Spy pics of the new Honda Havasu..... Honda's new truck snapped while doing highway testing...

[Ryan]

http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=260309&thread_style=flat

TOV member 'Closer2001' posted these photos in the TOV Forums last night and we received permission to repost them here. His 9-year-old son shot these pics from the back of his family's 2004 Honda Pilot. Special thanks to Closer2001's son - a TOV baseball cap is on its way.

Here's the story as posted by 'Closer2001' in our forums:

This is a bit humorous:

My wife and son were cruising down I-20 east of Dallas in our 04 Pilot RES when they ran up behind another Pilot sporting an " Ohio Manufacturer" tag. Lightly noting the presence of a "twin," they passed it and next surprisingly found themselves next behind an MDX sporting an "Ohio Manufacturer" tag as well. After the MDX too moved over, they found themselves staring at a lightly disguised 06 SUT!!! The casual atmosphere quickly changed as they brought out the digital camera. The SUT driver went into an immediate evasive mode, slowing from 75 to 40 instantly. The "Manufacturer" MDX and Pilot also quickly shielded the SUT from our Olympus camera's lens. Not to be deterred, my wife played cat and mouse for the better part of 20 miles with the SUT as my 9 year old gleefully snapped pictures from the back seat. Overall, I think he did a great job getting some outstanding detail pics of the upcoming Honda truck.

ENJOY!!!

 

[vood0g]

pretty cool.

 

[boyRacer]

...as my 9 year old gleefully snapped pictures from the back seat.

lol

 

[kermalou]

wow, honda makin a big truck, wonder if it will get about 30 mpg.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

I like the design, but it looks like it doesn't have much ground clearance.

 

[Chadder007]

Wait a minute.....thats an Avalanch!!!!
....looks just like one to me anyway.

 

[Nitemare]

OMG, The goggles...they do nothing...

 

[MikeMike]

the plastic molding on the rear window makes it seem like one doesnt it.

MIKE

 

[Pliablemoose]

Wow, thought the roadside looked familiar, it's I20 East of Dallas

Looks like crap, but I don't like the Ford SportTrac much either.

 

[iamwiz82]

Tell me that is not unibody...

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Tell me that is not unibody...

Yep, it is...........

 

[absolu7]

pure ugliness

 

[weirdichi]

The way I read the title, I thought the truck literally snapped in half! :Q

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: absolu7
pure ugliness

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: absolu7
pure ugliness

Agreed

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: weirdichi
The way I read the title, I thought the truck literally snapped in half! :Q

same here

 

[m3lo]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: absolu7
pure ugliness

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Chadder007
Wait a minute.....thats an Avalanch!!!!
....looks just like one to me anyway.

That was my first thought. Are they just selling this as a rebadged Avalanche like they do the Honda Passport (Honda Passport=Isuzu Rodeo)? I'd never buy an Avalanche due to my disdain for anything GM, well, that and the fact that it is one of the ugliest vehicles on the planet.