- A Honda exec has suggested the company is eyeing its own version of the Nissan Armada.
- The SUV would dwarf the Pilot and compete with Tahoe, Sequoia, and other big players.
- Future plans suggest Honda and Nissan may co-develop full-size SUVs for shared markets.
Honda and Nissan are looking to tie the knot and the companies have previously said this could result in shared platforms and cost synergies. However, specifics have been few and far between.
Fast forward to today and some of the blanks are starting to be filled in. Speaking at CES, Honda’s Noriya Kaihara suggested the company is eyeing its own version of the Nissan Armada.
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While he didn’t go into specifics, Car & Driver quoted him as saying “In the short term, especially in the U.S. market, Nissan has a large class [of] …. vehicles that we don’t have. So, if maybe we can exchange some of the vehicles, that would also be a benefit for us in the short term.”
This implies Honda could be considering a simple rebadge that would give them a competitor to the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Ford Expedition, Jeep Wagoneer, and Toyota Sequoia. It’s also not hard to imagine an Acura flagship that could battle the Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, and Lexus LX.
Kaihara mentioned the possibility of jointly developing “large class” vehicles in the future. However, in the short term, it appears Honda is focused on filling gaps in their lineup.
Honda’s largest crossover is the Pilot, which spans 199.9 inches (5,077 mm) long and has seating for up to eight people. The Armada is considerably larger as it measures 209.6 inches (5,324 mm) long. It’s also more burly thanks to a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 developing 425 hp (317 kW / 431 PS) and 516 lb-ft (699 Nm) of torque.
