Well, it's been confirmed and hell hath frozen over: HONDA IS BUILDING A TRUCK

[Ryan]

Under the Spied Section: (of this months Car & Driver) They have confirmed the rumor of a Honda producing a light truck based on the Pilot SUV platform. The truck will have 4 doors and an approx. 5-foot bed. Wheel base is stretch compared to pilot, all sheet metal will be new to distingish it. It will use the same pilot/mdx drivetrain. The article did also mention the likely hood of a Chevrolet Avalanch type pass through seemed un-likely.

 

[T3C]

cool

 

[HiTek21]

Never though i'd see the day when Honda made a truck

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
Never though i'd see the day when Honda made a truck

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

The Pilot and the MDX are derived off the Odyssey minivan platform, which is unibody. And they plan on making a truck out of this?

 

[ThisIsMatt]

4 door...bleck

 

[Ornery]

• The Pilot's a uni-body. Boy, this ought to be a real beast.
  

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed
The Pilot and the MDX are derived off the Odyssey minivan platform, which is unibody. And they plan on making a truck out of this?

I'm assuming so, I don't know if they could mangle the platform enough to remove the unibody. Scary, isn't it :Q

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Ornery

• The Pilot's a uni-body. Boy, this ought to be a real beast.
  

What's wrong with a uni-body construction ?

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
Never though i'd see the day when Honda made a truck

So, they puttin' a big ol' pushrod V8 in it?

 

[jacob0401]

5 feet bed...ewww...

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

Originally posted by: HiTek21 Never though i'd see the day when Honda made a truck

So, they puttin' a big ol' pushrod V8 in it?

Well, they did make a deal wtih GM to swap Honda's V6 for the Saturn Vue in trade for their V8s

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: Ornery

• The Pilot's a uni-body. Boy, this ought to be a real beast.
  

What's wrong with a uni-body construction ?

Body on frame = strong frame rails = the townage! Frame can take a hell of a lot more beating, as tow stress is limited to those ultra strong rails. Unibody distributes the tow stress over the entire frame, who's components aren't as strong as rails.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: Ornery

• The Pilot's a uni-body. Boy, this ought to be a real beast.
  

Dang, I forgot to send up the Ornery xenophobe warning flag

 

[edro]

Honda has been talking about it for years. They have pics of concept trucks all over the Honda plant in Marysville... I can't wait to see the final product.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: Ornery

• The Pilot's a uni-body. Boy, this ought to be a real beast.
  

What's wrong with a uni-body construction ?

Body on frame = strong frame rails = the townage! Frame can take a hell of a lot more beating, as tow stress is limited to those ultra strong rails. Unibody distributes the tow stress over the entire frame, who's components aren't as strong as rails.

Yep. Well, considering that most truck owners don't use their truck for much towing, it should have as much usability as the Pilot/MDX.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: Ornery

• The Pilot's a uni-body. Boy, this ought to be a real beast.
  

Dang, I forgot to send up the Ornery xenophobe warning flag

Yeah, this'll be a natural for plowing, asshat!

 

[Hammer]

link to something?

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Hammer
link to something?

AFAIK Car and Driver doesn't post their printed articles until a few weeks after the current issue has come out. I ripped this from Vtec.net.

 

[Shantanu]

A unibody truck? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Most truck owners use their trucks like coupes, so no big deal with the unibody.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: Ornery

• The Pilot's a uni-body. Boy, this ought to be a real beast.
  

Dang, I forgot to send up the Ornery xenophobe warning flag

Yeah, this'll be a natural for plowing, asshat!

You plow with a 4dr truck?

 

[conjur]

I knew that months ago when I worked at a Honda dealership...ayup...unibody truck.

And, you know what?

They'll sell a ton of them because it's a Honda and it will be something new.


Should be a 2005 model.

 

[Ornery]

Since most Japanese auto fanboys are so comfortable with useless fake spoilers, ground effects and exhaust tips on their sporty cars, a fake truck would be right up their alley.


"You plow with a 4dr truck?"

It's doable with a $200.00 Snow Prep Package. Any decent sized SUV can too.

 

[Ryan]

boooooooo****Avalanche SUCKS****boooooooooo