<Edit- added some notes and comments>
Some notes on what I thought of the P1000 on display:
The build and design seems top notch. The wheel wells seem easily cleanable with few places for mud to accumulate. CV boots seem well protected.
While the seats are not adjustable, they seem well positioned for comfortable riding for most people. The seats are quite comfortable and have almost a gel-foam feel. The center seats was surprisingly comfy with good leg room. The wheel well pushes in on the driver's left foot area but not as severely as the P500. There is a textured foot area higher up to allow the left leg to be stretched out a bit. Should be a fairly comfortable ride with 3 people. This model didn't have the tilt steering wheel / paddle shifters.
Controls and gauges were easily read and reached and the shifters moved and locked in a smooth and solid fashion. The 12v power outlet seemed a bit low and out of the way however. Doors worked well and were solid.
The Honda rep didn't have a key- I suspect they weren't allowed to start it in public to quell any pressure to test ride it. A central NY dealer (who was as anxious as everyone to get behind the wheel of one) was told they should start receiving them late September/early October, and were told they'd get 2/month and would start out with the 5 seater deluxe.
Serviceability seems to be pretty easy and neat from what I could tell- the Honda tech that was present was eager to get ahold of one to take it apart. Apparently he was going to get the chance at some sort of Honda event in the next week or two.
Here are some more photos of the pre-production P1000...
The left wide of the wheel well is recessed, which isn't great, but necessary to keep things compact. They nicely designed a textured area higher up to allow the left leg to be stretched a bit.
You can see the air intake pipe swooping toward the back. Everything looks sealed up well.
Underhood storage shows the intake (black, left side) with a small storage area above it. It looks like it could hold an extra battery. There's easy access to the wiring behind the dash.
The air intake is under the hood. The above photo shows the opening with the foam pre-filter removed. The intake swoops down beneath the cabin then back up to the motor. I'm not sure if it had a drain plug on the low spot in case the intake lets in some water- this has been an issue in some Ranger's I ride with- it will be interesting how this air intake works when plowing into some deep water.
The underside looks pretty clean re:mud collection and cleanability.
The oil filter access (internal) looks easy to get to. Right below it is a smaller, similar port labelled DCT- does the transmission have it's own small filter?
The muffler looks decently protected.
Bed lifted- the hydraulic assist works smoothly.
