However, not having a soft -
opening tailgate like many rivals is annoying.
Whereas the BMW can be ordered with an optional remote -
opening tailgate like that on our test car, it is not among the extras available on the Volkswagen.
Not exact matches
And there's a two - way
tailgate that drops down
like a conventional
tailgate or can swing
open like a door, providing closer reach - in access to whatever's in the bed and making it easier to hose out debris.
One final option that I appreciated: The Enclave's hands - free
tailgate requires you to kick under the bumper to get it to
open — which I don't usually
like because there's a lot of flailing around.
And, with class - exclusive features
like an in - bed sound system, an integrated in - bed cargo storage space, AWD efficiency, and a dual - action
tailgate — which offers both traditional fold - down action and the option to
open sideways for easier access to the bed — the 2018 Honda Ridgeline is ready to impress.
Also, the rear decklid
opens like a
tailgate, swinging down on external hinges that are a stylistic link to the original Mini.
Open the
tailgate — a feather - light action
like the doors — and there's a storage area rated at 436 litres.
And then there's the dual - action
tailgate, which drops down conventionally or
opens sideways
like a door.
Built TITAN XD tough,
like the rest of the truck, the dampened assisted
tailgate opens easily with one hand, and lowers smoothly and quietly.
For example features
like hands free
tailgate that
opens and closes with a simple wave of your foot make everyday life easier.
Like the rest of the trucks in this class, you can't fit a 4 × 8 sheet of plywood between the wheel wells, but with a few 2x6s cut to length and stuck in the pockets in the inner bed, you can fit a four - foot sheet of plywood over the wheel wells, as long as you don't mind it hanging out of the
open tailgate.
The top - of - the - line Crew Cab Platinum Reserve is distinguished by its premium leather - appointed seats with «Platinum Reserve» branding on the seat backs, «Platinum Reserve» exterior badging, heated steering wheel, chrome exhaust tailpipe finishers, 20x7.5 - inch dark chrome -
like wheels, driver and passenger heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, Trailer Brake Controller, Trailer Light Check function, dark chrome
tailgate finisher, two - tone painted front and rear fascia, two - tone paint on the body sides, two - tone painted over-fender molding, dark chrome outside door handles and outside mirrors, leather - wrapped steering wheel with a wood insert, premium
open - pore wood instrument panel finishers with metallic «Platinum Reserve» badging, leather - wrapped shift knob with a dark - painted trim ring, and dark chrome - accented vent knobs and cup holder trim.
It's a practical and stylish unit, with features
like the finger pulls in the luggage compartment to drop the rear seats and a flexible cargo blind that lifts — hatchback style — with the
tailgate for a larger
opening.
Among the Ridgeline's unique features are a handy under - floor trunk in the pickup bed that can be used as an 82 - quart cooler, and a dual - hinged
tailgate that can drop down
like a traditional pickup or be
opened to the side
like a door.
Unlike a traditional pickup, the
tailgate created from the Civic rear fascia
opens upward
like a SUV liftgate.
Swinging
Tailgate The EcoSport's tailgate is hinged on the side instead of opening upward like all the others
Tailgate The EcoSport's
tailgate is hinged on the side instead of opening upward like all the others
tailgate is hinged on the side instead of
opening upward
like all the others».
There is also a lockable storage well under the bed floor and the two - way
tailgate can be
opened either down (
like a traditional pickup) or to the side.
The top - of - the - line Platinum Reserve is distinguished by its premium leather - appointed seats with «Platinum Reserve» branding on the seat backs, «Platinum Reserve» exterior badging, heated steering wheel, chrome exhaust tailpipe finishers, 20x7.5 - inch dark chrome -
like wheels, driver and passenger heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, Trailer Brake Controller, Trailer Light Check function, dark chrome
tailgate finisher, two - tone painted front and rear fascia, two - tone paint on the body sides, two - tone painted over-fender molding, dark chrome outside door handles and outside mirrors, leather - wrapped steering wheel with a wood insert, premium
open - pore wood instrument panel finishers with metallic «Platinum Reserve» badging, leather - wrapped shift knob with a dark - painted trim ring, and dark chrome - accented vent knobs and cup holder trim.
And the BMW is set apart by useful features
like the separate -
opening tailgate glass, load dividing nets and self - levelling suspension.
And how can you not
like an SUV that
opens and closes the rear
tailgate automatically when your hands are full?
Land Rover has taken note and customers can now fold out a seat which acts
like an
open lower
tailgate, providing comfortable seating for two.
We
like this option because if we allow the
tailgate to
open up all the way when it is parked in our garage, then it will hit the garage door... maybe not causing damage to the garage door, but I believe that would eventually scratch up the Yukon's
tailgate.
Dual - Action
Tailgate The Ridgeline's dual - action tailgate opens down like a typical truck tailgate, but it can also swing open to the side like
Tailgate The Ridgeline's dual - action
tailgate opens down like a typical truck tailgate, but it can also swing open to the side like
tailgate opens down
like a typical truck
tailgate, but it can also swing open to the side like
tailgate, but it can also swing
open to the side
like a door.
The Superb
tailgate opens like a hatchback only (no twin - door
like the previous Superb) so this means the boot
opening is much larger than in a sedan.
We
like the rear split
tailgate arrangement, too — the larger upper
tailgate provides shelter in bad weather while the soft -
opening lower one gives an even lower platform height for easy loading.
FCA had filed patents on a
tailgate that would drop down in a traditional manner as well as
open in the middle
like French doors, allowing better access to the bed.
The «MultiPro
Tailgate»
opens at the push of a button, just
like on many of the Sierra's rivals.
Like Wes, I did encounter a problem with the
tailgate not staying
open.
The cargo bed is accessible through swingup panels along both sides of the box; through the retractable bed cover, aluminum slats that roll
open / closed
like a window blind; through a door that separates the rear cabin from the bed (
like the Chevy Avalanche midgate, but power rather than manually operated); and through the traditional rear
tailgate.