Honda Releases New Passport, Stronger And Tougher

Honda Passport is the latest generation. (Doc. Honda Global)

JAKARTA - Honda has officially introduced the latest generation of Passport models for the United States (US) market. Unlike before, the mid-size SUV now has a brainy design language, showing the tough impression of off-road.

Honda National Auto Sales Assistant Vice President Jessika Laudermilk said the car was designed to improve off-road capabilities without losing comfort in daily use.

"RedesignedPassport completely redefined Honda's design and toughness with a tough new style and significant off-road performance improvement for a fun adventure without losing everyday driving comfort," Jessika said on Honda's official website, Thursday, November 14.

The front of the car features a thick grip, long engine hood, and a hood scorer more aggressively. In addition, there is the latest LED DRL lighting including typical yellow lighting for the trim TrailSport.

Honda gave him a Passport' emblem on the front and rear facilities to highlight the identity of this car. Then, there is a wide sepatbor with 18-inch rim wrapped in tires of all 265/60R18 terrain.

The interior has a 10.2-inch digital instrumentation screen and a touch screen measuring 12.3 inches or 54 percent larger than before. This can be connected to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wireless systems as standard.

The interior is provided more broadly with better seat space and wide cargo compared to the previous one.

To improve Passport's formidable capabilities and appearance, Honda engineers have created the widest series of original Honda accessories ever, including wheel variations, aluminum front plate slabs, and sturdy rock sliders with stainless steel plates.

Treating this car is a 3.5 liter V6 DOHC engine that produces 285 dk of power and reaches 355 Nm of torque. This is assisted by automatic transmission of ten accelerations and a second generation all-wheel drive i-VTM4 system.

To accommodate driving, this manufacturer from Japan provides seven driving modes such as Normal, Sport, Eco, Snow, Sand, Tow, and Trail.

Another interesting thing is that this latest Passport can comfortably pull a load of 5,000 pounds or 2.2 tons so that it can pull loads such as boats to trailers.

The latest Honda Passport will arrive at the US market dealer network early next year with an estimated price tag of mid-40,000 US dollars or equivalent to IDR 635.7 million.