[berrychristina]

Another possible competition is Mazda. The CX-5 and CX-9 have a lot of "bang for your buck" features. And frankly, I've never even considered Mazda vehicles but they are now on my list of vehicles to check out for my next purchase.

 

[berrychristina]

Well the CX5 isn’t because it’s a compact crossover. The CX9 competes more with the Pilot.

Passport competition is the Grand Cherokee, 4Runner, Explorer, Edge, Murano, Blazer, etc.

Well thank you Captain Obvious! That's why I stated the manufacturer and listed the closest ones in the category. CX-9 is a 3-row vs CX-5 being a 2-row.

 

[berrychristina]

Kidding aside though...Honda really needs to step up their game with some of the creature comforts/features that other auto-makers do (e.g. Korean and other manufacturers with their tech/gizmo on their infotainment and interior/exterior features)

 

[berrychristina]

x2... Honda has been depending on its long held reliability standard for too long and if the decline of Acura sales isn't a clear sign to them of what's to come, they'll be in big trouble.

Totally agree on this. I've been overlooking some things/features and have stayed loyal to Honda due to their reliability/personal experience. But that might change for me here soon.

Honda isn’t in trouble at all. I predict Acura will no longer be in business OR they’ll strictly be an SUV company similar to Land Rover in about 5 years. Their cars don’t sell and they’re ugly as F. Especially the RLX.

Time will tell for sure...but I wouldn't count just on customer loyalty.