I like the look of the TrailSport badge and the orange contrasting stitching on the inside. The grille is unique to the TrailSport, and the Passport's folding mirrors help out when the path gets narrow. Like the rest of the 2022 Passport lineup the TrailSport gets oversize dual exhaust tips and new front and rear bumpers.
One cool thing: If you plan on taking your Passport into the wilderness on the regular, Honda offers a number of adventure-ready accessories, including a roof box or basket, and attachments for bikes, kayaks, surfboards or snowboards. If you're planning on taking your Passport out to the lake house or on an extended off-road trip, I'd recommend swapping the stock tires out for a set of actual off-road shoes like BFGoodrich KO2s or Falken Wildpeaks. Drive with a bit of speed - especially over rocky terrain - and these tires likely won't last long. More than once during my test in the desert I saw the car in front of me spin a rear wheel because the tire couldn't get traction in the sand. Sure, the TrailSport gets 18-inch wheels but the 245/60 Firestone Destination tires are merely all-season rubber with a little extra tread on the sidewall. However, a torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive system is only great when matched with appropriate tires, and this is where the Passport TrailSport suffers. In a soft, sandy wash, for example, Sand mode does a great job of keeping the engine revving high so I can easily maintain momentum. Each does a nice job of switching up the throttle mapping and transmission's shift points, and they even alter the stability control's intervention.
Like other Passports, the TrailSport has a number of drive modes: Normal, Sand, Mud and Snow. The TrailSport does have a 10-millimeter-wide track, which Honda says gives the Passport more stability in turns, but it's hard to notice a real difference when we're talking about less than half an inch. That means its off-road geometry is unchanged, with a 21.1-degree approach angle (if you ignore the chin spoiler) and 24.3-degree departure angle. The TrailSport has the same 8.1 inches of ground clearance as other Passport models. But despite this rugged name and a few upgrades, this new addition to the Passport lineup doesn't really make this SUV any more or less capable than before. Honda's midsize Passport SUV gets a new TrailSport trim for 2022, priced at $43,695 including $1,225 for destination.
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