The Pilot's cabin is almost as parent-friendly as an Odyssey's with its huge number of storage slots and bins. Typical crossover third-row access is never ideal for adults, but a lanky observer was able to sit in the right-rear seat with his head and knees in normal positions. The seat-release lever is at kid's-eye level, both back rows fold 60/40, the middle row slides fore/aft, there are four baby seat anchor positions, and each rear door has two cupholders in the armrest and two pockets below.
Out back, a standard receiver hitch requires only a wiring pigtail for towing and the hatch glass now opens separately; since the cargo floor can be tilted up and a net strung across, it's not a deep drop. There's additional space below and to the side and a 4x8 sheet of plywood lays flat in the back.
"Bold" may be overused in design parlance, but the Pilot dash is definitely in your face, with the center stack's dark sides flanking a narrow center slice that mimics of Honda's tapering