Eric Stafford, with CARandDRIVER, wroteSpacious, capable, and nicely equipped for the money, the Honda Passport hits its marks as a mid-size SUV, which earned it an Editors' Choice award. Sharing many of its mechanicals with the three-row Pilot and Ridgeline pickup, the Passport uses a familiar name from Hondas 1990s lineup but is fully modern, with plenty of standard safety equipment and optional tech features. Its standard V-6 engine is powerful, and its interior is practical and capacious. We chose it as our favorite two-row mid-size crossover in a comparison test over the Ford Edge, the Nissan Murano, the Chevy Blazer, and the Hyundai Santa Fe on these merits and because its good to drive, with confident handling.
Passports front seats are wide and comfortable, with a handy armrest that can be adjusted for optimal comfort. The back seat is also roomy and allows the Passport to transport up to five people. There is 41 cubic feet of storage space behind the rear seat, which held 15 of our carry-on suitcases. Folding that row unlocks 78 cubes of room and the capacity to carry 33 bags total. Interior cubby storage in general is great thanks to useful bins throughout the cabin and a huge center-console bin.
Every Passport sports an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. It also includes necessities such as Bluetooth and various power points. The EX-L adds useful extras such as a power liftgate, a sunroof, driver-seat memory settings, heated and power-adjustable front seats, leather upholstery and blind-spot monitoring, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, and an 8-inch touchscreen.