CHICAGO: Japanese car manufacturer Honda will launch its redesigned 2016 Pilot SUV along with Acura’s 2016 RDX at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show on Feb 12th.
The 8-seater SUV comes in with increased safety protocols, new technology and increased fuel mileage.A photo released by Honda shows that the new Pilot SUV’s design is more dynamic and streamlined and closely resembles the 2015 CR-V.
Like all the previous versions of the Pilot the 2016 edition was also developed and built in the United States and will be the third of its generation.
The first Pilot was released on 2002 followed by the second generation released on 2008.
Senior vice president and general manager of the Honda division Jeff Conrad says, “Honda continues to fortify its light-truck lineup in 2015, this time turning our eye to the fast-growing family SUV segment. The new Pilot will raise the bar in a segment it helped to create, with more innovation, style, premium features and family utility than ever before.”
Along with the 2016 Pilot, Honda is also planning to report the current development status of the Ridgeline truck on the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, according to Carxmotor.
Honda has not released much information about the Ridgeline. The Ridgeline was first released on 2005, unfortunately due to decreasing market sales production was stopped at the latter part of 2014, according to Autoblog.
Honda’s luxury car division, Acura, is also set to unveil the 2016 Acura RDX at the Chicago show. The Acura RDX is a luxury car modeled on the Honda CR-V and was first released on 2006. A second-generation RDX was released on 2013.
Acura claims that its newest version of the RDX has a “long list of styling and performance improvement” and uses a yet to be confirmed V6 engine.
