2021 Honda Pilot vs Ford Explorer

Loads of Storage Space

With an SUV, you’re well-equipped to load up with cargo, whether it’s for a grocery trip, home project, or family camping trip. The Ford Explorer is designed to store a large amount of cargo with as much as 87.8 cubic feet of space behind the first row.

Of course, even that amount of space may leave you needing to pack strategically in order to fit everything. To avoid that, you may want to go with the Honda Pilot interior, which provides up to 109.2 cubic feet of storage room.

Just fold down the third and second rows of seats, and you’ll be working with enough room to make that next trip nice and simple.

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Active Safety Features in the Pilot and Explorer

Many cars today are designed to help you avoid accidents completely, and the 2021 Ford Explorer and Honda Pilot are no exceptions.

Both SUVs feature a Lane Keeping Assist System, which is designed to ensure your safety on multi-lane roads. If you drift towards another lane, your car will guide you back into your intended lane by itself.

Safety is taken one step further with the Honda Pilot, though, as it provides drivers with a standard Road Departure Mitigation System as well. Similar to the Lane Keep Assist System, it can detect when you’re crossing over the line. However, it also applies the brakes to prevent you from leaving the road entirely.

This is a helpful feature if you’re ever incapacitated or distracted and acts as an extra set of eyes. Without a comparable system in the Explorer, you could be in danger of leaving the road.

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Keep Your Family Entertained

With so much cargo space allowing you to fit all your kids’ essentials, along with a suite of protection systems making every mile more enjoyable, the 2021 Honda Pilot and Ford Explorer make great options for your family.

With so much time spent behind the wheel, you’ll want to ensure you and your little ones are entertained. Therefore, the Pilot and Explorer are each available with entertainment systems measuring more than 10 inches.

When you’re jamming out your favorite tunes, your back-seat passengers may have an easier time hearing the lyrics in the Pilot, thanks to seven speakers coming standard. The Explorer only has six speakers on the base model.

Additionally, the Pilot comes standard with Speed-Sensitive Volume Compensation, which automatically adjusts your tunes when you hit a certain speed to help drown out highway noise. Unfortunately, you’ll need to fiddle with the controls in the Explorer since this feature isn’t available.