The 2024 Honda Passport AWD Black Edition SUV

What is a Passport? A Passport is a midsize crossover SUV built in the Lincoln, Alabama assembly plant and sold in North America by Honda. It provides safe and efficient family transportation, with lots of passenger room and cargo space. Passport has 5 seats and one of the largest cargo holds in the midsize class, with 41 cubic feet of storage.

The Honda Passport comes with leather covered and heated front seats, a 10 way power adjustable driver’s seat with memory settings, a 4 way power adjustable passenger seat and a leather trimmed steering wheel. These are all standard equipment on Passport’s.

The Passport was face lifted with a new front end design similar to the second generation Honda Ridgeline. The new Black Edition model was just added. The Black Edition has red contrast stitching on the steering wheel, seats and door panels, red accent lighting illuminating the dash, doors and center console, and comes with 20″ black painted alloy wheels. The Black Edition logo is also embossed on the front seats and floor mats.

The 2024 Honda Passport is available in 3 trim levels; the EX-L, TrailSport, and the new Black Edition. A 3.5 liter VTEC V/6 gas engine with variable cylinder management and 280 horsepower and 262 lb-ft of torque is standard in all models. It’s bolted to a 9 speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters, and then routed into an all wheel drive traction control system, with intelligent traction management and hill start assist.

This week Honda sent me a 2024 Passport SUV to test drive and review. The base window sticker price for this top of the line Black Edition is $47,970. The options on the test SUV are: just a full tank of gas at no charge. The manufactures suggested retail price (MSRP), including the $1,395 destination and handling charge, is: $49,365.

After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $55,536. At just $55 Grand and change this 2024 Honda Passport Black Edition is a top tier model with a lot of pizzazz, an attractive combination of energy, style, and comfort to add to your everyday daily commute, without breaking the bank. It’s spacious, capable, and comfortable, with great resale value. It’s just what the doctor ordered; a new 2024 Honda Passport SUV.

Interior upgrades include: Leather seats, a leather wrapped steering wheel, a center display stack with navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, SiriusXM satellite radio, a Wi-Fi hotspot, a wireless phone charging pad, Bluetooth hands free links, a USB interface, HD radio, push button start, tri-zone climate control, a drivers 10 way power seat with memory, a passenger 4 way power front, both heated and ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, heated rear seats, remote release 60/40 split fold down rear seatbacks, second row sunshades, 115 volt power outlets, a tilt and telescopic steering column, rear under floor cargo storage, and a premium audio system with 10 speakers.

The exterior features are: 20″ alloy wheels with 265/45 R20 all season tires, a heated windshield, rain sensing wipers, a power moonroof with tilt, a hands free power tail gate, automatic headlights, LED headlights, LED taillights, LED fog lamps, LED daytime running lights, heated power door mirrors with turn indicators, auto dimming side view mirrors, power folding side view mirrors, a tailgate spoiler, roof rails, and dual exhaust.

Tech starts with: Adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation braking, lane keeping assist, road departure assist, a multi-view rear view camera, traffic alert, front and rear parking sensors, blind spot monitoring with cross traffic detection, smart entry, remote engine start, walk away automatic door locking, HomeLink, an auto dimming rear view mirror, and both driver and passenger front and side curtain intelligent air bags.

The Black Edition trim package includes black exterior styling, black edition logo leather seats, black edition floor mats, red interior lighting, and black edition badges. Passport fuel economy is 24 MPG highway, 19 MPG city, and 21 MPG combined. If you’re looking for a great 2 row family friendly midsize SUV, the 2024 Honda Passport Black Edition should be at the top of your must see, touch, sit in, and drive list. It’s really that nice.

Call, click or visit your local Honda dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the 2024 Passport Black Edition SUV. And remember that the base price for a new Passport starts at only $41,900. Honda – The Power of Dreams.

Be smart, stay safe, and just breathe. Remember, You Are What You Drive, and maybe, just for those reasons alone, you should Drive one, Buy one, Today. Have a great day, drive safely, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.

This Bottom Line new vehicle review is a Nut & Bolt and Dollars & Sense editorial provided by Tony Leopardo. Tony the Car Guy is an automotive writer, editor and publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a question, or comment for Tony, send it to tonyleo@pacbell.net and visit AutoWire.Net at www.autowire.net