My brother has the same Van and it is a really nice car/truck.

Honda did not enter the big suv/truck market, which Toyota did.
Honda does not even offer a V8 in it Acura line, which has limited sales.

I think they are a smaller company and did not want to invest in the development costs not sure that it was as much smart decision as much as the fact that they had limited capital?

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Loving my BMW