The makeover goes further than looks, however. Unlike many of its competitors, the 2025 Passport continues to be powered by a V6 engine instead of a turbocharged four-cylinder or hybrid setup. That 3.5-liter six-cylinder is an updated design, good for 285 ...

This is the all-new 2026 Honda Passport: a rougher, tougher, and squarer take on the popular mid-sized SUV. Honda has been touting this as its most capable SUV ever — but, if we’re honest, that’s not the boldest claim out there, with the Japanese automaker not known for its mud-plugging off-roaders.

Back in the 1990s before coming out with its own crossover, the CR-V, Honda offered the first-generation Passport, a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo that was a legit body-on-frame SUV. Since then, the Japanese brand has mainly stuck to crossover-y models that aren’t focused on off-roading,