Honda Rugged Capability in Beaufort, SC
Stokes Honda Cars of Beaufort in SC – near St. Helena Island, Port Royal, Bluffton, and Hilton Head Island – offers an array of vehicles sporting Honda’s rugged capability. Around Beaufort, “rough terrain” usually means navigating the boat ramp at high tide or surviving the potholes on the way to Hunting Island. But when you’re ready to truly leave the pavement behind, you need a vehicle that looks tough and actually knows what to do with its power.
Enter Honda’s legendary rugged capability. Forget those basic all-wheel-drive systems that only wake up after you’re already stuck in the mud. Whether you’re towing a 22-foot boat down to the marina or staring down a sudden Lowcountry downpour, Honda’s intelligent i-VTM4® AWD system is always three steps ahead.
From the tailgate-ready Ridgeline to the family-hauling Pilot and adventure-seeking Passport, these vehicles are built to work hard, play harder, and look effortlessly cool doing it. Let’s look at how Stokes Honda Cars of Beaufort can help you upgrade your weekend plans.
Tackle Any Terrain
Intelligent All-Wheel Drive Systems
Honda all-wheel-drive systems are designed to effortlessly tackle bad weather, rough terrain, and big jobs, channeling available power where and when you need it most. Second- generation intelligent Variable Torque Management (i-VTM4) offers expanded AWD capabilities, which comes standard on all Passport and Ridgeline models and is available on the Pilot.
Engineered for Performance
How All-Wheel Drive Works
Honda offers two all-wheel-drive systems: Real Time AWD and i-vtM4. Both can deliver instantaneous power to the rear wheels to help you power through challenging conditions, and the i-VTM4 system adds torque vectoring for greater side-to-side control.
How Torque Vectoring Works
The i-VTM4® system helps enhance stability on muddy, wet and icy roads, and can even improve dry-weather handling. It uses a pair of clutch packs—one for each rear wheel—that can be engaged separately. This allows variable amounts of torque to be sent to each rear wheel independently to help compensate when one wheel loses traction or to distribute torque to the outside wheel for smoother turning.
Towing Prowess
The Passport, Pilot, and Ridgeline, when equipped with i-VTM4® AWD systems, are all capable of towing up to 5,000 pounds* thanks to their powerful V-6 engines. That’s enough muscle to pull a 24-foot camper, a trailer with two side-by-sides, or a 22-foot boat.
