5 Hondas That Aren't Actually Hondas 

I love how the Prologue is based on a GM platform, when the Saturn Vue (a GM product) had a Honda engine

idk whats weirder, the fact that most honda suvs are not actually hondas or the fact that honda partnered with two companies known for their cars self imploding

Seen 2 Acura SLX throughout my lifetime thus far. One, back in the late 90s, elderly couple had one in the neighborhood. And most recent at HDAY 2024 in MD. My bud that works at a Honda Dealer told me about the Prologue. The Lot guy next door brought over with the Chevy New electric SUV and said “Same SUV.” 😅😅😅

I hate it when automakers discontinue affordable and fun compact cars in favour for overpriced EV SUVS

Yeah I dig my SLX. I paid $1,400 for that beast and it’s served me well for 5 years! The barn doors at the back are indeed very handy. 😊

I work for a honda dealer and I was told by a sales guy that they have been selling the Prologue at a loss. We only made a profit on the 1st one we sold. The other techs and myself are dreading working working on these cars. We only have one lift that can lift this heavy beast, and its in a whole other building.

ICE ICE baby... no EV for this old guy. Besides all the obvious reasons, they don't come with a manual transmission.

As someone who works at a Honda dealer in Canada, and we HAVE a prologue; there is nothing in the interior that is Honda. I’ve never used an infotainment system like that before, and the gear selector is on a stalk coming off the steering wheel. When the car is put in reverse, it’s just like a GM backup camera. All the door chimes and alert tones are GM. The key is EXACTLY THE SAME as the one from a Silverado. EDIT: I didn’t even realize that you live in BC! I do as well, in the lower mainland. Which means you have 100% heard of the dealer I work for LOL

I didn’t know Acura made a SLX , Man I wish Honda would make a RWD V8 😭 also that Prologue part was hilarious 😂😂

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="222">3:42</a> Hey! I took that photo!!

acura lowkey needs to make another rugged suv

The Passport was a wonderful SUV fully loaded with leather and the Sunroof! Miss that Truck

Next thing they’re gonna tell me is the NSX was a rebadged Nissan !

Acura apprentice tech here, we've already had an Acura ZDX glitch out and become a Chevy Blazer EV 😅. The Honda/Acura line up of the Ultium platform technically have their own version of the digital gauge cluster and infotainment screen, but if the regular 12v battery is to fail or lose enough charge, the car will revert back to its GM counterpart electronically. We also have to order many of its parts from the nearby Cadillac dealership too as we can't order them directly. They also have some pretty bad build quality with air vents popping out and center consoles not being put together completely, as well as loose hardware from factory. It's not looking good so far 😅.

Honda / Acura’s interior looks WAY better than the Chevy Blazer EV.

Can't believe more Honda fans aren't subscribed to this channel. The videos are well done with subtle humor the viewer has to be paying attention to to get. Keep them coming.

Why is Honda always bent on working with GM? Toyota owns part of Subaru and Mazda, but Honda always seems to want to pair with GM and never any other Japanese brands.

I loved the 80's early 90's Isuzu commercials featuring their spokesperson Joe Isuzu

fun video. actually dig when automakers make lowkey (or not so lowkey) deals with other automakers to bring different vehicles to their lineup.

This was a really fun informative history video. I genuinely learned a lot!

I owned a 1995 Honda Passport about a decade ago. It had the 3.2L V6, 4wd, and a manual transmission. Fun fact: True, it was an Isuzu Rodeo with a Honda "H" on the grille, but it also had some GM parts under the hood. Those parts seriously *did* have the GM logo in the castings!

Yes! The Holden Jackaroo is such an Aussie name for a car! We also had the Holden Drover, which was a rebadged Suzuki Samurai/Sierra/Jimny! At the same time we had the Holden Scurry, which was a rebadged Suzuki Carry van. A lot of Isuzu's were also sold in Australia under the Holden (GM) brand in the 70's, 80's and 90's. We also had a few rebadged Rovers in Australia that were actually Hondas. We had the Rover Quintet 5dr hatch, a rebadged 80's Honda Quint and the Rover 416i 5dr hatch, a rebadged 1st generation Honda/Acura Integra. Also, we had the Honda MDX, a rebadged 1st generation Acura MDX.

Now we just need Honda rebranding it's own cars for other countries/markerts. Easy Invented Quick Example Japan: Honda Pilot Australia: Honda Kangaroo 💀 US: Honda Chief Europe: Honda Navy

"John Davis approved". My man is a true MW fan...❤

The Isuzu Rodeo was a pretty good vehicle. I had one until an irresponsible driver rear ended me and destroyed mine. Loved it. It was reliable and fun to drive. Off road, it was a beast.

"jesus this looks like a pathfinder" had me dead😭

(car commercial from the early 80s) (guy pitching a dodge shadow two door) "Here we have this model for $3700...and if we put a little decal on the hood it goes up $200" (covers the little decal on the hood) "wanna see the original again?"

I stumbled across this channel now o am binge watching all of his vehicle videos

Great job. Honda, your directions and canadian prices is making Honda fans look elsewhere.

Acura should have revived the SLX as a full size SUV in the mid 2000s. Mdx is good but not that big

That new color is the only highlight of that car

I think your editing on this video was terrific lol So, growing up, i had a gf whose mom had an 02 Rodeo and she had it for a few years before it fell apart. Around that time period ('05ish), i was super stoked for the new Pathfinder at the time because it was even boxier than ever. However, i knew of the passport/rodeo as mentioned and Nissan products and NEVER had i thought that the pre 05 Pathfinder and Passdeo looked similar**at all** ..... Until your sneaky-ass edit that made me do a double take @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="358">5:58</a> lol Holy shit. Bruh. Younger me gave Honda/Isuzu a generous pass. They might as well just skipped building the trucks all together and should have had Nissan build BOTH brands a Pathfinder to rebadge.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="216">3:36</a> A buddy of mine bought an early '90s rodeo for parts a few years ago and we thought it was weird some of the Isuzu badges on it were replaced by a weird "P" logo. It turns out some of the Canadian models were sold as Passport Isuzu Rodeos, with Passport being a made-up GM brand alongside Asüna and Geo.

I remember all these commercials. nostalgia!

Nothing wrong with this as Toyota, gm, Ford, BMW and many others has and still doing. Even Maclaren road cars still use Nissan engine.

would love to see a video about all the accord type r and euro r variations

Yes love the Isuzu and other car company ads 😂😂😂😂😂

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="358">5:58</a> That’s a pathfinder 💀

I’ve seen a couple passports myself and I always knew it had to be a rebadged something just never knew it was a Isuzu

Also, aside of the Acura SLX, the Honda Horizon which is another example, this one however is a Japan-only model, and in Japan, the Isuzu Trooper is known as the Bighorn.

The isuzu suvs reminds of the toyota tamaraw fx

The EV rant is… tired… I don’t particularly want to buy one but the jabs in this video speak to a misplaced rage, not at EVs, but with car manufacturers who have been beating us enthusiasts senseless with boring, non-designed blobs for the past 20 years or so and dangling GR Corolla shaped carrots for us while threatening production halts if we dare question them. Also it is called a powertrain in an EV, battery>controller>motor>geartrain>wheel

I have a 97 pathfinder se and the passport section was playing with my mind.

In Germany Honda Passport = Opel Frontera. But using a reliable brand for selling Land Rovers (from which you should own at least 2 because one is always broken down) made my brain explode 😂

Gm owned Isuzu back then (and still do), it's just good ol' fashion corporate back scratching.

dammit i forgot to sub last few vids🤦🏽‍♂️, welp better late than never🤷🏽‍♂️✅. Proud 3rd &4th gem 💎 Prelude owner.

The 04-07 Saturn Vues had Honda's 3.5L V6, similar to the J35A5 in the 03-06 MDX's

Honda’s swan song with GM is actually the FCEV version if CRV

Any interest in making a video on the Pilot? I drive a 2007 one right now. Thing is an absolute tank

I saw a imported Honda passport at a Kenny-u-pull in Ontario

i’m confused. are the new evs rwd or fwd?

I’d love to drive that SLX on a cross country trip..

Never is a long time if you are young. But it passes rapidly, trust me. Second generation, properly focused PHEVs, using solid state batteries will take over.

A person a town over had a Acura SLX and it still runs somehow.

Accura SLX song?

Seeing a Honda with 6 lug nuts from any era doesn't seem right to me

And now the passport is actually a Honda because it’s based off the Pilot

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Too bad Honda relied on models from very unreliable brands, like Rover, Isuzu and GM. Rover used models from Honda. But the own things Rover added to them made the cars also unreliable.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="613">10:13</a> - Prologue and ZDX aren't rebadges. They look very little like the GMs, which themselves are not rebadges of each other. As you noted, they wear distinct sheetmetal. That means they changed more than the badge (as in the Isuzus or Rover examples).

honda could have literally just brought the EV Jazz/Fit from japan. the HRV is now the same size as the CRV but with a smaller engine.

on the crossroads/discovery: engine reliable, all the rest...dear god :D

Honda is extremely conservative. They were truly dragging their feet on making a SUV. Personally I like the older Honda Passport. I like a boxy rugged simple SUV. As someone already mentioned, I’ve never seen an Acura SLX. They must have sold very minimal or didn’t last long on the roads…

You are wrong on the austin rover (rover 200/400 models ) wasn't rebranded rovers they was jointly developed by both companies

The SLX was vary rare even back in the day when new

SO there's a Blazer with a Honda badge?!?! JAYZUZ

I think i read somewhere that every car company was required to have at least 1 ev car in their lineup, so they borrowed gm's for the moment and bought honda time to make their own EV.

ACURA SLX sold as HONDA HORIZON in Japan

if i were to get a honda COUGH COUGH GM ev, i would pick the ZDX type S or the lyriq because they are ✨bougie✨

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a> The correct pronunciation of Isuzu is "E-suzu" I believe Australia pronounced the one you said, but generally it's not. Edit: at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="258">4:18</a> at least you said Isuzu correctly. Thank goodness.

Thank fking God it's only a GM product but not a Ford.

I loved my trooper

We should have gotten the Honda Crossroad. It would have been a classic Honda. It probably would have been made an Acura at the time. Maybe it would have become the first Acura SLX.

Also, is the new Passport supposed to be an Explorer clone? On the expressway, i need to really look to see if I'm about to pass a newer Passport or a fucking state cop.

The Buick V8 was actually a good engine

Funny, I am driving the EV……really nice no complains.

Honda Land Rover? Those poor people

I have to admit that Honda had made quite oddball cars over time. Some of those cars we not seen in Australia like the Honda Ridgeline , Sure it is no Hilux or Ranger but it still could go up against the Kia Tasman .

The first generation MDX was pretty great in my opinion no it wasn't a body on frame heavy SUV but it was still pretty capable off-road and light years more efficient and better to drive than the trooper sorry I meant SLX

Girl really said "Stop having fun" so naturally

Isuzu Rodeo? I prefer Mysterious Utility Wizard

The first EV I'll drive is one that fits my lifestyle, ie one that lasts long enough to be my next 20 yr old hooptie.

I just realized Honda does suck at making 4wd vehicles, is my future Ridgeline a minivan??!?!?

Make video on Japanese tractor brands

Dont like ev's but that blazers entirior looks sick tho

Tbh my classmate Craig has an Isuzu trooper

Rovers use of Honda K Series engines isn’t really a rebadge… same with the Honda using the landrover engine

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="638">10:38</a> I thought it was based on the VW ID4 tbh

Btw, Rover is a completely different company, at the first rebadge car you kept repeating rover instead of Land Rover

Isuzu shouldn't rely on isuzuto sell cars I like Isuzus but they ruined their company through corporate saturation.

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The new GM Prologue is such a POS that we have all the ones that have been sold brought back with issues and just sitting on the lot 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

you forgot satern has a few honda motors in the vues!

Honda e pretty cool ev

The commercial just said “e”suzu and you keep saying /i/suzu. 😣

God if you can't trust Honda who can you trust?

Buick motors

i think there is a time and place for ev's, but they are being marketed and priced wrong to be as successful as they could be. but that also has to do with safety requirements and peoples "needs" so boo👎🏻

the EV hate is kinda cringe and very confirmation bias-y on why you don't like them

Isuzu is owned by GM, so.... just saying.