Will the 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport be the manufacturer’s next big hit? 

Honda fans, rejoice – there’s a brand new vehicle on everyone’s lips, and it’s called the 2026 Passport Trailsport. While that’s a bit of a mouthful to say, there are plenty of reasons to get excited about this latest addition to the Japanese giant’s ever-growing garage.

While this particular car is still in its early stages of development, Honda’s marketing team is getting motorists excited about its new SUV thanks to a fully-animated 15-second video showing only the outlines of the new car and a swift glimpse of it driving uphill. 

That doesn’t sound like much on paper, understandably – and although the video leaves quite a bit to one’s imagination, there are a few interestings things we can already expect to arrive as part of the finished model, including the car’s name – PASSPORT – etched just below the vehicle’s grille. 

With that in mind, will the firm’s famous amber lighting remain, too? The front end of the Passport Trailsport also seems a little more intimidating than we’re accustomed to – not necessarily a bad thing, but it might be a shock to Hondaheads used to a more laid-back ride!

While the finished vehicle is meant to arrive in showrooms from early next year, Honda has already started telling us it’ll be worth the wait. For example, the firm made promises that the new 2026 Passport will come with some seriously innovative features and a cutting-edge style that’ll make most people turn their heads.

For starters, we already know that this mid-size SUV is built for the outdoorsy motorist – although it should ideally be a smooth enough drive just about anywhere; hence, the travel-themed name. Like a passport, this car takes you anywhere… get it?

The 2024 Passport was a big hit – it seriously impressed people worldwide by being even more off-road capable than many buyers initially expected. Should Honda continue on this trajectory, we can expect the 2026 model to traverse more of the great outdoors than ever before – but don’t just take our word for it.

Hopefully, the new Passport will at least resemble the Pilot, with a 3.5-litre V6 engine running on all-wheel drive. We can reasonably expect off-road versions of the Passport to arrive with all-terrain tires and a boost to suspension. And, yes, if the viral animation is anything to go by, amber lighting certainly seems to be the order of the day, too.

Let’s be honest here – how many of you were waiting for a 2025 model? Regardless of how long we’re having to wait for the 2026 iteration of the Passport series, Honda remains a name in modern motoring you can rely on.

All you have to do in the meantime is wait – it’s likely the company will release more details about their latest leviathan soon, and we’ll be here to share them with you as soon as they’re available.

Right now, go back and watch that tantalising animation again – and let’s be fair, if you’re already driving a 2024 Passport, it’s got more than a few miles left in it – surely?