The 2016 Honda Pilot vs the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe near Charles County, MD

The Pilot is a Top Safety Pick+, Which is Why it's OUR Top Pick!

Maybe you’re not really a minivan kind of person. That’s okay, especially with the crossover segment, which offers many of the same amenities that minivans do, like a third-row, but has the aesthetic of an SUV. The 2016 Honda Pilot vs the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe near Charles County, MD, are two such crossovers, but which one has more seating, more cargo room, and employs more tech-based safety features? Pohanka Honda is here to help you out with this comparison. 

One of the many reasons people find themselves upgrading earlier than expected is due to newer tech-based safety features and higher safety ratings. When you’re driving around a 4,000 lb. metal box on wheels with thousands of other metal boxes on wheels, you want to feel safe. The Honda Pilot will certainly ease most concerns. It received praise from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, receiving their top rating of “good” in the small- and moderate-overlap frontal offset, side-strength, roof-strength, and whiplash protection tests. It also got further praise for its Forward Collision Warning¹, which received a rating of superior. All of this combined earned the Pilot a spot as a Top Safety Pick+, which is definitely comforting. The Santa Fe didn’t earn the same awards or ratings and only attained a rating of “marginal” in the small-overlap frontal-offset test.

There’s a huge discrepancy in safety between the 2016 Honda Pilot vs the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe near Charles County, MD. Not only did the Pilot’s frame and design get better ratings², but the Pilot also offers more tech-based safety features, such as Forward Collision Mitigation System with Automatic Braking³, Lane-Departure Warning⁴, and a Multi-Angle Rearview Camera⁵, none of which you’ll find on the Sante Fe.

Cargo room also gets pretty important at the most unexpected times. If you want to head out to Chapel Point State Park with all of your fishing or hunting gear and a couple of buddies, the Pilot has more room for that than the Santa Fe does. With all three rows up, you’ll find 18.5 cubic feet of room⁶ in the Pilot, but only 13.5 cubic feet of space⁷ in the Santa Fe. When it comes to seating, the Pilot also wins out. It can carry up to 8 people, while the Santa Fe maxes out at 7.

There’s a lot to consider before purchasing a new vehicle. When it comes to choosing between the 2016 Honda Pilot vs the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe near Charles County, MD, though, we at Pohanka Honda see a clear-cut winner. Come on down and test drive the 2016 Honda Pilot today! 

1. Forward Collision Warning (FCW) cannot detect all objects ahead and may not detect a given object; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and other factors. System operation affected by extreme interior heat. FCW does not include a braking function. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions.

2. According the IIHS.

3. Depending on the circumstances, CMBS may not go through all the alert stages before initiating the last stage (of collision mitigation). CMBS cannot detect all objects ahead and may not detect a given object; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and other factors. System operation affected by high interior heat. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions

4. Lane Departure Warning (LDW) only alerts drivers when lane drift is detected without a turn signal in use. LDW may not detect all lane markings or lane departures; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and road condition. System operation affected by extreme interior heat. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions.

5. Always visually confirm that it is safe to drive before backing up; the rearview camera display does not provide complete information about all conditions and objects at the rear of your vehicle.

6. Based on SAE J1100 cargo volume measurement standard plus floor space between first and second seats and front seats moved forward.

7. Properly secure all cargo.