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New Honda Pilot at Union Park Honda in Wilmington, DE

Union Park Honda at 1704 Pennsylvania Avenue in Wilmington carries the new Honda Pilot across its full trim range for families and buyers throughout Delaware and the broader Delaware Valley region. The current fourth-generation Pilot, which launched for 2023 and continues for 2025 with a refined trim structure, represents one of the more substantial redesigns in the Pilot's history: a turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 replacing the prior naturally aspirated unit, a 10-speed automatic with Shift-By-Wire technology and paddle shifters, and a TrailSport trim with genuine off-road hardware that is genuinely new territory for the Pilot's history as a family-focused three-row SUV. Delaware buyers who purchase the new Pilot at our Pennsylvania Avenue dealership benefit from Delaware's no-sales-tax vehicle purchase environment, which provides a meaningful upfront cost saving at a three-row SUV price point relative to purchasing in Pennsylvania, Maryland, or New Jersey.

The current Pilot lineup at Union Park Honda spans six trim levels: Sport, EX-L, Touring, TrailSport, Elite, and Black Edition. The Sport is the new entry-level trim following the 2025 discontinuation of the LX, and it carries the full 3.5-liter V6, 10-speed automatic, standard Honda Sensing, and available AWD in a well-equipped package without the premium feature content of upper trims. The Black Edition is the new flagship for 2025, replacing the Elite at the top of the range with distinctive black exterior and interior accent treatment and the most comprehensive feature content in the lineup. All Pilot trims share the same 285-horsepower V6 and 10-speed transmission, and AWD models are rated for up to 5,000 lbs. of towing when properly equipped, with 2WD models rated for 3,500 lbs.

• The Pilot TrailSport at Union Park Honda in Wilmington is the trim most distinct from the rest of the Pilot lineup, adding an off-road-tuned suspension with approximately one additional inch of ground clearance over standard trims, all-terrain tires, a rear locking differential for demanding low-traction terrain, Trail and Sand drive modes in addition to the standard Normal, Eco, Snow, Sport, and Tow modes, and a standard trailer hitch receiver. For Delaware families who camp, explore state parks, and access unpaved recreation areas in addition to their daily highway use, the TrailSport is the Pilot configuration that extends the SUV's capability beyond the pavement without aftermarket modification.
• The Pilot Touring at Union Park Honda adds a rear entertainment system with two 10.2-inch screens for second and third-row passengers, tri-zone climate control, a power-folding third row, and a premium 11-speaker audio system to the full V6 and Honda Sensing package, making it the Pilot configuration most frequently chosen by Delaware families whose three-row use includes regular rear-seat passenger use on the longer Delaware, Maryland, and shore-destination drives their household generates throughout the warmer months.
• The 2025 Pilot's 10-speed automatic with Shift-By-Wire technology and paddle shifters allows manual gear selection for the sustained grade descents and towing conditions that Delaware families encounter on the Appalachian approach routes during mountain trips and on the Maryland and Virginia beach access roads where controlling transmission behavior during loaded downhill segments improves both confidence and vehicle control.

The Pilot's Third Row and Family Utility for Delaware Buyers

The Pilot's third row is worth discussing honestly with Delaware buyers at Union Park Honda before a purchase decision, because the experience of that seat depends significantly on which configuration the buyer selects and how regularly the third row is actually occupied. The Pilot's standard second-row bench seat configuration provides seating for eight passengers, and the 60/40 split second-row bench folds and slides to improve third-row access. The available second-row captain's chairs, standard on Touring trim and available on EX-L, accommodate seven passengers with a pass-through aisle to the third row that makes adult third-row entry meaningfully more practical than climbing over a bench seat. For Delaware families whose third-row use involves adult passengers on any kind of regular basis, the captain's chair configuration is worth the one-seat reduction in maximum capacity.

Cargo versatility in the Pilot spans a wide range depending on seat configuration: approximately 21.8 cubic feet behind the third row with all seats occupied, approximately 59.5 cubic feet behind the second row with the third folded, and up to approximately 111.8 cubic feet with both rear rows folded for maximum flat-floor load capacity. The power-folding third row available on Touring and above simplifies transitioning between passenger and cargo configurations for Delaware families who use the third row on some trips and need maximum cargo access on others, without requiring manual seat manipulation for each configuration change.

• Honda Sensing standard across all Pilot trims at Union Park Honda in Wilmington includes forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, lane keeping assist, road departure mitigation, and adaptive cruise control with low-speed follow, giving every Delaware Pilot buyer the complete active safety foundation regardless of whether they select the Sport entry trim or the flagship Black Edition.
• The Pilot's standard Honda CabinTalk PA system lets the driver speak through the vehicle's audio system to rear-seat passengers through their individual headrest speakers, a practical family communication feature that Delaware buyers with children in the second and third rows on the longer summer drives to Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, and Ocean City appreciate as a way to communicate without the ambient road noise of a loaded three-row SUV at highway speed.
• The available i-VTM4 AWD system on Pilot EX-L and above trims at Union Park Honda actively distributes torque between the rear wheels independently in addition to the front-to-rear distribution managed by standard AWD, providing the torque vectoring capability that improves cornering stability and low-traction management beyond what a conventional AWD system delivers on Delaware's winter-precipitation road conditions.

Frequently Asked Questions about the New Honda Pilot at Union Park Honda