Its unique body architecture, featuring two fully - boxed longitudinal frame rails and seven high strength steel cross members in a unitized body construction delivers vastly superior body rigidity and provides the foundation
for the Ridgeline's spacious interior cabin and bed, outstanding safety performance and class - leading ride and handling performance.
The 2017 Honda Ridgeline is a huge step forward
for the Ridgeline nameplate.
Honda's sales goals
for the Ridgeline are modest, less than 10 percent of the 900,000 - plus Ford F - 150s the company expects to move this year.
Combined fuel economy
for the Ridgeline AWD is rated at 21 mpg.
A broad range of Honda Genuine Accessories designed specifically
for Ridgeline is available for customers to personalize their pickup.
Colors choices
for the Ridgeline Special Edition are Taffeta White, Crystal Black and Alabaster Silver, all with black leather interior.
This fully automatic 4WD system is the best match
for the Ridgeline owner and proactively distributes torque to all four wheels as needed.
The engineers who designed the Ridgeline tested a range of competitive compact pickup trucks to help quantify off - pavement use patterns, customer needs, and engineering targets
for the Ridgeline.
This engine makes a snotty 280 horsepower and will suffice
for the Ridgeline's needs, which include an estimated 5,000 - lb tow rating.
Power
for the Ridgeline comes from a compact but powerful 3.5 - liter V6, tuned for 280 horsepower.
Pricing tops out at $ 42,870
for the Ridgeline AWD in Black trim.
And Honda's full portfolio of driver - assistance technology is on the menu
for the Ridgeline, including collision mitigation braking, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control, and lane keeping assistance.
It wasn't a challenge for the Colorado or Tacoma, nor was
it for the Ridgeline.
They did the same thing last year to pay
for Ridgeline High.
Not exact matches
Nestled along the scenic Rancho California
ridgeline, Avensole Winery's sprawling vineyard estate has been producing some of Temecula's finest grapes
for more than four decades.
For example, fire occurrence is a common qualitative trigger condition, but a more specific indicator would be a flame front crossing a prominent
ridgeline, river, or road toward a community.
In each grid cell we searched along saddles on the
ridgelines, valley or cliff bases and near overhanging boulders
for fresh signs of snow leopard presence such as urine spray markings and scrapes.
Wondering why a game ticket
for football at Sky View, Green Canyon, Logan and Mountain Crest is $ 5.00 but at
Ridgeline it's $ 6.00?
Table 2 Charters with Lowest Administrative Costs Per pupil Charter Enrollment Administration / Pupil Flagstaff Montessori, LLC 257 $ 0 Premier Charter High School 3,217 $ 128 Ed Ahead, Inc. 82 $ 240 Noah Web Pima 281 $ 286 The Odyssey Preparatory Academy, Inc. 2,641 $ 319 Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School 181 $ 330 James Madison Preparatory School 184 $ 373 Educational Impact, Inc. 201 $ 393 EDUPRIZE SCHOOLS LLC 3,630 $ 417 Hillcrest Academy 106 $ 432 Montessori Education Centre — Charter School 462 $ 436 El Centro
for the Study of Primary and Secondary Education, Inc. 63 $ 537 CAFA, Inc., dba Learning Foundation Performing Arts Alta Mesa 252 $ 538 Friendly House Inc. 397 $ 550 Self Development Charter School 461 $ 555 Carden of Tucson, Inc 129 $ 557 Global Renaissance Academy of Distinguished Education 93 $ 563 Satori, Inc. 169 $ 605
Ridgeline Academy 609 $ 633 Happy Valley School Inc. 464 $ 670 Empower College Prep 377 $ 680 CAFA, Inc. 214 $ 682 Heritage Academy, Inc. 650 $ 691 P.L.C. CHARTER SCHOOLS 1.134 $ 711 Benchmark School, Inc. 417 $ 736 Horizon Community Learning Center 799 $ 753 American Basic School 880 $ 758 Pioneer Preparatory School Challenge Foundation 628 $ 769 East Valley Academy 23 $ 776 Benjamin Franklin Charter School 2,850 $ 781
For example, the Honda
Ridgeline is one of the most sensible vehicles on the market, a truck designed around real - world needs.
The Honda
Ridgeline pickup truck may vanish from showrooms
for two years, according to Wards Auto.
I've long looked
for a reason to get down here, and this fully loaded, $ 42,270
Ridgeline RTL - E gave me one.
Launched in 2005, the Pilot - based crew - cab trucklet was designed to appeal to buyers looking
for an efficient alternative to conventional midsize pickups.; Though the
Ridgeline's 3.5 - liter V - 6 and unibody construction are fuel - saving measures, the truck is still considerably thirsty: the EPA rates the 2009
Ridgeline at 15/20 mpg city / highway.
The Problem: The tire information placard in certain
Ridgeline trucks may not show the correct information
for the equipped spare tire, and incorrect information could lead to improper inflation and tire failure.
We can say with no hesitation that the
Ridgeline is not
for serious towing and hauling.
Rumors have swirled
for years over the eventual fate of the Honda
Ridgeline.
The 2006 Honda
Ridgeline was introduced in 2005 and has had very few updates since then, making it more than due
for an overhaul.
That means there will be a gap of almost two years between the current
Ridgeline and the next - gen truck, leaving Honda without a pickup offering in the U.S. market
for that period.
What's next
for the Honda
Ridgeline?
The Honda
Ridgeline gets a new, more truck - like profile
for 2017, but keeps its unibody architecture.
For 2012, Honda gave the
Ridgeline a bit of attention, coaxing another 1 mpg out of the powertrain and adding the Sport trim level.
But the power and full size of the Tundra
for the price of the
Ridgeline, and the other American trucks with huge discounts was tough to beat.
After years of ignoring the exploding market
for pickup trucks, Honda finally in 2006 brought out its first pickup, the
Ridgeline.
Honda is recalling certain Accords and Crosstours
for an issue with the airbags, while the
Ridgeline is being recalled
for the spare tire.
With no need
for aerodynamic trickery, the rear bumper fills out the perimeter footprint of the
Ridgeline, giving the impression of space and substance.
I join in
for a few, spending time behind the wheel of the surprisingly solid Audi A4 and the raucously amusing BMW M2, but soon I'm back at the resort, packing up the
Ridgeline to preemptively move to another location.
After driving the Pilot,
Ridgeline, Highlander, Santa Fe, and several others, the Sorento EX V6 was by far the best value
for my money.
And it's not like the base
Ridgeline starts out cheap, at $ 30,375
for the 2WD
Ridgeline RT..
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.
If the drainable trunk and power outlets in the bed don't already make the 2017 Honda
Ridgeline perfect
for tailgating, the new built - in bed speakers are sure to convince you.
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.
This week, Automotive News Europe reported that VW will unveil a unibody pickup truck based off the MQB / Atlas platform as a «surprise» debut at the 2018 New York International Auto Show, though if given the green light
for production in Chattanooga, it would compete in a very low - volume segment defined by just one model, the Honda
Ridgeline.
It was clear Honda had different ideas about what a midsize truck should be, and despite the criticism it took
for its supposed shortcomings, the Ridge found a following: The first
Ridgeline sold 250,000 units, 175,000 of which are still with their original owners.
Honda did not introduce any new vehicles at this year's Detroit auto show, but the company did give a bit more information on its future plans concerning turbocharged powertrains and impending redesigns
for the Honda Pilot SUV and Honda
Ridgeline pickup truck.
Honda already issued a teaser image
for the new
Ridgeline a few months ago, which gave away little about the truck other than its new overall profile which looks to adopt a more conventional, truck - like shape compared with the outgoing
Ridgeline and its sloping rear bed.
Of course, you can't directly compare the midsize, unibody
Ridgeline with two full - size, body - on - frame pickups, but this simple video was a good way
for Honda to get a word in on this hot - button topic — and highlight some of its product's strong points.
The
Ridgeline's bed has a trunk built beneath it, as well as other integrated features, but one drawback is that the tailgate and bed floor are noticeably higher than the Colorado and Tacoma — which can make it tougher to get items up and into the bed, especially
for shorter users.
We now know what is perhaps one of the most important metrics
for potential buyers of the 2017 Honda
Ridgeline: Fuel economy.
For those who laugh at the idea of buying a Suzuki truck, ask yourself if you'd rather be driving a
Ridgeline and riding a Honda dirt bike or in a real truck with a Suzuki dirt bike in the bed.
Likewise, the
Ridgeline's 8.2 - inch ground clearance and lack of a low range
for its four - wheel drive might elicit snickers from off - road extremists, but we were able to bash bumps and tackle steep climbs and water crossings without incident.