When I first read that the 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport had front tow hooks that could break away in a frontal impact, I was intrigued. Then, when I saw that Honda had hung three Passports from a crane using said tow hooks to demonstrate their strength, I knew I had to investigate.
[Full Disclosure: Honda wanted me to drive the Passport, so the company flew me to Puerto Rico, put me up in the swanky St. Regis Hotel, and gave me all the piña coladas I could handle, which admittedly was very few.]
I sat down with Honda engineers Todd Hemmert and Scott Stouffer before dinner one night to chat about tow hooks, undoubtedly one of the nerdiest conversations I’ve ever had at a press launch. When I first looked at the tow hooks from the front of the car, all I could see was one vertical bolt, but there is a lot more to it.
“There’s a large transverse bolt that goes through the backside of the tow hook and connects it to our front subframe,” said Stouffer. I asked him to look up the specs for said bolt– again, because nerdy. It’s a 10.9-grade M14 bolt that’s 112 millimeters long, and Honda torques it to 72.5 Nm. Y’all can put that into Freedom Units yourselves.
That bolt goes into the subframe through threaded fasteners welded into the attachment points. The subframe itself is attached to what Stouffer called the “box structure for the floor” that is integrated into the unibody. Eight 10.9-grade M10 bolts do the holding duty, torqued from 105 Nm to 148 Nm, depending on location.
The vertical bolt is also a 10.9-grade bolt, but it’s an M12 and 64 millimeters long. Torqued 72.5 Nm, this bolt also goes into the subframe through a welded, threaded fastener, but it sits in a little slot.
Wait, what? A slot? At this point I was getting a little confused, so Stouffer drew me a picture:
“When you look underneath, you see a little bolt going straight up. There is a little slot right here that goes from the big opening to a narrow little slot,” he said. “The subframe has a C-shaped bracket on both sides with a V-shape around the bolt. The whole bracket can move backward. If you pull forward, it’s super strong. If you kick it backward, the tension slips, causing the tow hook to drop to the ground.
Hemmert added, “We even spec how thick the coating of the tow hook can be. We mask off the color to make sure the torque is maintained.” Yeah, you don’t want the thickness of the paint on the cast iron tow hook to mess up the torque specs. As someone who measures her torque specs by the number of ugga-duggas coming out of her impact wrench, I find this kind of precision fascinating.
And if those two tow hooks weren’t enough, there is also a recovery point at the center of the front skid plate. It’s a bit more difficult to get to, but it can hold the weight of the Passport. The rear hitch incorporates two recovery points as well.
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Not that I needed any recovery on a Honda-built off-road course through the Puerto Rican greenery. Granted, it didn’t include any rock trails that challenged the 23-degree approach angle, 23.1-degree departure angle, or 16.7-degree breakover angle (all decent figures), but it did highlight what a bigger tire can do when combined with an excellent all-wheel drive system.
Last year’s Passport (shown above) wore 245/60 General Grabber A/T Sport tires on 18-inch wheels. That works out to a diameter of 29.6 inches. Not too shabby, but going up to 275/60 on the same size wheels gets you 31 inches of rubber and just a little more ground clearance. Don’t get too excited– the Passport Trailsport only sits at 8.3 inches off the ground, but it’s got skid plates under the engine and fuel tank, and you can actually get rock rails on the thing.
The all-wheel drive system has been upgraded for 2026 with new Sport, Trail, and Tow modes joining the Normal, Econ, Snow, and Sand parameters. I spent my off-road time in Trail mode and was impressed by how the torque distribution pushes some power around, keeping the Passport moving forward even with a wheel up in the air. Just keep a steady throttle, and this thing doesn’t care if you have one rear wheel three feet off the ground and the diagonal front wheel over a hole — it will march forth with confidence.
New this year is a hill descent control system that keeps the SUV moving at anywhere from 2 to 12 miles per hour while descending. I was at full seatbelt lock on a steep slope, and the TrailSport kept gravity at bay with no physical input from the brake pedal. It wasn’t exactly silent– a few times I heard the system grunting just a bit– but it got the job done.
The Passport didn’t seem too concerned when climbing the same hill. The 3.5-liter V6 gets a bit more power this year– up to 285 ponies and 265 pound-feet of torque. I had to put it into manual shifting to keep the revs up on the 10-speed automatic transmission, but the Grabbers did their job with minimal wheel slip, even without airing down.
Granted, if you really want to get off the beaten path, you’ll want to lift it a bit and find some aftermarket bumpers to get better geometry, but the TrailSport is an excellent off-road starting point that should be able to easily keep up with your Subaru pals.
Still A Pavement Princess
I didn’t get to drive it for too long on the street, but I was impressed with the comfortable ride and heavily-weighted steering. The car is well-insulated from any road noise coming from the A/T tires, and acceleration is neither impressive nor disappointing. The brakes felt a little spongy under duress, but on the whole, the Passport TrailSport has very good on-road manners.
And this thing looks the business too. The old face was just so … Honda. In other words, kind of boring. For 2026, the front fascia is rugged with rectangular LED headlamps and those orange tow hooks. You can also get some dope 18-inch white alloy wheels that look like steelies. There is the option for a set of black alloys with a slightly different design that look like steelies, but the white ones look so great, why wouldn’t you pick them?
Inside is a 12.3-inch infotainment screen with Google built-in and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. I hate the push-button transmission, but that’s kind of a Honda SUV thing, and I don’t imagine it changing anytime soon. At least you get wireless charging, big ol’ cup holders, and oodles of small item storage including a little shelf in the passenger dash.
No Fake Stuff, Please
There are a few things that chap my hide, however. There is a vent at the lip of the hood that looks great but provides no function whatsoever. Come on, Honda. Fakey McFakerstein vents are terrible. Even worse, the TrailSport only comes with a donut spare. I understand it from a packaging standpoint, but it’s still annoying that I have to buy a fifth tire and wheel for $725. At least it fits vertically into the rear cargo space and straps in nicely, leaving plenty of room for other gear. Hopefully, the aftermarket will come up with a swing-out carrier solution for the hatch.
The 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport starts at $49,900, including $1,450 for destination. The base on-road focused RTL model starts $3,700 less. The TrailSport Elite with a fancier interior, including heated and ventilated seats, a multi-view camera, and a hands-free power lift gate, adds $4,000 to the bottom line.
Of course, America’s tariffs are set to kick in soon, so pricing will undoubtedly change. The Passport is built at the Honda Alabama Auto Plant, but it uses both domestic and globally sourced parts. We don’t expect the final price to go up as much as some vehicles, but you can likely expect some increases.
Now, if only anything on this platform towed more than 5000 lbs. Give it a 6000-7000 tow rating and I’m sold.
While I dislike the black C-pillar and plastic above the window, this will likely be on my radar in a few years when it is time to replace my current daily driver. I am an avid off-roader with two lifted, locker(s)- and winch-equipped vehicles, so I don’t need a “do everything” daily driver. What I do need is something capable in snow and ice, and the AWD system in the Pilot we just bought my wife is amazing in inclement weather. Plus after the decade of near-flawless service we had out of our Odyssey, I am a fan of the 3.5L V6, timing belts and valve adjustments not withstanding. I probably don’t need the Trailsport trim, but with that being most of the trim options I won’t mind it either.
Let’s see:
The flex of an ironing board? Check
Light duty independent suspension parts? Check
Light duty driveline components? Check
4-low? No
Being able to fit tires larger than 33″? No.
Break-away tow hooks? I don’t care if they only collapse one direction, do you have any idea how often recovery points are the first things to hit a rock?
Sorry, nothing “off road” about this. It’s a minivan with some slightly knobby tires that, at best, will drive up a graded gravel fire road to the same campsite someone just hauled a 5th wheel camper to.
The fake Audi Quattro hood vents are terrible and I’m also not a fan of the Rugged Black Plastic Trim©
Damn. Buttons, knobs, and a hooded gauge cluster? The screen is a little tacked on, but at least there is trim to show they knew there was going to be a screen there. I kind of want to buy one of these now just to support decent interior design.
v6 and no CVT? Hard to argue with that.
If you want to go a step nerdier on fasteners, you will note that a metric bolt has a “property class” – typically shortened to just “class” – instead of a grade, like in SAE fasteners
Emme, I love that you went all nerdy on tow hooks. These little engineering chats and hanging with people who don’t glass over with topics like this are the best.
I dig on the Passport TS, as I think its finally the promise of a truly off-road capable single speed AWD crossover. The iVTM4 system is hands down the best in this category – most torque, fastest reaction, best thermal capacity. This plus the gearing of the 10-speed and final drive make this actually usable as a low-range substitute in most use cases.
The real question for people cross-shopping this with something like a Jeep GC or Toyota (4runner or Land Cruiser) is where you want your compromises. This gives you better space efficiency and road manners than the Toyota and far better reliability than the Jeep, but doesn’t really reward you with outright capacity (towing, off-road). Or with MPG for that matter.
If Honda were able to hybridize this and keep in large displacement NA, they would really have something here for mileage and low end torque.
I really hate the black portion of roof at the rear. What is that supposed to accomplish?
To look kinda like the OG Passport / Rodeo from the early 90s.
It’s giving me Freelander.
I’m with you. I don’t care for it at all.
The capability is impressive, and I like the design – it hearkens back to the Passport/Rodeo of old. This would make the list if I were SUV/crossover shopping.
It looks fantastic inside and out. I love Honda’s new design language for the interior and exterior. The Passport looks rugged but without the chest-thumping angry eyes, fake grilles all over and generally strange bodywork you find on others in this segment. I even think it looks great in white, which is typically my least favorite color. Wouldn’t think twice about owning one of these.
If I was an SUV guy, I’m pretty sure this would be my next vehicle. I can’t remember the last time an SUV caught my eye like this one.
With 2/3 of the trims being Trailsport I sort of wonder if a non-off-roady trim or two gets added down the line. They seemed to waffle back and forth a bit on the old one, and have with the Ridgeline. The Passport dropped the entry Sport trim years ago (so did some others but it didn’t add it back), and the outgoing one still had a Black Edition at the top which Pilot added a year after launch. Not that they all need to ride on 20s, but if you don’t need something quite as off road themed.
And/or – wonder they’ll even out the trims across model lines – will Pilot get a Trailsport Elite or will that be reserved for the Passport for example. “RTL” and the like was their attempt at truck-specific trim names on the Ridgeline kinda like Ford’s XLT etc., so maybe they are renewing those designations again too.
The trend of charging ridiculous amounts for pavement princesses so that somebody can look adventurous continues aplomb.
TIL that it would cost a housepayment to buy a honda SUV.
I like the direction Honda has gone in the last few years. Most of their products are premium-feeling and fairly attractive. I hope they put the same effort into the Ridgeline.
OR…bring back the FIT!
Wow. Honda brought back the Ford Explorer. At least that is what it looks like to me. And at that price? Just buy a Subaru. Yeah- I know everyone here bashes them but my wife LOVES hers and we have taken it off roading a bunch and it WILL do it really well. And it cost 20k less than this car.
A loaded Forester hybrid undercuts a base Passport in price and I think that’s going to be an issue
A Wilderness trimmed Outback undercuts the starting price by like $5k. Heck, even the top trim Touring XT undercuts it.
I mean, there’s some value in a NA V6, but Honda is asking a huge premium for that.
NA V6 and a transmission with actual gears. For some folks (mainly enthusiasts) that and the Honda badge will be worth the premium. I’m just not sure if that’ll be enough to keep these moving, but we’ll see. That being said it’s hard to overstate how big of a selling point an NA engine is to some folks.
The Toyota fanboys have loudly forsaken the new 4Runner and Land Cruiser due to the forced induction engines and they’re going to have to buy something. Unless you want to go BOF pickup there aren’t many off road capable vehicles with NA engines at this price point.
Grand Cherokee is probably the closest. Sure, that comes with the Jeep reliability baggage, but NA V6 and decent offroad chops.
And then you don’t get the whole combination, but you’ve got offerings like the Traverse Z71, 4Runner, Bronco, Wrangler and others that are real close price points and aiming for similar buyers. Each have their own ups and downs.
I like this car a lot, but man, Honda is asking a lot.
It sure feels like a lot but it’s also priced just about exactly at the national avg. new car selling price. If it weren’t for tariffs and an impending recession later this year, I would have assume that these things would move like crazy.
These are assembled in Alabama, so they likely won’t be hit nearly as hard as some of the competitors. The Toyotas in particular are hosed. The 4Runner and LC are overpriced as is and they’re made in Japan….
As I understand it, tariffs will drive up the price on un-tariffed (or minimally tariffed) vehicles as well. Supply/Demand, etc.
It’s going to be a nightmare for 99% of us. Cars are already way, way too expensive post covid and are being recklessly financed by consumers. Repo rates are increasing and they’re going to get worse. It’s a house of cards situation similar to the 2008 housing bubble and tariffs/the economic crash that are looming are going to bring it to a boiling point.
Tens of millions of people will suffer greatly, but 1). That’s the point of Republican governance and 2). About 50% of those people willingly voted for it. We are at the precipice of the “find out” stage and the consequences will be dire.
One of the side-effects of consumers moving to more pricey and larger SUVs is that the automakers have discontinued sedans, compacts, and subcompact vehicles. Heck, Ford hasn’t sold a sedan in nearly 3 years or a subcompact in nearly 5. God help me when the domestic maker require bailout when shit hits the fan.
The choices of our neighbors impact all of us.
That’s absolutely true. If your competitors must increase prices by 25%, no reason you can’t increase yours them by 20% and still be competitive.
Market adjustment, yo.
This is the part of the equation that baffles me. Republicans just assume that corporations will choose to do the right thing if given carte blanche. Do they REALLY think that American companies aren’t just going to raise their prices by 24% because God Emperor Trump asked them not to?
If you’re still thinking that any politician gives a crap about anything other than their own income and power then I’ve got a nissan with a CVT to sell you.
The GC also majorly undercuts this in price when all is said and done. Once all the discounts are applied you can get a GC with a leather interior in the high 30s. Obviously you’re rolling the dice on reliability and its residuals are way worse, but man…that’s a significant delta.
Styling is subjective, although I do think the Passport is way more attractive. Grand Cherokees exist at this intersection where they’ve never been ugly but they’ve never been lookers either…and wherever you go there will be dozens of them around so you really have no unique factor whatsoever outside of the Jeep badge. I think the Passport wins on that front by a sizable margin.
Just ditched my GC for a Honda Accord. Will never buy a Stellantis product again, and I and my family have had at least one Jeep in the garage since 1990.
My dad had a 2014 GC that got passed on to my sister who still drives it. It has about 150k miles it but it’s had its share of issues over that time. If we didn’t have a family friend who’s a great wrencher some of those issues would’ve been very pricey.
Overall the car has held up pretty damn well but I just don’t think I’d roll the dice on Stellantis QC and reliability, especially since the PHEV is the one I’d want. Grand Cherokees are also ridiculously common in the DC area. They’ve become a middle class status symbol and I probably see 10+ every time I leave the house.
I personally don’t think I’d want the same car everyone else has, which is why the Passport is very appealing to me. I think my next car is going to come down to a Passport or one of the Toyota TNGA-F SUVs. I’ll also check out a Forester hybrid but I just don’t think I could live with how profoundly uncool it is. I feel like it screams “dad gave up on being an enthusiast” a little too much for my liking…while the Passport and LC/4Runner still have some soul.
The PHEV is what I just got rid of. Great concept, awful execution. Scared me away from buying a hybrid or ev for a while.
come on now, it’s not like every jeep build sheet includes:
DFJ: Jeep Reliability Package
C2E: Random Squeak Package
CVB: Trim Adhesive Failure Package
I don’t think it’s that people hate forced induction; I think it’s just that Toyota’s implementation isn’t particularly good user experience and doesn’t at all meet brand expectations. Sure, they get decent economy on paper, but in practice they are proving to get well below rated fuel economy, while being not all that quick/powerful, extremely rattly, and not as reliable as people expect from Toyota. On the other hand, just look at Ford with the EcoBoost, I don’t think the Bronco, Ranger, or F150 are losing much of any sales because they are turbo’d. While they get similar fuel economy as Toyota, they don’t sound like a complete bucket of rocks, they have actual oomph, and are honestly probably about as reliable if not slightly less so than Toyota. Turbo can work, you just gotta do it right.
This is a valid point. My initial reaction when I hear this (and I’ve heard it other places too, not just here) is “you’re driving a damn truck it’s not supposed to be refined”…but if something else does it better in the same class of course people are going to choose it.
My father in law has a RAV4 with the non turbo 2.4 liter and that engine is a goddamn disaster. My mother in law has a CRV with the base 1.5 liter turbo and it’s a night and day difference. That being said I do find it odd that people who worship that incredibly inefficient, agricultural 4 liter V6 are complaining about the new engines not being refined or efficient enough.
But hey that’s just me. I’ll eventually be shopping in this class of car and I’ll find out for myself.
There’s a lot of things that I really like about my <3yo Subaru but some weird issues that the dealer can’t solve (about to have it’s 3rd battery in the time I’ve owned it) and dumb fit and finish issues. The Honda costs quite a bit more but I might be willing to pay the premium at this point.
That and Subarus are ugly as sin. It’s hard to discount that the Honda is much nicer looking.
Unfortunately this passport doesn’t get you into Articulationland.
I’ve been keeping an eye on the new Passport because I’m going to need a bigger vehicle in the next few years and don’t want to wind up in something completely soul sucking. I think these look excellent, they have a ton of space, they have enough capability for probably 98% of buyers, they come in real colors, and they’re shockingly well equipped at baseline. The basest spec you can get still has leather seats, the neat AWD system, and it can be equipped with the tow package for a couple hundred bucks. Honestly in the mid 40s I think that’s where the buy is.
There are some minuses though, and the big one is fuel economy. The Trailsport trim gets 18 city and 23 highway, which is worse than many body on frame competitors. I know all terrain tires are a drain on mileage and it has a big NA V6 but that’s inexcusably bad in 2025…especially considering even with the V6 it’s one of the slower cars in the segment.
So basically this is a crossover that doesn’t really have the benefits of being a unibody. Toyota also put a lot of work into refining the 4Runner so I’m not sure if the road manners with the Passport are going to be THAT much better, and the fuel economy is somehow worse once the two cars are similarly equipped. I know that TURBO BAD is still the prominent line of thinking, especially with the off road crowd…but that Toyota 2.4 has been in production for years and there haven’t been many issues. The issues are with the turbo V6.
Anyway, while I like this on paper and think it looks great I’m just not sure where it’s going to fit in the market. I think Honda has desperately needed a more powerful hybrid setup for the Pilot, Odyssey, MDX, and now this for years but they just don’t want to develop one…and the other big issue for the Passport is going to be the Forester hybrid.
It’ll offer similar space and capability while getting mid 30s MPG. Is it as cool? Absolutely not, Foresters are profoundly uncool (no offense Matt)…but it nearly doubles the fuel economy and that’s a big deal for folks that are looking at bigger crossovers.
The Forester is a size below, CR-V sized although even the Honda has a tick more space in that segment. The upcoming CR-V Trailsport is unlikely to have near the capability of the Passport Trailsport but if it’s a hybrid, that’s something of a leg up on Subaru which doesn’t have a hybrid Wilderness Forester at least at launch.
This more has the Outback in its sights. A Wildnerness Outback is about $42k but undoubtedly Outback prices are going up with the next one about to drop. I think most of the appeal of the midsize/tweener crossovers comes beyond a spec sheet; I imagine the Passport, being more of a cut down larger vehicle, to feel noticeably different vs. an Outback or Santa Fe.
As to pricing – few Hondas could be considered a value buy in their segment, but that doesn’t seem to be an issue. Of course Honda is really targeting the 4Runner and against that this packs a lot more kit for the money. You’re well over $50k to unlock leather(ette) or a moonroof on the Toyota and those thousands extra will buy a lot of gas for that couple mpg hit. I suspect most people didn’t bother looking at the mpg on the old 4Runner anyway and/or they accepted it to have the simplicity of the V6. A VCM & timing belted Honda isn’t the simplest, lowest maintenance out there either but seems like a surer bet against the turbo 4 which doesn’t seem to be well received by Toyota buyers, and the Tacoma did have a fumbled launch they’re still trying to climb back from.
There’s also the Grand Cherokee, which I think some 4Runner buyers would be open to except for the reliability rep. There’s no way the Jeep won’t be cheaper than the Honda with rebates and all but the assumed reliability and resale are in Honda’s favor and this sheds the doughy look the old Passport had, which no amount of new grilles could really mask.
I get nearly 20Mpg avg in my 2013 4Runner with chunky tires and aftermarket armor. The dash reading is at 19.6 over the last 50K miles or so.
If one does mostly highway and drives conservatively, they’re not horrible. You are correct though, most owners in the enthusiast groups seem to BRAG about how bad the mileage is.
People are unhappy with the IDEA of the 4cyl, but literally EVERY reviewer that I’ve seen has said it drives much better than the old V6.
I used to like the Grand Cherokee, I owned a 97 from ’01 – 2012, but I dislike how mall crawler-y the newer ones have gotten, plus the fact that one has to get a top trim in order to get low range. I honestly don’t see the point of them anymore, one might as well get a FWD based crossover.
Me, I don’t mind a turbo 4, I’ve now owned 2 that technically have mixed reps for reliability too, but I do like the J-series.
The GC – at least the prior one, in the 2010s – seemed to defy getting lumped into any one type of buyer. You can get a base Laredo but not look cheap, or a Summit and not look like you’re too well-off. I would liken it to some Land Rovers, the capability seems to still be there but those seem even less likely to go off road. But it does feel like Jeep’s pulled back on pushing the capability of the model, I had to really think if the Trailhawk was still around since it’s 4xe only. 10 years ago they seemed to push Trailhawk everything, even if it was just such examples of Renegades and Compasses into rental fleets.
Both 4Runner and GC are popular in my area, so I’m curious to see if Passports really start to take off. I work at a smallish company and I think half the company has or has had a 4Runner or GC, and if they didn’t their partner had one or wanted one. The Passport’s blackout packages are not my cup of tea but that does seem to take direct aim at some packages regional Toyota distributors will throw on trucks and SUVs (anything really but especially those).
The Passports come in real colors too, so they have that going for them. The burnt orange and metallic red are pretty striking and while the green isn’t quite as green as I’d like it is very nice looking. They also have a midnight blue and the gray color has a powder blue vibe to it. They even have interior options other than black.
It’s a very nice looking car inside and out. Way more attractive than the GC for sure. The 4Runner is more shouty and macho so I think that vs the Passport comes down to personal taste. That being said the best looking car in this class is the Land Cruiser 1958 and almost all of them have money on their hoods right now.
They’re overpriced at MSRP but once they’re discounted into the low 50s they become very tempting and are within striking distance of a Passport with the Trailsport package, which almost everyone is going to want even if they don’t need it. You’ll get better fuel economy, more power, similar space, way more capability, and great looks…but a more complex/widely criticized engine and a purely utilitarian interior with little niceties.
That’s a comparison I’d like to see. Passport Trailsport vs LC 1958. I know I’ll eventually be cross shopping them.
All parts of this take are correct.
As a 5th gen 4Runner owner, the new powertrain is the thing I’m most excited about. It makes peak torque at 1700rpm, which is PERFECT for this kind of vehicle. As much as people like the 4.0, it’s absolutely gutless at low RPM.
I have an ’07 Volvo with a 2.5L turbo with 233k miles, it’s on the original turbo with zero turbo related issues or repairs.
Turbos are just fine for reliability. And IIRC, that Honda V6 is going to need a timing belt every 90K miles.
My big issue with the new 4R is that it’s ugly, and even if you can get past that, it’s quite expensive for anything other than the base model.
I also wish they had made it more capable to be more of a Bronco and Wrangler competitor, but I seem to be in the minority on that one.
I actually think it looks great, but that’s subjective. Anyway the engine doesn’t bother me at all. It’s more powerful, like you mentioned it has the low end torque, and the efficiency boost is welcomed. I live in the city so low end torque comes in handy for a lot of my driving and efficiency is important to me because my cars are lucky to even hit their EPA city ratings over their lifetimes. Traffic is a bitch, unfortunately.
Really my issue with the new 4Runner is by the time you add all the cool stuff you want it’s effectively the same price as a base trim Land Cruiser. Pretty much all of the LCs around me are already discounted 3-5 grand and they have the hybrid engine standard rather than as a $3000 (or whatever it is) option.
I’d want that because the extra couple MPG will make a big difference in my driving. Hybrids often outperform their city ratings and I’ve seen folks on threads getting close to 30 MPG city with their Cruisers. They also look way cooler.
Basically by the time I equip a 4Runner how I’d want it (with the hybrid engine and TRD off road or sport package) it’s the same price as a LC 1958 and I’d just rather have the LC. That being said I think the market is already correcting the Toyota Tax on them. The new 4Runners are already being discounted and the LC transacting in the low 50s is where it should’ve been all along.
I imagine it’ll be the same with the 4Runner…at least until the tariffs come and make everything Japanese even more prohibitively expensive than it already is. I guess I’ll get a Bronco when that happens and get to deal with that lovely Ford build quality? Ugh….
Does the front in real life look as much like a Bronco Sport as it does in pictures? If so, might have to rename this the Pass Sport. Enjoyed the review.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one getting inflated Bronco Sport vibes
I agree. This isn’t a terrible place from which to start.
BUT
Off-roading comes with a few caveats always.
I have no idea on why it did c,d, and e. That is a weird editor function.
Have fun out there.
I don’t hate this vehicle.
Sell based on dreams.
Not reality.
100% agree.
Formatting with indents did NOT work on my post. Ugh.
I saw this line and immediately thought, ‘This sounds like an Emmy Hall article’, only to scroll to the top to see that, yes indeed it is. Ha!