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Fresh Prince Of Belle Isle?

ABC has reportedly ordered up a new hour-long drama pilot, based upon the auto industry and set in our very own Motor City. The Prince of Motor City is said to contain "Hamlet overtones" and is set to begin filming at the end of June, airing this winter as a mid-season replacement. According to the casting call on the Michigan Film Office Web site, they're seeking actors for a variety of roles, including at least one apparent Dr. Z lookalike. More details and full release after the jump... More »

4:40 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Andrew Stoy
3,540 views, 43 comments

Latest by Hoser Dave: I can play the part of the beat up sales rep supplier! more »

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Honda Pilot Loves the Accident Prone, Ballooning Nudists, Jetpack Enthusiasts

The three latest ads for the new 2009 Honda Pilot only reaffirm what Honda wants us to think about owners of Honda's square SUV. Honda Pilot owners are accustomed to encountering very strange individuals like the accident-prone blog-readers, Brat drivers, ballooning nudists and jetpack enthusiasts. These three ads use the unlikely scenarios to tout some of the better Pilot features like the back-up camera, navigation system and fuel-efficiency. If you regularly encounter similar situations, the Pilot may be for you, but you should probably check out our Honda Pilot review just to be sure. [AdGabber] (Thanks, DaveTheBrave)

10:20 AM on Tue May 27 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,189 views, 14 comments

Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: @Elhigh: Don't panic. We all must always take our towels wherever we go in the universe. It's the single most useful item, you know. more »

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2009 Honda Pilot, Part Three

Why you should buy the 2009 Honda Pilot:
You have kids and take them places. Those places include bulk discount stores, the mountains, the beach, Home Depot and lacrosse practice. The utility in SUV appeals more than the style or image. You find the prospect of carrying sheets of plywood bizarrely intriguing. You need to tow, but don't want to buy an otherwise impractical vehicle in order to do so. You think that Ohio deserves just as much of your hard earned as Detroit.

Why you shouldn't buy this car:
You think an SUV will make you look tough and/or sporty. You're single. You live the kind of "Xtreme" lifestyle that requires a plethora of tribal tattoos. You think SUVs are the living embodiment of Hitler and George W. Bush combined.

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1:00 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Wes Siler
5,046 views, 51 comments

Latest by westfieldind: Must repeat....Honda good for USA, Ford bad; Honda good for USA, Ford bad; Honda good for USA, Ford bad...must stop...brain hurting more »

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2009 Honda Pilot, Part Two


Exterior Design:***

The 2009 Honda Pilot nicely embodies traditional SUV themes in a package that looks more compact than it actually is and manages to convey an approachability and friendliness lacking in its competitors. Shame it's just a little boring.



Interior Design:****

Everything a family needs and more laid out in an intuitive but very buttony way. Plenty of space for eight, although full-size adults may not jump at the opportunity to spend time in the way back, with the middle row pulled forward, they'll fit just fine. The trunk is cleverly configured, offering below-floor storage for wet and dirty stuff and a cargo shelf for items that need to remain easily accessible. With the seats folded down completely flat, there's room for a stack of full-sized plywood sheets to lay completely flat.




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12:00 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Wes Siler
3,660 views, 91 comments

Latest by Wes Siler: @westfieldind: We have reviewed the Taurus X and found it to be a decidedly inferior vehicle, both in driving prowess and practicality. [jalopnik.com] more »

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2009 Honda Pilot, Part One

The 2009 Honda Pilot isn't the fastest or most exciting car to go on sale this year, nor is it the best looking. But, if we're honest with ourselves — which honestly, we aren't very often — it's probably the one we should buy. But that's the problem with honesty, it just isn't very exciting.

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3:01 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Wes Siler
7,277 views, 40 comments

Latest by Eric Merrill: @athodyd: The Mazda5 is one of the sexiest non-sports cars being produced today, in my opinion. It's just got something about it. I have no idea what that something is. I imagine it's too small, though, for Jalopnik's needs. more »

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2009 Honda Pilot

Earlier today we asked all of you in the Detwa area to see if you could grab a photo of the 2009 Honda Pilot, and one of you rose to our Honda Pilot spy photo challenge by snapping photos so quickly that you beat an actual spy photographer that tried to do the same thing. Props to Steven Menlen who was in the Ypsilanti area and grabbed some great photos. We'll be contacting you soon with information on the $500 smackers you earned. In the meantime, everyone enjoy photos inside and out of the new Pilot.

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5:52 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Matt Hardigree
13,223 views, 65 comments

Latest by Branden.Tang: Why not be more like big brother MDX and look more agressive? more »

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2009 Honda Pilot Fleet Spotted Outside Detroit Area Marriott, We Offer $500 Bounty On Pictures

That's the 2009 Honda Pilot. If it looks familiar to you, it should. That's because it basically looks basically unchanged from the 2009 Honda Pilot concept we saw at the Detroit Auto Show in January. This particular, umm, fleet, of Pilots was caught outside of a Detroit area Marriott Hotel by the good folks at Car und Driver. Unfortunately C&D's shots are a bit — tiny. Although some claim size doesn't matter, more claim that it does, so if anyone wants to make a quick buck, or five hundred of them, figure out which Marriott they're at and head on out to grab some high-resolution shots (we're talking DSLR quality — sorry guys, no iPhone or other camera phone pics please). More »

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12:21 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Matt Hardigree
5,406 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: This only pushes me back from even walking into a Honda showroom. more »

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Whatever Happened To Predictability? The Milk Man, The Paperboy, The Jet-Powered Concept Car...

Our esteemed editor, Herr Wert, penned a piece for Popular Mechanics about the demise of the futuristic concept car and the rise of practically-production concepts like the Honda Pilot and Dodge Challenger, which will end up being nearly indistinguishable from their production versions. The good days of the turbine-powered Firebird II are gone, though we hope they will come again. [Popular Mechanics]

10:00 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Matt Hardigree
792 views, 33 comments

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Detroit Auto Show: Honda Pilot Sketch Versus Reality

When we saw the 2009 Honda Pilot in person, we couldn't help but notice it looked conspicuously different from the Honda Pilot sketch released earlier by Honda. It's not news that sketches are often exaggerated versions of the production models (few production models end up with 40-inch rims, for instance). But the Honda Pilot sketch v. Honda Pilot reality is a particularly striking difference. Our analysis below the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Matt Hardigree
8,475 views, 28 comments

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Detroit Auto Show: Honda Pilot And Ford Explorer America Long Lost Twins?

We've noticed that both the interesting 2009 Honda Pilot and controversial Ford Explorer America Concept look remarkably similar. Besides being silverish SUV concepts, both sport dopey looking fronts that make us wonder if these two concepts were actually separated at birth. A birth that came about after breeding between close relatives.


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3:30 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,400 views, 14 comments

Detroit Auto Show: No one on planet earth — save the Loverman — likes the looks of the 2009 Honda Pilot.

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Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Honda Pilot Unveiled

UPDATE: Check out our 2009 Honda Pilot test drive. The 2009 Honda Pilot shares a platform with the '07 Acura MDX, starting at a lower price, with simpler features, seating 8 people. It also features a new Variable Cylinder Management system, which means the engine, can run on 6, 4 or 3 cylinders. The looks draw heavily on classic American SUV design themes, but improve upon them in a clean, contemporary way. Just look at the area behind the C-pillars for instance; it resembles what the Jeep Liberty should have looked like. Inside, the central instrument binnacle is highlighted by a clear, lighted cover that certainly looks much better than the shabby black plastic you'll find there on most vehicles. The full press release follows the jump.



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1:45 PM on Sun Jan 13 2008
By Wes Siler
65,780 views, 45 comments

Latest by n/a: Comment on Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Honda Pilot Unveiled I waited and waited for the first generation Pilot to look better, better, better! This is a marginally improved styling attempt on ultra conservatism which will age well, more »

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Detroit Auto Show: Honda Concept Pilot Drawing Revealed for Detroit

Honda released a sketch today of the next-generation Jeep Honda Pilot, which will make an appearance at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Look familiar? The thick pillars, grille angle, headlight shape and beefy fenders all are hallmarks of Jeep products, especially the Grand Cherokee and Patriot. Is it just us, or are we living in a world where Hondas are starting to look like Jeeps and Jeeps are starting to look like Hondas? The Pilot has been a popular choice for those wanting third-row seating and decent fuel economy. High resolution image and press release below:

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10:30 AM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,217 views, 23 comments

Latest by westfieldind: I see a lot of the current Pilot on north suburban Indianapolis streets, mostly driven by women. The Pilot and Freestyles/Taurus X's seem to have replaced Explorers as the mom vehicle of choice around here. Comparable 2008 Taurus X's emit more »

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From Fukui to You: More on Honda's Diesels, Turbos

Honda's CEO, Takeo "The First Person to Call Me Dr. F Loses an Eye" Fukui says the company is working up a clean diesel V6 that will likely power the Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, AutoWeek reports. The prospective V6 is the second of Honda's new diesel engines to come to light, the first being a 2.2-liter four set to arrive in 2009, potentially in the Civic and CRV. In the same interview Fukui also said the company's recent move to turbocharge its new RDX may trickle down to Honda brand products, which may finally vindicate the kids with boost gauges sprouting from their Civics' A-pillars like weird, analog fruit. – Mike Spinelli More »

7:32 AM on Tue Dec 5 2006
By Mike Spinelli
385 views, 3 comments

Latest by lascauxcaveman: Its all good. more »

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Spy Photos: 2008 Honda Pilot

Hot tip: Run now and buy stock in the Brenda Priddy empire (or when such stock hits the street). Her latest shots — of what could be the next Honda Pilot SUV — have surfaced courtesy of AutoSpies. From the looks of it, it'll gain some new parity with its Acura MDX cousin, along with some pretty serious towing capacity. Word is the 2008 model will also get cylinder deactivation — on a new V8, perhaps? More »

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11:25 AM on Wed Aug 2 2006
By Mike Spinelli
94,884 views, 2 comments

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Spy Photos: 2007 Honda Pilot

Honda's Pilot SUV still looks pretty fresh — notwithstanding that Land Rover has since redesigned the last-generation Range Rover that influenced its elegant high-box comportment. But the Pilot will still get a new face this fall, as seen in these photos, which were taken during test runs in Nevada. According to the photog who caught the prototype without its disguise, the interior and rear designs remain unchanged, while a new nose and split-headlight design, accentuated with black eyeliner, gives the package a more high-tech look in middle age.

Spy Shots: 06 Honda Pilot [The Car Connection] More »

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5:15 PM on Tue Aug 2 2005
By Mike Spinelli
3,548 views