Sentences with phrase «new ridgeline»

Before you try to compare that to full - sized truck prices, which have huge rebates, it is just not an apples to apples comparison, but if you want a roomy cab, a great ride, good fuel economy, and you are not towing or hauling anything heavy, the new Ridgeline is an exceptional car, I mean truck.

Honda needs some street credibility.There's little doubt that its new Ridgeline, the first pickup with unibody construction, will handle better, ride more comfortably and get...

But it also means the new Ridgeline looks a little bland.

The new Ridgeline is based on the current Pilot SUV, but comes with a multi-functional cargo bed.

Plus, with the in - bed audio system and lockable truck bed storage bin, the new Ridgeline is ideal for tailgating, too!

The cabin of the new Ridgeline is highlighted by a large touchscreen display with a built - in Multi-Angle Rearview Camera, plus Bluetooth hands - free phone connectivity and more.

The all - new Ridgeline began selling the first half of 2016.

Honda will unveil an all - new Ridgeline pickup at the 2016 Detroit auto show next month, replacing a model that has been on the market since 2005.

Earning special recognition from the experts at The Car Connection, the new Ridgeline should definitely be on your short list if you're shopping for a capable pickup truck.

At Motor Werks Honda, we're proud to introduce the new Ridgeline to the Barrington area, so check out this guide to learn more about its tech systems.

Top - Level Safety Performance Featuring Honda's next - generation ACE ™ body structure, advanced airbag systems and available Honda Sensing ™ suite of safety and driver - assist technologies, the new Ridgeline will target the highest available collision safety ratings — an NCAP 5 - star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA and a TOP SAFETY PICK + rating from the IIHS.

As all pickups should be, this all - new Ridgeline is made in the good ol' US of A, in Alabama, and it's abundant in cool features.

As you can see... the new Ridgeline brings more traditional truck proportions and styling than the previous generation... while retaining space efficiency, ride comfort and flexible utility that helped make the original Ridgeline both the Motor Trend Truck of the Year... as well as the North American Truck of the Year.

Similar to the system found in the new Ridgeline, the touchscreen infotainment system is a welcome upgrade from Honda's past offerings, though as we noted during our time with Honda's pickup, the lack of a physical volume knob makes using the audio system more of a headache than it should be.

The premium quality of the new Ridgeline carries over to the interior, where designers have applied high quality, soft - touch materials throughout the cabin and added thoughtful details such as LED map lighting (see the Interior section for more information on interior styling).

Advanced exterior lighting, including available LED daytime running lights (DRL) and LED projector low - beam headlights which include the addition of auto high - beam, further add to the new Ridgeline's convenience, style and functionality.

The new Ridgeline marries aerodynamic efficiency to a traditional truck profile, with the overall design backed up by intensive tuning and testing.

The Ridgeline RTL - E and Black Edition also offer a standard Truck Bed Audio System, a world's first technology that makes the new Ridgeline the world's greatest tailgating machine.

The significant overdrive percentage in the new Ridgeline means that the torque vectoring effect is pronounced and effective even in corners with a radius of as little as 49.2 feet (15 meters).

The rear part of the cab appears to be slightly proportionally smaller than the outgoing models; however, no official dimensions have yet been released on the new Ridgeline.

The new Ridgeline owes the Pilot a thank - you note for its front - end styling, which strengthens the visual link between the two models.

Shaped to match the rugged, purposeful stance of the new Ridgeline, the LED DRL array is wider at the side and thinner on top, gradually tapering as it moves toward the inside of the headlight lens.

Intelligent Traction Management This new Ridgeline features a button - operated Intelligent Traction Management System that offers different operating modes, for the AWD: Normal, Snow, Mud and Sand; and for the 2WD: Normal and Snow.

The new Ridgeline bed also boasts numerous Honda - exclusive features and capabilities, including a highly versatile Dual - Action Tailgate, a redesigned In - Bed Trunk ™ with fully flat floor, and available world's first Truck Bed Audio System, making this new Ridgeline the ultimate tailgating vehicle.

Taken together, these new features and technologies give the new Ridgeline highly refined and responsive performance with top - in - class acceleration and fuel economy ratings, along with the improved all - weather traction and dynamic handling capabilities of available torque vectoring all - wheel - drive.

As hinted at by the race truck concept, the nose of the new Ridgeline borrows heavily from the Pilot midsize SUV, while the bed profile is a more traditional horizontal plane, rather than the outgoing Ridgeline's slanted bedsides.

The new Ridgeline's START / STOP button features a pulsating light to help the driver more easily locate the button.

A signature design feature of the new Ridgeline, the DRLs utilize a wing shape positioned above and beside the available LED projector low - beams.

These improvements benefit safety as well, helping the new Ridgeline target the highest possible crash 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 (IIHS).

The new Ridgeline also has 4.0 mm thick rear glass, which is 0.9 mm thicker than that of the previous model.

Utilizing fully boxed frame members for the body sides and rear tailgate frame, the truss - style rear inner construction contributes to the new Ridgeline's more conventional three - box design profile — allowing for the elimination of the buttress - style body structure in the forward portion of the upper bed on the previous model — while contributing to a 28 - percent gain in torsional rigidity versus the previous model.

Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) Countermeasures The new Ridgeline has a refined, multiple - tier insulation package that takes noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) countermeasures to the next level, positioning it at the top of its competitive set.

Ultra-High-Strength Door Rings The new Ridgeline has 1300 - megapascals (MPa) ultra-high-strength steel door reinforcement beams and ultra-high-strength front door outer stiffener rings made of 1500 - MPa hot - stamped steel.

Compared to the previous generation Ridgeline, the new Ridgeline has a 5 mm longer front overhang and a 10 mm shorter rear overhang.

Honda's all - new Ridgeline needs to cement its reputation in the midsize sport utility truck segment.

Honda «s new Ridgeline is just about to make its grand entrance.

Honda's new Ridgeline looks more like a traditional pickup truck than its predecessor, but it continues to offer SUV - like on - road ride and handling characteristics that are a bit more refined than its GM and Toyota rivals.

The 2014 Honda Pilot has a base price of $ 30,500 while the new Ridgeline can be had for $ 30,405.

The new Ridgeline is the next generation of the distinctive Honda pickup, and it delivers many class leading statistics, from fuel economy to payload capacity.

Although the new Ridgeline is mostly unchanged, there are a few notable updates.

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 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 big game is the largest and most coveted stage to show the world that Honda is back in a big way with an all - new Ridgeline truck,» said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Automobile Division.

Honda's roster for the upcoming SEMA show in Las Vegas includes a gaggle of HR - V project vehicles and race bikes, as well as the debut of the Ridgeline Desert Race Truck that shows the design of the new Ridgeline, but sneaking in relatively unheralded is the freshened CR - Z.

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.

In 2016, Honda will continue the strengthening of its light - truck family of vehicles with the new Ridgeline and a fully redesigned Odyssey minivan.

Designed, developed and manufactured in America, the all - new Ridgeline is the fourth new or significantly refreshed light truck model introduced by Honda in the past 18 months and will hit roads nationwide in the first half of next year.

When the time comes for you to check the tires on your new Ridgeline, you can trust our Honda team to take care of your tire rotations.

If the outgoing Honda Ridgeline is any indication, the passenger cabin on the new Ridgeline will probably be light years better.

Ever since it was announced that the new Ridgeline would be getting an extensive makeover, we have been scavenging for any scrap of news that we could find about the vehicle.