According to AutoForecastSolutions, Honda plans to
launch a short-wheelbase version of Honda Pilot in the USA.
The idea here is to tap the potential space between
the Honda CR-V and Honda Pilot. In the U.S. market, the Honda CR-V starts at US$ 24,045 and the Honda Pilot starts at US$ 30,595. The latter gets three-row
seating as standard. The short-wheelbase Honda Pilot will have two-row seating,
meaning that those willing to buy a Honda Pilot but don’t need three-row
seating won’t have to shell out more money unnecessarily.
The short-wheelbase version would lower the entry
price of the Honda Pilot. The Honda CR-V measures 4,587 mm in length and
has a wheelbase of 2,659 mm, while the Honda Pilot is 4,940 mm-long and has an 111 inch 2,819 mm-long wheelbase. The
dimensions or any other specifications of the short-wheelbase Honda Pilot
aren’t known as of yet.
Honda will commence production of the
short-wheelbase Honda Pilot in Lincoln, Alabama in the USA in September 2018.
It’s unknown whether this smaller and more affordable version would sell
outside North America.
