The all-new 2009 Pilot emphasizes authentic SUV styling, clever and more accommodating interior packaging and advanced technologies for safety, fuel efficiency and convenience.

Functional eight-passenger seating, a hallmark of the Pilot, becomes even easier to access in the third row as key dimensions for legroom, cargo and occupant space increase in all seating positions. A redesigned platform allows even more refined handling and ride comfort to exist seamlessly with all-weather and medium-duty off-road capabilities.

Every Pilot is equipped with a 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine, which delivers an impressive 250 horsepower and 253 lb.-ft of torque. Honda's Variable Cylinder Management helps to increase mileage and lower emissions by automatically deactivating and reactivating multiple cylinders, depending on the driver's comfort and requirement.

A crossover SUV platform underpins the Pilot to provide the best of the car and truck worlds by integrating the refined traits and packaging advantages of a unit body car design with the utility and capability of an SUV design. The 60/40 split second row, now more spacious, slides further forward for increased ease of access to the third row.

Three rows of seats provide a high degree of adaptability for people and large cargo loads. The first row provides a commanding view of the road from two captains' chairs. A wide center stack and center console form the styling anchor for the interior with a design that emphasizes spaciousness and power, while allowing for convenient access to navigation, entertainment and climate-control systems.

All Pilot models are equipped with active front head restraints; Lower Anchors and Tether for Children (LATCH); three-row side-curtain airbags with rollover sensor; Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure; anti-lock brakes; brake assist; advanced dual-stage, dual-threshold driver and front passenger SRS airbags; tire pressure monitoring system; and much more.