Why I really chose a Honda Passport (Pilot, Ridgeline) as my overland rig

4-19-22: I've realized that because of the content I've been releasing lately, some people might actually think that I bought a Honda Passport to primarily go off-road. In many video's I make it's crystal clear that an AWD Honda Passport is not the same thing as a 4WD with a T case and 4 LO, nor does it have the extra flex from a solid rear axle. However, iVTM4 equipped Hondas have shown to be in this "missing link" class of vehicle. Similar to the Jeep Compass/Renegade Trailhawk crossovers, which have a 4 LO button (it's just 1st gear in a midsized Honda), these vehicles prove time and time again to be in a class all by themselves in the AWD segment. They are obviously less capable than a true 4WD, but still handle great on-road. After all, they're biased for on-road.

So, the real reason I purchased my 2019 Honda Passport is because I wanted to get the "best of both worlds", I NEVER wanted to primarily go off-roading. If you drive a body on frame vehicle like a Toyota 4runner or Jeep Wrangler and (like most people) never go off-road, then a Passport is right for you. If you drive a Subaru and what more dependability and capability, then the Passport is right for you. But let's say, you haven't owned any of these vehicles and don't know what to go with, then you really need to give it some thought! The Passport will literally sit IN BETWEEN a body on frame 4WD and an AWD Subaru. The Passport is quick! Car and driver and Motortrend recorded 0-60 mph in 5.8 and 6.3 seconds, it's quicker than both a 4runner and Subaru Outback Wilderness. It has Power and brake based torque vectoring, which makes this fatty of a vehicle surprisingly agile by over spinning the outside rear wheel to help with rotation. I think I enjoy that feature too much because I'm only getting 35K - 40K miles out of my tires. Off-road, the torque vectoring helps to... it's able to vector left and right 50/50 to try to mimic a locker (real lockers lock in rotation, not torque though). This means less wheel slip and more capability when you are on the trails.

This 2 night / 2 day trip ski trip to the Eastern Sierras was the perfect example to show off the other side of what I do.

I hope you enjoy this episode. I was pleased to capture all this beautiful video footage (which was just 2 days ago). This type of vehicle can really open up a WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR YOU.

ROOF TOP TENT IN THIS VIDEO: Centori Outdoors Adventurer 3 person tent
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NAVIGATION
00:00 Intro
01:00 I did not buy a Passport to "Primarily" go off-road
02:25 "Spontaneous" decision
08:10 Rise and Shine! Let's hit the slopes
11:49 Hot springs and night 2
13:35 Keepin it Real. Netflix and Chill
15:13 Day 2, there's snow up there in them mountains!

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