I checked out the 2017 Ridgeline

On my way home tonight, stopped by the Local Honda dealer to check out the new Ridgeline. I was a huge fan of the old one, and was very close to buying one.

I did not drive it, just checked it out.

What I liked:

- Interior quality/material/fit/finish was impeccable. One step higher than the Tacoma for sure. The doors shut with a very decisive thump and everything was nice and tight.
- Seats were super comfortable. I wish the Tacoma had slightly larger seat bases.
- Love the dual independent arm rests.
- Bed material is very nice and looks very durable. It felt nothing like Rhino Liner or the like.

What I didn't like:

- The rear seat room was much less than the DC tacoma. Sitting on the rear seat props you very high.
- The rear doors only open to something like 40 degrees. Will make loading things difficult. (think baby carrier)
- Moonroof only available on the top trims (40K +)
- Expensive! The trim I would buy RTL-E AWD was $42K+
- The depth of the bed is very shallow.

Overall, it's a nice ride. Definitely very different than the Taco.

If I didn't have a truck, and $42K in my pocket right now and was in the market, I would still decisively choose the Tacoma.

 

Nothing about it screams truck. We got a few in the other day, I wasn't impressed. It's good for someone who does mostly highway or city driving and only needs to haul something a few times a year. In my opinion the first gen Ridgeline was more of a "truck" than this newer version. This is more like a crossover pick up lol

 

It is nice to see more competition coming to the mid-size truck market, but as for the Ridgeline I just couldn't get over how "car-like" it is...especially the front end.

 

Get out of here Stan

 

It doesn't scream truck to me either, but it has a bed, can tow, and from what i've seen decent in fire roads.

It's definitely going for a different market segment that the original Ridgeline (which IMO was going after truck buyers)

 

Was it the car front end or the fact it's got a trunk in the bed, maybe it's got a front wheel drive option. NO TRUCK IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE.

 

Your right. After brief consideration nothing really says truck to me except the fact that it had a "bed"

 

Except these things, which the "chicken tax" was designed to keep out of the US:

 

Diesel

 

sorry, I just looked at and am gonna have to state I would pass... it looks like someone cut the back of an Odyssey off. Maybe in Europe you can get away with those kinds of things, but this is America Dammit!

 

Those are some great little rigs. 50mpg motorized wheelbarrow. I loved my diesel Mk1, it was a great rig and was damn reliable with almost 300k on the clock.