This is the fourth year Honda is participating in America's longest off-road rally, which begins at Nevada's Lake Tahoe and finishes more than 1,500 miles later at the Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California. Driving the early production Pilot TrailSport will be two Ohio-based Honda associates: Liz Long, a chassis reliability test engineer at Honda's North American Auto Development Center, and Hillary Tate, a project administrator of design and construction for Honda facilities across North America.
New Honda Pilot gets a special Rebelle Rally wrap that was designed by Honda exterior designer Lili Melikian. Inspired by pixel art, the wrap draws connections to the TrailSport logo and Californian landscape with a mountainous design, while portions of the sky represent the all-new and Pilot TrailSport-exclusive Diffused Sky Blue color. The sun on the hood signifies a full day of adventure from sunrise to sunset.
All-wheel SUV goes to desert with its standard all-terrain tires, steel skid plates, raised off-road tuned suspension and front and rear recovery points. Honda engineers have used the challenging conditions of the Rebelle Rally to further explore the performance of off-road components.
The Rebelle Rally is a unique event where teams strategically navigate the rugged terrain without the assistance of GPS or cellular navigation. Instead, teams rely on traditional elements of paper maps, compasses, and headings to navigate to hidden checkpoints, with the goal of accruing the most points and reaching the finish line each day.
By the way, Hyundai created a custom Santa Cruz for the 2022 Rebelle Rally and Kia Motors prepared the Sportage X-Pro.
Source: Honda