Honda Ridgeline

[mudmonkey]

I watched a portion of a newscast from the new auto show. And Honda's
new Ridgeline truck looks sweet. and appears to be pretty well equiped
with a sticker price of 28k or so.

 

[Chris]

I watched a portion of a newscast from the new auto show. And Honda's
new Ridgeline truck looks sweet. and appears to be pretty well equiped
with a sticker price of 28k or so.

Probably based on the Pilot/Ody platform, no? Looks interesting, but I
wonder about that bed-based 'trunk' and crap getting into it, you'd
think that it'd fill up with debris over time, have enough of that
happen in normal trunks let alone a bed of a truck.. A lot of people
seem to complain about the high sides on the bed.

Overall I don't care for the way some of the dashes are going these
days with the faux metal trim pieces, the Pilot was getting a little
annoying to me but I bit the bullet and got one anyhow.

 

[sskbutton]

Honda is probably introducing a 'crew cab' first because it means more
$$$ but are they going to make extended and regular cab versions later
this year if ever?

 

[SoCalMike]

Honda is probably introducing a 'crew cab' first because it means more
$$$ but are they going to make extended and regular cab versions later
this year if ever?

if it sells well enough, maybe. doubt it tho. most dodge truck sales are
4 doors, but they also sell a basic 2 door.

 

[Sskb]

if it sells well enough, maybe. doubt it tho. most dodge truck sales are
4 doors, but they also sell a basic 2 door.

I figured the Ridgeline would be competing with the Tundra and Titan
more than Dodges to keep Accord and Acura drivers in the Honda family.
I don't know if the sales figures match up to what I see on the road
but most Tundras I've seen on the road are extended cabs, very few crew
cabs, but the few Titans were crew cabs.

 

[Kent Finnell]

I figured the Ridgeline would be competing with the Tundra and Titan
more than Dodges to keep Accord and Acura drivers in the Honda family.
I don't know if the sales figures match up to what I see on the road
but most Tundras I've seen on the road are extended cabs, very few crew
cabs, but the few Titans were crew cabs.

I'm not a truck guy, but the Ridgeline does not appear to be a crew cab,
extended, yes; crew, no. It is also not built on a shared chassis. It is a
unit body set on a boxed frame. Check out www.vtec.net and www.honda.com .
The bed looks shorter than it is because of the 4 door cabin and the almost
Avalanche like sails.

 

[Zelk]

I'm not a truck guy, but the Ridgeline does not appear to be a crew cab,
extended, yes; crew, no. It is also not built on a shared chassis. It is a
unit body set on a boxed frame. Check out www.vtec.net and www.honda.com ..
The bed looks shorter than it is because of the 4 door cabin and the almost
Avalanche like sails.

If that's how the Ridgeline is in real life it looks like my waiting for a
Honda pickup truck has been in vain. I don't want an SUV with the back
scooped out.

 

[SoCalMike]

I figured the Ridgeline would be competing with the Tundra and Titan
more than Dodges to keep Accord and Acura drivers in the Honda family.
I don't know if the sales figures match up to what I see on the road
but most Tundras I've seen on the road are extended cabs, very few crew
cabs, but the few Titans were crew cabs.

the tundra has only been available as a crew cab for a relatively short
time now, i *think*. given tundra reliability and customer satifaction,
people tend to drive toyotas longer before trading/selling. another
factor is price. tundras arent cheap to begin with.

 

[SoCalMike]

If that's how the Ridgeline is in real life it looks like my waiting for a
Honda pickup truck has been in vain. I don't want an SUV with the back
scooped out.

dont forget the "fake" 4WD! its going to be a transverse mount engine,
like practically every other honda since the beginning of time.

kinda like a buff, hopped up subaru brat.