The easiest way to get the answers posted in this thread, and get them answered with the most accuracy is to simply ask Honda of N.A. Their address is 1919 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501. They are really the only people qualified to provide the reasons for the decisions they have made. The only answers you can expect to get in a public forum will be purely speculative. Hope that helps.

 

After riding a 2000 Kodiak this past weekend, I would like to see a switchable 2wd-4wd. It was fun sliding it around the turns.

Just an observation.