Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, a daily sweep of today’s top headlines from the auto industry and car culture, curated by The Drive’s editorial team. Each story gets a short summary and a link to the original source if you want to dive deeper. Here’s what’s cooking on Wednesday, September 23, 2026: Right now, Honda’s largest SUV is the Pilot. But, in this market, there’s always a reason to go bigger, and the automaker is said to be early in the planning stages of an SUV beyond the Pilot with a comfortable three rows of seating, intended to battle the red-hot Toyota Grand Highlander. The only problem is…
Honda’s Ready to Take on Grand Highlander With Super-Sized Pilot: TDS
