|
A prototype of the next-generation Honda Pilot is being unveiled at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. The prototype conveys design features of the more boldly-styled 2009 Pilot, set to debut in spring 2008, which emphasizes authentic SUV styling, more accommodating interior packaging and advanced technologies for safety, fuel efficiency and convenience.
A crossover SUV platform underpins the Pilot to integrate the refined traits and packaging advantages of a unit body car design with the utility and capability of an SUV design. A V-6 engine introduces the latest generation of Honda fuel-saving Variable Cylinder Management (VCM®) technology (valves closing system) that operates in 6-cylinder mode for power and 4- and 3-cylinder modes for efficiency, an improvement compared to the existing Pilot's available VCM system (launched in 2005 on Odyssey minivan and Accord Hybrid) that works exclusively in 6- and 3-cylinder modes.
Yvonnick Gazeau |
