The updated 2025 Honda Pilot three-row crossover SUV has now arrived at dealerships with a revised lineup that ditches the base LX trim and introduces a new top-tier Black Edition model, Honda announced.
Most models see a $300 price increase from last year, with the Sport model now serving as the new entry-level variant in place of the LX, while the Black Edition builds off the Elite for a top price of $55,675, including destination fees.
Aside from the lineup changes, the 2025 Honda Pilot largely carries over from the 2024 Pilot, featuring a 285-hp 3.5-liter V6 engine paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission driving the front wheels, achieving a combined fuel economy of 22 mpg. All-wheel drive is a $2,100 option on Sport, EX-L, and Touring trims, while it's standard on the TrailSport, Elite, and Black Edition models.
With the LX gone, the base Sport trim comes better equipped. Standard driver-assist features include automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, active lane control, blind-spot monitors, and automatic high beams.
The 2025 Honda Pilot Sport starts at $41,295, including a $1,395 destination fee. That's $350 more than the 2024 Pilot Sport, but $2,810 more than the outgoing base LX. Standard convenience features include a 7.0-inch touchscreen with smartphone compatibility, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, three-zone climate control, remote start, push-button start, three USB-C ports, heated front seats with power adjustments, and seating for eight passengers. It rides on 20-inch wheels, while the EX-L and TrailSport come with 18-inch wheels.
The 2025 EX-L might be the best buy, but at $44,595 for front-wheel drive or $46,695 for all-wheel drive, Honda's pushing it with an $850 hike over last year's EX-L. Like every other Pilot, it adds wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a sharper 9.0-inch touchscreen. A wireless smartphone charger is also included. It has trial service satellite radio, two additional USB-C ports for the third row, a nine-speaker sound system, an in-cabin microphone, leather-trimmed seats, memory front seats, and a power tailgate.
The 2025 Touring costs $48,595 ($50,695 with AWD), which is a $300 increase. It rides on 20-inch wheels and features a 12-speaker Bose sound system, a panoramic sunroof, synthetic leather upholstery, navigation, and a second-row bench with a removable middle seat that can be stowed in the cargo floor.
The $50,495 TrailSport returns with an off-road look and black trim pieces on the exterior, resembling a Black Edition-lite. Off-road gear includes all-terrain tires on 18-inch wheels, an increased ground clearance of 8.3 inches, skid plates with front and rear recovery points, a standard hitch receiver, a surround-view camera system with a front camera washer, a heated windshield, and hill descent control. AWD is standard. The interior features synthetic leather with orange stitching, a heated steering wheel, and it's the only trim with second-row captain's chairs as standard. Fuel economy dips to 20 mpg combined.
The Elite is priced at $54,175 and upgrades to a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster, perforated leather upholstery, cooled front seats, and rain-sensing windshield wipers.
2025 Honda Pilot Black Edition
Following the broader automotive trend toward black exterior accents, the 2025 Honda Pilot Black Edition mirrors the Black Edition versions in Honda's lineup, such as the 2024 Honda Passport midsize SUV and the 2024 Honda Ridgeline midsize pickup truck. Like those models, the Black Edition tops the Honda Pilot range at $55,675.
The differences between it and the Elite include gloss black 20-inch alloy wheels, a black grille bar flanked below by black air ducts, and black treatments on the side mirrors, windows, doors, and bumpers. Inside, the black leather is contrasted with red stitching on the perforated leather upholstery and steering wheel, along with other red accents.
Built in Lincoln, Alabama, the 2025 Honda Pilot is now on sale.
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