2026 Honda Passport TrailSport Elite: O’Fallon Buyers Guide

Quick Answer: The 2026 Passport TrailSport Elite

TrailSport Elite is the comfort-focused top of the standard Passport ladder, from $52,650 MSRP, roughly $4,000 above standard TrailSport. It keeps every piece of TrailSport’s off-road hardware and adds heated and ventilated front seats, heated outboard rear seats, perforated leather-trimmed upholstery, a 700-watt 12-speaker Bose premium audio system, a 2nd-generation TrailWatch camera system with a front washer and 360-degree Multi-View camera, a hands-free power tailgate, and Smart Entry on every door instead of just the fronts. Frank Leta Honda in O’Fallon carries TrailSport Elite alongside the rest of the 2026 range.

Close-up of the Bose speaker badge in the 2026 Honda Passport A-pillar with desert scenery visible through the window
A 700-watt, 12-speaker Bose system arrives at TrailSport Elite. Photo: Honda.

Where the roughly $4,000 over TrailSport goes

Elite doesn’t touch the off-road hardware TrailSport already established, the suspension tune, all-terrain tires, skid plates, and standard hitch all carry over unchanged. What it adds is almost entirely comfort and technology: perforated leather-trimmed seats with contrast stitching and black piping, heated and ventilated fronts, heated outboard rears, a 700-watt Bose system with 12 speakers including a subwoofer, and tri-zone climate that extends control to the second row. The camera system steps up to a 2nd-generation TrailWatch with a front-camera washer plus a full 360-degree Multi-View system, genuinely useful for tight trailheads and parking lots alike. Rain-sensing wipers, a heated wiper zone, puddle lights, acoustic front glass, integrated 2nd-row sunshades, and auto-dimming power-folding heated mirrors with memory round it out, along with a hands-free power tailgate that opens with a foot kick under the bumper.

One small tradeoff worth flagging honestly: cargo volume dips a fraction, 83.2/104.4 cubic feet standard/max behind the first row versus 83.8/104.6 on RTL and TrailSport, because the Bose subwoofer enclosure claims a sliver of that space. It’s not a meaningful loss in daily use, but it’s a real number, not identical to the trims below it.

Who Elite is actually built for

If the TrailSport hardware already sold you and the question is purely how much comfort you want layered on top, Elite is the answer for buyers who’ll use the truck daily as much as they’ll use it off pavement, heated and ventilated seats matter on a St. Louis summer commute just as much as on a winter trailhead run. Families who value the 360-degree camera for tight parking and driveways, or who want the Bose system for road trips, will feel the roughly $4,000 step up every single drive, not just on the trail.

2026 Honda Passport TrailSport Elite interior with tan and black leather-trimmed heated and ventilated seats and panoramic moonroof
Heated and ventilated front seats and a panoramic moonroof both ship on TrailSport Elite. Photo: Honda.

What Frank Leta Honda TrailSport Elite buyers say

Scott Wallace leased an Elite with his wife and named both the sales and finance team: “Steve W. did an excellent job of showing us all of our options without any sales pressure. We decided to lease a new Passport Elite and my wife and I love it! Thanks to Steve Wallace, Hamseh in finance, and everyone at Frank Leta Honda!” Barbara Darrow’s short review captured the same trim from the buyer’s seat: “Had a great experience with Kyler! Excited to start driving our new Passport Trailsport Elite!”

Frequently asked questions

What does TrailSport Elite add over standard TrailSport?

Comfort and technology, not off-road hardware: heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, perforated leather-trimmed upholstery, a 700-watt 12-speaker Bose system, a 2nd-gen TrailWatch camera system with 360-degree Multi-View, a hands-free power tailgate, and all-door Smart Entry. The suspension, tires, skid plates, and hitch carry over from TrailSport unchanged.

Is TrailSport Elite worth the extra cost over TrailSport?

If heated-and-ventilated seats, premium audio, and the 360-degree camera matter to how you’ll actually use the truck day to day, the roughly $4,000 step is easy to feel every drive. If your priority is purely off-road capability with none of the comfort extras, standard TrailSport delivers the identical hardware for less.

Does the TrailSport Elite have a different camera system than TrailSport?

Yes. TrailSport Elite steps up to a 2nd-generation TrailWatch system with a front-camera washer and a full 360-degree Multi-View camera; standard TrailSport carries the first-generation TrailWatch system.

What’s the difference between TrailSport Elite and TrailSport Elite Blackout?

Only wheel finish and badging. Elite Blackout swaps to black wheels, HPD center caps, and black Honda badges over the identical TrailSport Elite equipment list; every comfort and camera feature carries over unchanged.

Where can I test drive a TrailSport Elite near O’Fallon?

Browse live Passport inventory at Frank Leta Honda, 500 Auto Mall Drive, O’Fallon, MO.

The comfort ceiling, minus the blackout look

TrailSport Elite is the trim to cross-shop if you want everything the lineup offers short of the blacked-out finish, its equipment list matches the flagship TrailSport Elite Blackout exactly, the only difference between the two is wheel color and badge finish, at a $1,200 lower price.

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MSRP figures exclude the $1,495 destination charge plus tax, license, registration, options, and dealer-installed accessories; the dealer sets the actual selling price. Customer quotes are excerpts from public Google reviews of Frank Leta Honda.