The shelf and
ridgeline also provide more than enough space to store and organize those essential items.
The Ridgeline also includes a matching Honda TRX250X ATV in the bed and a mountain bike mounted on a rack.
A Ridgeline also competed in the 2008 race and won its class.
The new
Ridgeline also has 4.0 mm thick rear glass, which is 0.9 mm thicker than that of the previous model.
Every pickup save for the Honda
Ridgeline also uses a solid rear axle, as well.
The Ridgeline also delivers a maximum tow rating of 5,000 pounds and a half - ton payload rating, all while offering innovative and unique features that include the large In - Bed Trunk ® and dual - action tailgate for easy access.
The Honda
Ridgeline also has its fans, as does the Hummer H3.
The 2017
Ridgeline also features Honda's next - generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure, which provides a high degree of occupant protection in frontal collisions and is anticipated to help the Ridgeline receive the highest available collision safety ratings, including a 5 - star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a TOP SAFETY PICK + rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, when equipped with available Honda Sensing technology.
The Ridgeline also features prototype accessories, including a custom light bar by Cibie, and LED fog lights by Valeo.
Ridgeline also offers some clever interior and exterior cargo solutions that aren't matched by its competitors.
The 2017
Ridgeline also carries the highest base asking price at nearly $ 30,000 MSRP.
The Ridgeline also offers unique touches such as an 8.5 cubic foot «trunk» incorporated into its cargo area, a nice complement to its four doors and five - passenger seating.
The 2018 Honda
Ridgeline also bests the 2018 Toyota Tacoma when it comes to interior comfort and spaciousness.
Ridgeline also comes with four - wheel disc brakes with antilock capability and an antiskid system to lessen sideway slides.
The Ridgeline also features a double - action tailgate that opens and hinges to the side.
The Ridgeline also defies convention in that it offers only one cab configuration (four - door), one bed length (five feet), and one powertrain (a 24 - valve SOHC V - 6, five - speed automatic, and on - demand four - wheel drive).
There's a good chance the 2016 Honda
Ridgeline also grows in size — if not only to appease American buyers, who seem to lean towards full - size trucks, but also to qualify for a more lenient Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard, which is now calculated in part by a vehicle's footprint.
The Ridgeline also doesn't require the huge climb up that regular 4 × 4 pickups do.
Not exact matches
Honda designers
also gave the new
Ridgeline a more traditional truck profile.
There was
also the matter of fuel economy, which dropped by almost half when towing, a testament to how much heavy loads stressed the V -6-powered
Ridgeline.
The
Ridgeline comes standard with a hitch receiver and industry standard seven - pin plug, and it's
also pre-wired for a trailer brake controller.
The automaker
also revealed that its two - motor hybrid system will find its way into its utility vehicles, meaning that hybrid variants of the Pilot, Odyssey, or
Ridgeline could arrive sometime soon.
There doesn't appear to be much of a difference in size between the old and new trucks, either, suggesting that the new
Ridgeline will still be based on the same platform as the Honda Pilot SUV, which is
also set to be redesigned this year.
Yet for those who place rationality above all else, Honda's approach with the
Ridgeline can start to make a lot of sense in the right context, and this all - new model addresses a number of weaknesses found in the first generation truck while
also improving upon its strengths.
Nissan is
also expected to introduce a new version of the Frontier within the year, as is Honda with its
Ridgeline.
The transmission is
also updated, and the
Ridgeline now uses a six - speed automatic in place of the former five - speed.
We
also took the
Ridgeline through some tight, muddy trails, with roots, ruts, and steep hills.
It appears that the 2017 Honda
Ridgeline will
also have several roof accessories available, similar to the 2016 Honda Pilot.
The 2017
Ridgeline will
also have a hard Tonneau cover available for the bed of the truck.
Moreover, this marks
Ridgeline's second NACTOY award, the first coming in 2006, when the Honda Civic
also won the 2006 North American Car of the Year.
The Honda
Ridgeline does offer a decent ground clearance which
also makes the step up for getting into the cab a little higher.
The 2017
Ridgeline is
also the first and only pickup to earn a TOP SAFETY PICK + rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, when equipped with available front crash prevention system and LED headlights.
The all - new 2017 Honda
Ridgeline was researched, designed and developed by Honda R&D Americas and is produced exclusively by Honda Mfg. of Alabama in Lincoln, Alabama.2 Its 3.5 - liter V - 6 engine is
also manufactured at the Alabama plant, with its automatic transmission made by Honda Precision Parts of Georgia in Tallapoosa, Georgia.2
The first generation (1994 to 1998) and second generation (1999 to 2004) were built on the Accord platform, but the Odyssey underwent a complete redesign in 2005, and from then on, it's been based on what Honda calls its «Global Light Truck Platform,» which is
also what's underneath the Honda Pilot, the Acura MDX and the Honda
Ridgeline.
The Ford F - 150 gets better gas mileage compared to the
Ridgeline and
also has more fuel capacity so you can go the distance.
Like the first generation
Ridgeline, which
also debuted at NAIAS in 2005, the all - new
Ridgeline was designed and developed by Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in its Torrance, California design studio and Raymond, Ohio, research and development center.
Also, the fact that it is 4 - inches longer than the outgoing
Ridgeline model helps it achieve the expected payload capacity of 1600 pounds.
An independent panel of journalists
also named the
Ridgeline — exclusively available as a 4 - door pickup — as the 2017 North American Truck of the Year.
It is
also bigger than its closest would - be competitor, the unibody Honda
Ridgeline, and, sizewise, not that far from body - on - frame midsize pickups such as the Chevrolet Colorado and upcoming Ford Ranger.
If you want a new car near Dallas, don't just look at the 2018 Honda
Ridgeline, Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma and the GMC Canyon;
also check out the dapper 2018 Chevrolet Colorado.
The
Ridgeline is a capable family vehicle that
also happens to have an open bed out back; in our offices, we're all in agreement that it's the best mid-size truck on the market.
When play turns to work, the
Ridgeline is
also the only mid-size truck with a 48 - inch span between its wheel arches, making it the only mid-sizer capable of carrying standard - sized building materials flat, up to an expected maximum payload approaching 725 kg (1,600 lbs).
Created by the ad agency RPA, the Honda Super Bowl ad
also highlighted the new Honda
Ridgeline truck.
Also like the Element, the
Ridgeline has chunky styling that will polarize opinions as surely as will its country of origin.
We
also towed and hauled with the
Ridgeline and were impressed at the power generated by the direct - injected 24 - valve 3.5 L V - 6 engine and the smooth shifting six - speed automatic transmission.
The previous - generation
Ridgeline, which was in production from 2006 - 2014, was
also unibody, but the structure of the new
Ridgeline has improved body rigidity.
The Honda
Ridgeline nabbed Truck of the Year beating out hefty competition and was
also -LSB-...]
The new
Ridgeline's structure
also features things like collar and butterfly subframe mount braces (said to increase stiffness by 45 percent) and C - pillar critical unibody joints comprised of spot welding, structural adhesive, and mechanical fastener.
The
Ridgeline is the only pickup offered on the market today that comes in a front wheel drive configuration; of course, it's
also offered with all - wheel drive.
The Honda
Ridgeline is not just NEMPA's favorite winter pickup, it was
also last year's favorite pickup of BestRide overall.