grille
180.78 -> that we've seen in the new Accord and Civic and
CRV this is still very obviously a current Honda
187.92 -> I've got a lot of familiar elements here like
this nine inch touchscreen perched atop the
192.6 -> dash we've got the three climate control knobs
the gauge cluster is basically identical to the
198.72 -> one that Matt has in the CRV and then we've got
this wireless charging pad available wireless
202.5 -> charging pad in the little cubby pretty similar
just a little bit bigger in the pilot because
207.78 -> of course this is a larger vehicle the one thing
that's different here is the gear selector so the
213.36 -> CRV has the lever style we've got the push button
Transmission in the pilot personally I prefer the
218.76 -> lever but I'm just a little old-fashioned wow I
mean really leaving a lot for me to talk about
223.86 -> well yes the CRV it does get this honeycomb mesh
design on the dash goes all the way across and I
231.06 -> really really like this but otherwise this is
pretty much the same environment that Natalie
236.58 -> just walked you through in the pilot we have the
same gauge cluster the same touch screen same HVAC
242.82 -> controls wireless charging pad it's all the same
now because of the different shifter designs I
249.9 -> have these two cup holders side by side back here
whereas the button shifter in the pilot allows for
257.34 -> cup holders in tandem up here I actually prefer
the tandem cup holders maybe I'm being a little
262.74 -> pedantic so let us know what you think in the
comments section below would you rather have
268.32 -> the better cup holders and the button shifter
or is the trusty lever worth the compromise no
274.8 -> now Honda really loaned us some nice crossovers as
is evidenced by the materials so Matt what do you
280.08 -> think of the leather upholstery I mean it's really
good and not just because we are in the top tier
286.86 -> trim even if you strip out the leather upholstery
in these cars the design really works it's clean
293.94 -> and conventional it just works so something like a
Kia Sportage can sometimes feel a little bit busy
301.98 -> this feels really classic
really upscale and comfortable
306.6 -> comfortable it is comfortable even in the back
seat the CRV is the smaller of the two vehicles so
312.18 -> it gets only two rows of seats whereas the pilot
has three this new CRV is a touch longer than the
319.56 -> old one and that translates to more interior space
legroom is good so good in fact that two people
326.16 -> over six feet tall can sit in tandem one behind
the other comfortably you're gonna have to take
330.9 -> my word for it because Matt is close to six feet
tall I am nowhere near but I can tell you this is
337.56 -> plenty of legroom as much as I could possibly
want trunk space Also improves in the new 2023
343.56 -> Honda CRV hybrid you now get 36.3 cubic feet of
cargo space behind the second row and if I fold
351.18 -> that row down it expands to 76.5 cubic feet that
number is more than you get in a new Toyota RAV4
360.12 -> hybrid or a new Kia Sportage hybrid chances are
good that if you've got more than a couple of
366.84 -> kids or a couple of dogs you're probably leaning
towards the pilot at least if you're shopping in
371.76 -> the US right because in the US it's big country
we like big cars and speaking of big versus small
380.16 -> I was happy to try out the back seat of Mazda
cx-30 that little subcompact crossover we compared
388.14 -> with the Mazda cx-50 you can watch that review
on the CarGurus YouTube channel but with this
393.78 -> one and given our differences in height maybe
you could try out the third row sure happy to
400.5 -> now as I pass through the second row I'm just
going to let you know it's got 40.8 inches of
405.18 -> legroom same as the 2023 Honda Accord heading back
to the third row really still not bad back here I
413.28 -> could use a little more thigh support these seats
are a little shallow and a little lackluster in
417.84 -> terms of padding but for leg room I've got 32.5
inches that's plenty for me with few exceptions
424.92 -> adults are pretty much always going to feel
really cramped sitting in the third row of a
430.92 -> three row crossover like this one now it is great
for kids and you can pretty easily fold that third
437.04 -> row down to get yourself a little extra cargo
space in the pilot you get 22.4 cubic feet of
443.04 -> cargo space behind the third row and that number
grows to 60.1 cubic feet when you fold down the
449.16 -> third row I really like the hidden storage space
underneath this flat floor here I love how easy
454.62 -> it is to get those third rear seats up and down
if you fold down the second row seats you've got
459.3 -> 114.3 cubic feet of storage space which is
plenty Now Matt we've done a lot of talking
465.66 -> some of us have done a lot of sitting but neither
of us have done a lot of driving neither of us
470.1 -> have done a lot of driving well we can remedy that
which one do you want pilot CRV I've already spent
476.04 -> a decent amount of seat time on camera seat
time in the CRV check out my review Elsewhere
480.78 -> on this channel so I would take the pilot
okay but I'm going first all right [Music]
489.96 -> hybrids used to be slow and they used to be boring
but now believe it or not hybrid powertrains have
497.46 -> sort of become the go-to option when you're
trying to blend efficiency with performance
503.1 -> true yeah Toyota really made some noise when the
RAV4 hybrid showed up with more power than the
508.68 -> gas only version the same is true of the CRV
if you want more power more torque and more
514.62 -> fuel efficiency you're going to want to go
with the CRV hybrid yeah so specifically we
519.72 -> have 204 horsepower 247 pound-feet of torque
as compared to 190 horses and 179 pound feet
529.26 -> in the all gas CRV now our top tier sport
touring trim has all-wheel drive it comes
537.42 -> standard on this one but all-wheel drive
is available on All trim levels of the CRV
543 -> so what about the steering and the braking
what do you think of those well the steering
547.8 -> just hold on we Bend into a corner right here
and then we'll do a quick little loop around
552.48 -> the steering demo it's astonishingly light
and it's not actually that communicative
559.26 -> but it's very easy to drive it's very peaceful
comfortable car and the brakes are great I mean
567.3 -> there there's no squishiness there's no grabbiness
I also really like that Honda has incorporated a
572.82 -> b mode into the CRV hybrids braking system so you
can actually see the energy capture on the power
580.14 -> flow screen on the the center stack here that's
right so even though it's not an EV or even a PhD
586.2 -> a plug-in hybrid the CRV hybrid does still have
regenerative braking so it is feeding some power
591.72 -> back into the battery for improved fuel economy
yeah and I mean all in all this is a comfortable
597.84 -> car it's really easy to drive particularly around
town but it is smaller than the pilot so I suspect
604.86 -> that is going to be a bit of a different story
should we give that a try let's do it all right
611.64 -> so Matt you mentioned that the CRV is very
manageable even in tight spaces right absolutely
618.24 -> I would say the pilot also has very light steering
um actually the kind of steering that you might
623.52 -> hear referred to as over boosted which sounds
like a negative maybe is a negative but it does
629.34 -> have the effect of making this feel smaller than
it actually is sure yeah I can see you know big
634.38 -> car light steering that could be a positive uh
but it is a big car this is both longer and wider
642.12 -> than a Toyota Highlander yes and it's actually
three inches longer than the old pilot as well
646.74 -> but I would not say that it feels unwieldy no
I mean it feels pretty comfortable for more
653.16 -> yeah it's a nice comfortable ride and you know we
have to imagine it would be even more comfortable
657.66 -> if we were in a trim that was not meant to be
rugged but in spite of that nice soft suspension
663.66 -> It's Not So Soft that you're getting a lot of
residual bouncing over bumps kind of one and done
668.58 -> which is a very good thing yeah now the 10-speed
transmission I will say is a little clunky when
674.64 -> you first get in first turn the vehicle on but
that Smooths out pretty quickly as it warms up
679.62 -> and overall it's a nice manageable easy to drive
car yeah I mean you're right I don't feel like I'm
686.52 -> riding along On A Boat like you can feel in some
larger three-row crossovers it just feels like a
693.36 -> pretty comfortable well-composed vehicle now a lot
of folks who are in the market for a car like this
699 -> they are as interested in test driving the tech
as they are test driving the power train true so
705.36 -> let's hop into the CRV and we'll take a look at
Honda's Tech offering sounds good these cars have
712.32 -> stunningly similar Tech setups so let's hit the
key points this nine inch color touch screen is
719.34 -> standard on the hybrid EXL and the sport touring
trims but the non-hybrid models and the hybrid
725.82 -> sport they make do with a less impressive seven
inch unit now if you get the pilot all you have
732.3 -> to do is get an EXL trim or above and you get
the nine inch screen the multi-colored design
738.24 -> makes it really easy to distinguish between the
various icons now similarly the volume knob and
745.86 -> these physical tuning buttons are a godsend and
anybody who has driven a car that doesn't have
751.2 -> those knows what I'm talking about now Honda did
throw a little bit of a monkey wrench into the
758.4 -> usual trim powertrain combination formula for the
2023 CRV what I mean is that if you want a hybrid
767.22 -> you're now locked into buying a more expensive
trim and that does mean a higher price tag but
773.76 -> it also means more features there are plenty of
USB ports there's Dual Zone climate control heated
781.26 -> mirrors heated front seats all standard and our
sport touring model also gets a 12 speaker Bose
787.26 -> stereo driver seat memory a heated steering
wheel and wireless connectivity for Apple
792.48 -> carplay and Android auto my pilot trailsport
has all of those features but because those
798.36 -> off-road oriented trim it also has a few things
that are dedicated specifically to dirt driving
804 -> like the trail watch camera system that gives us
multiple high resolution views of her surroundings
812.1 -> and we also have an extra drive mode called
Trail there it is which senses wheel slip and
820.74 -> redistributes the torque to keep you moving
forward but if you are looking at the pilot
826.08 -> purely as a family hauler just because you need
a little more space probably all that you need
830.46 -> to know is that in terms of tech offerings
there's nothing here you can't get in the
834.36 -> CRV and vice versa okay how about safety well
they're both very well equipped the Honda Suite
840.78 -> of Advanced Driver assistance systems called
Panda sensing is standard on both vehicles yeah
845.58 -> and that actually includes quite a lot of stuff
automatic emergency braking Lane keeping assist
851.88 -> traffic sign recognition adaptive cruise control
blind spot monitoring well quick note about blind
858.6 -> spot monitoring it's available on all but the bass
trim of the CRV but it's standard on all but the
864.54 -> base term of the pilot and that is a really good
call out so I guess the pilot wins on safety and
871.14 -> probably has more airbags too right well yes but
I should hope so because it fits more people so
876.42 -> gonna need more airbags for those extra people
the 2023 Honda CRV starts at 29 705 including
885.42 -> destination but you have to bump that price up to
thirty four thousand two hundred five dollars if
890.76 -> you want the more efficient and more satisfying
hybrid powertrain now on top of that you'll add
896.28 -> fifteen hundred dollars to any trim level to get
all-wheel drive except for the top trim where it
901.98 -> comes standard for the 2023 Honda Pilot base price
is thirty seven thousand two hundred ninety five
908.16 -> dollars that does include destination all-wheel
drive is a twenty one hundred dollar premium on
913.14 -> the pilot lineup but it is standard with the trail
sport and the elite trims as we've discussed these
919.5 -> two vehicles have a lot in common they have very
similar Interiors very similar Tech and safety
925.98 -> features and they even have very similar driving
Dynamics yeah so unless you know that you really
931.86 -> want a hybrid powertrain which will tip the
scales in the direction of a CRV or you really
936.42 -> want that extra terrain capability of the pilot
it's probably going to be a choice about size how
943.02 -> many people and how much gear are you typically
carting around that's what you're going to want to
946.92 -> think about other than that these are both great
choices they just suit different needs so let us
953.22 -> know in the comments section below which one you
would pick please make sure you're subscribed
957.48 -> while you're at it and if you want to go further
in depth on either of these models we do have full
962.22 -> single reviews of each and of course check back
soon we will be driving something else next week
971.22 -> thank you
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfC2dhAaGEA