The most obvious indication of this is the design that in many ways harkens back to the 1997-2002 second-generation model that was built by Isuzu. The new Passport has a chunkier, more squared off design with a flatter, longer hood, slightly more upright windshield and similar kick-up at the beltline toward the back of the rear doors.

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.

The new Passport stands as Honda's most aggressive off-road SUV with a handsome redesign, rugged upgrades, and an optional fold-out picnic table.

Honda's two-row mid-size SUV benefits from wholesale changes, including a new platform and enhanced V-6 powertrain.

It’s not all escapism, though. The 2026 Passport also features a full suite of modern safety tech including a new wider-angle camera and radar for improved forward collision warning, blind spot monitors, lane-centering steering and traffic-jam assist systems.

T he Honda Passport is returning to its roots. The original 1990s Passport was an Isuzu-based SUV with some serious off-road credentials, but the resurrected 2019–2024 Passport

The all-new 2026 Honda Passport is more of a departure from the Honda Pilot it’s based on than the last generation was and designed to go even farther afield. Honda gave the two-row crossover SUV more individual styling and the most off-road capable platform the automaker has ever built.

Honda says the fourth-generation Passport is its "most off-road capable" SUV ever, and after driving a prototype last month, it's hard to disagree—the 2026 Honda Passport is pretty darn tough. Today,

Honda's new 2026 Passport is the latest to make a play for this crowd — at least, in its off-road-oriented TrailSport trims. Packing revised fascias, underbody armor and a trick all-wheel drive setup,