Agreed that the new Pilot looks less compelling than the current one.
If you want a good looking Honda Pilot you just have to spend more and get the Acura MDX. The MDX has always been the looker of the platform while Honda gets the plain breadbox styling.
A fully loaded MDX costs $57K!
A Pilot will be at least $10K cheaper.
In case anyone was wondering about that nice-looking XC-90 posted above, BOOM! $71k baby!
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/2016-volvo-xc90-t8-plug-hybrid-suv-priced-69095
wow, that's nuts, one can buy TWO CX-9s with that , new XC90 is nice but that sure is a lot of money for a car,
I'd be OCD all day worrying about someone scratching the paint
at the end of the day as long as it gets you from point A to point B safely and reliably is what matters
IMHO, I'd rather put the extra money towards a house, at least that's a better investment.