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2024 Honda Passport Black Edition Review: Going Dark

•    Auto123 gets in a test drive of the 2024 Honda Passport Black Edition.

Various takes on a “black edition” have been popping up all over the automotive place these days. Mitsubishi has one, and Mercedes used to have one, even if they call it something like “Obsidian” (hello, Jeep Wagoneer). Whatever, the idea is pretty much the same: darkness is cool.

With the Honda Passport, however, the Black Edition is also the top trim in the model lineup, adding both styling and functional features.

2024 Honda Passport Black Edition, front | Auto123.com

Design of the 2024 Honda Passport Black Edition – 7.0/10

From the A-pillars forward, the sheet metal is punctuated with a subtle hood bulge, squared-off nose with more upright grille and cool foglight surrounds. End of the day, though, it’s actually the grille shape and blacked-out wheels, badges trim pieces that really catch the eye, along with the rear bumper with its big dual exhaust tips and the Sonic Grey Pearl colour. It looks similar to the shade of grey we’ve been seeing from many OEMs lately, and it does work here rather well.

There’s also some “Black Edition” badging on the grille and rear deck.

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