2022 Honda Passport AWD TrailSport Edition

The new Honda Passport was reviewed at Pirate Studios (104.7FM) with the help of station manager George “Elvis” Gray: Platinum white paint with black leather seating for 5 – heated  front buckets and pushbutton transmission shifter, Trailsport stitching in headrests, weighs 4,236 lbs., has a 111” wheelbase and is 189.1” long, 41.2 cubic ft. cargo space in trunk – double that with second row flat, 18” – Gray and polished finish aluminum spoke wheels and 245/60R18 all season radials, 8” multimedia infotainment screen – multi-view rear vision camera, wireless flatbed phone charger, moonroof, pushbutton and remote starter, rear window shades, tilt and telescope steering column, 7 speaker Honda premium FM/AM-Satellite stereo, tailgate mounted rear spoiler – Android / Apple integration, cruise control, lane change alert, rear cross traffic alert, and blind spot warning, 3.5 liter V-6 engine with 280 total horsepower, 262 ft. lb. of torque, 9 speed automatic transmission, dual giant exhausts, zero to 60 in 6.2 seconds – all wheel drive, $44,660.00  list price –  built in Lincoln, Alabama, fuel economy (24 highway 21 combined 19 city),  19.5 gallon tank with 468 mi. range                                                                    

 

2022 Toyota GR-86 Premium 2+2 Coupe

The Toyota was analyzed with the assistance of George Gray with Pirate Radio 104.7FM;Track bRed paint with black and gray leather seating for 4 – heated suede front buckets and console mounted transmission stick shifter, Weighs 2,868 lbs., has a 101” wheelbase and is 170” long, 6.26 cubic ft. cargo space in trunk, 18” – Matte black finished aluminum spoke wheels and 215/40R18 Michelin Pilot Sport radials, 8” multimedia infotainment screen – rear vision camera, wireless flatbed phone charger, pushbutton starter, tilt and telescope steering column, 8 speaker Toyota premium FM/AM-Satellite stereo, duckbill rear spoiler – Android / Apple integration, cruise control, lane change alert, rear cross traffic alert, and blind spot warning, 2.4 liter four cylinder boxer engine with 228 total horsepower, 184 ft. lb. of torque, 6 speed manual transmission, dual exhausts, limited slip differential, zero to 60 in 6.1 seconds, 134 mph top speed and rear wheel drive, $32,658.00  list price –  built in Ota, Gunma, Japan, fuel economy (27 highway 22 combined),  13.2 gallon tank with 356 mi. range

                                                                         

 

2023 Honda HR-V AWD CUV w/ EX-L Trim

George Gray of Pirate Radio 104.7FM helped me review the Honda HR-V:

Nordic Forest metallic paint with gray leather seating for 5 – console mounted transmission shifter, weighs 3,162 lbs., has a 104” wheelbase and is 179.8” long, 24.4 cubic ft. cargo area (55.1 with back seat folded flat), 17” – Two toned bright finished aluminum spoke wheels and 215/60R17 Pirelli all season radials, 9” multimedia infotainment screen – rear vision camera, wireless flatbed phone charger, tilt and telescope steering column, panoramic moon roof and 8 speaker Honda FM/AM-Satellite stereo – Android / Apple integration, radar cruise control, lane change alert, rear cross traffic alert, and blind spot warning, 2.0 liter four cylinder engine with 158 total horsepower, 138 ft. lb. of torque, CVT automatic transmission, 3 driving modes, and all wheel drive, $30,590.00  list price –  built in Gelaya Guanajuato, Mexico, fuel economy (30 highway 27 combined),  14 gallon tank with 420plus mi. range