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Honda Passport

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2000 Honda Passport.jpg The Honda Passport was a mid-size sport utility vehicle produced by Isuzu, released in 1993, as Honda's first entry in the truck market for the United States, and only sold in the United States. Built and designed solely by Isuzu, who sold it as the Rodeo, it was seen as a "quick fix" entry into the growing SUV market in the United States. It was part of a growing partnership between Isuzu and Honda in the 1990s, in which Isuzu supplied Honda with SUVs (in addition to producing Passports, Isuzu also provided Honda with Trooper SUVs to be sold as the Acura SLX) and Honda supplied Isuzu with cars - in particular the Isuzu Gemini (Honda Civic; Japan-market only) and Isuzu Oasis (Honda Odyssey). The Honda version was discontinued after 2002, making way for the compact Element and the Accord-based Pilot mid-size SUVs.