Originally posted by vtecinside
i gotta disagree on the Pilot/MDX...yes sheet metal is significantly different, but in their initial offerings they both offered the same motor and even presently they have the same motor , but the MDX has a massaged version of it. The MDX does have a stiffer tuned suspension relative to the Pilot but the parts are interchangeable...The drivetrain is almost identical....Having driven/ridden in both they really aren't that different....same exact seat configuration...similar room, similar performance...the pilot is just a lil cheaper in material quality and price
Yes the Current GM small truck platform is cloned except for the noses on them, but it really wasn't long ago when you could not distinguish btwn the SLX/Passport and the Trooper/Rodeo....
Those are the two to which I will respond to.
If you wanna go into Pilot/MDX being the same, then whatever. But they have completely different interior designs. Space and seat configuration mean little. I suppose the 4Runner is the same as the GX470, or whatever the hell Lexus is that's based off of it. They aren't very different, but so what? They aren't clones like GM.
The SLX/Passport and Trooper/Rodeo is kind of a stupid example bro. That's the past. Honda was in a bind and made a deal with Isuzu, which actually worked out for them. Except in Consumer Reports.