My wife and I are shopping for a new SUV, and were surprised to learn that some car makers are now using acoustic glass to help make the cars ride quieter. We test drove a Honda Pilot and a Toyota Highlander, both of which had acoustic glass. Their rides were both very good and comparable. However when I got home and did some research I noticed that Honda only installs acoustic glass on their higher end models (EX-L and above, in the Pilot's case). We prefer the Pilot over the Highlander and only want an EX, not EX-L. And of course no dealer locally has an EX in stock to test drive.
So my question is, does anyone know if acoustic glass makes a noticeable difference? I couldn't find any factual information about that online. Of the Honda's & Toyota's I've owned in the past, Honda's always seemed to have more road noise. The new Pilots we drove were surprisingly quiet. I don't want to order an EX model and be disappointed because we were unable to test drive on first. We make a lot of long highway drives, so noise is important to us.
Thanks
So my question is, does anyone know if acoustic glass makes a noticeable difference? I couldn't find any factual information about that online. Of the Honda's & Toyota's I've owned in the past, Honda's always seemed to have more road noise. The new Pilots we drove were surprisingly quiet. I don't want to order an EX model and be disappointed because we were unable to test drive on first. We make a lot of long highway drives, so noise is important to us.
Thanks