2026 Honda Passport Trailsport Teaser

[James54]

The price, if we can swallow that crazy crap, spending 50k on a trd sport that still comes with cloth, manual seats, and a small screen is ridiculous.

Yeah the options may not be the cup of tea for everyone, but a bare bones trd sport at $50k is pretty shitty from Toyota. I'm not even asking wood paneling and ventilated seats with diamond stitching

Like gimme some soft tex seats that's power driver + a moon roof at least at 50k


And we got that 8.5k premium tech package Tacoma offers, so there's that to add next years line up.

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[docboy]

2026 Honda Passport on sale as of 2/11/25, at least per article.

https://www.autoguide.com/auto/manu...-sale-todaythis-is-how-much-it-costs-44616178

Prices:

2026 Honda Passport Trim	MSRP
RTL	$46,200
RTL Towing	$46,900
RTL Blackout	$47,400
TrailSport	$49,900
TrailSport Blackout	$51,100
TrailSport Elite	$53,900
TrailSport Elite Blackout	$55,100

 

[Cajun]

 

[Mudbath]

I drove a Trailsport Passport while I was having the existential crisis that was me trying to decide what was going to replace my totaled Land Cruiser.

If you are looking for a boring SUV, that nobody will look at twice, the Passport is for you. It is so generic, inside and out, I just couldn't imagine anyone having a smile on their face while driving one. It is quick, I will give it that, but that is about that.

In the 8 days I've owned my 4Runner I've had probably 15 people ask me about it. Same with my Land Cruiser and my Gen 5 Pro before that. I couldn't imagine anyone even knowing what the Passport was, much less caring. So, if anonymity is what you are after, go buy a Honda, you won't regret it.

 

[darinja]

I drove a Trailsport Passport while I was having the existential crisis that was me trying to decide what was going to replace my totaled Land Cruiser.

If you are looking for a boring SUV, that nobody will look at twice, the Passport is for you. It is so generic, inside and out, I just couldn't imagine anyone having a smile on their face while driving one. It is quick, I will give it that, but that is about that.

In the 8 days I've owned my 4Runner I've had probably 15 people ask me about it. Same with my Land Cruiser and my Gen 5 Pro before that. I couldn't imagine anyone even knowing what the Passport was, much less caring. So, if anonymity is what you are after, go buy a Honda, you won't regret it.

The interior looks just like my 23 Pilot Trailsport and I say the same...it's boring, and I don't have a smile on my face. I have had a fair amount of people look twice and comment on it though. The 4Runner, though, at least to me is miles above the others, and I don't even own one yet.

 

[Mudbath]

The interior looks just like my 23 Pilot Trailsport and I say the same...it's boring, and I don't have a smile on my face. I have had a fair amount of people look twice and comment on it though. The 4Runner, though, at least to me is miles above the others, and I don't even own one yet.

The 2023 bodystyle was bad ass. The new one sucks.

 

[darinja]

The 2023 bodystyle was bad ass. The new one sucks.

I was talking about a Pilot Trailsport not the Passport haha I don't hate the new look, but I gotta say I can't stand the "Passport" name being stamped into the front bumper.

 

[darinja]

I would never take one offroad other than easy fire-roads.

I'd never do rocks or anything gnarly but I've gotten the Pilot to some pretty fun places that most cars couldn't go. That being said I'm not taking it to offroad parks either haha

 

[darinja]

Yes, I can also take my grand mother's pink Cadillac on offroad trails, but it's not the right application for the job. Honda sure kept this thread alive, but the Pilot or Passport aren't in the same leauge as the 4 Runner, but the Honda marketing team thought it was cute to position these vehicles as lower prices comparable options to the 4-Runner. I beg to differ.

I mean for hard-core off road yeah they're different....but 95% of 4runner owners never touch offroads so they're still a good sporty alternative that can have some fun on easier trails. I've owned a 2007 4Runner when I lived in Arizona and want another one, but for what I'll use it for either works.

 

[Cajun]

https://automobiles.honda.com/tools...jpGSUZTJEVDQzpXWCRFQ1g6&payment=&paymentType=

100% the 4runner is better, but I don't like all the attention.

 

[AR1978]

After seeing the 2026 Passport Trailsport in person a few times I think I'm going to pass and stick with my 5th Gen for now and potentially update to a 6th gen when the time comes.

Completely subjective opinion here - I like the front but the side profile just kind of conveys that it's a crossover made to look like a body on frame SUV. As others have said it reminded me of the Ford Bronco Sport. I wish they could magically transport that interior and the 10 speed automatic into my 5th gen 4Runner though.

 

[Cajun]

Two weeks ago I bought a 2026 passport elite blackout instead of a 4runner. Its really nice.

 

[AR1978]

Two weeks ago I bought a 2026 passport elite blackout instead of a 4runner. Its really nice.

Any initial impressions to share?

 

[nubbins_]

Two weeks ago I bought a 2026 passport elite blackout instead of a 4runner. Its really nice.

Gratz, looks excellent in white.

The starting price is going to be beyond obscene in Canada though (as seems to be par for the course for larger Hondas here) so I'll pass.

The main thing to me is not so much the car itself, but every time someone rags on the T24A and brings up a NA V6 like the J35 or VQ38 as a plus for reliability. Because forced induction motors are obviously automatically time bombs, and because pure DI, Honda VCM and the Nissan landmine internal water pump are all great things for reliability

 

[Cloudblazer]

I saw one in the wild yesterday, parked right beside my Trailhunter. Honestly, I thought it looked great. Obv I think my 4runner is cooler, but Honda did a great job with this thing. IMO

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