Back to the original question. It is a Honda. And Honda uses V6 engines in its larger vehicles, at least up til now. There are rumors of turbo 4's and the like in the future. The V6 is the logical choice, as it is with virtually every major manufacturer making similar sized vehicles and needing naturally aspirated engines with a little bit of torque to get those big machines moving.
It would be tougher to fit an inline 6 and maintain Honda's general design with the front wheel drive/tranny package. They use a similar design across virtually all their models regardless of engine size.
Honda's favorite "innovation" scheme seems to be to eek out more power and better economy from the same engine package. So far this has given us things like VTEC, 6 speed (and higher trannys), and VCM which add complexity. So it is correct to say that the drive packages are becoming more complex. Same is true for nearly all other manufacturers.
For those of us that still like the good old fashioned inline 6 that can be rebuilt while still connected inside the frame, I think we are just out of luck. Dinosaurs of the auto age. I feel your pain.