The Honda Ridgeline isn’t geared towards people who want most likely probably the most succesful pickup truck for hauling stuff. As an alternative, as Doug DeMuro describes on this overview, it is the kind of truck that any individual buys in the event that they want one factor barely further smart than an SUV.

Underpinning the Honda Ridgeline is an identical platform as a result of the Pilot. As such, clients shouldn’t anticipate a truck that rivals the likes of the Toyota Tacoma and Jeep Gladiator. Nonetheless, the occasion featured on this overview was fitted with the HPD (Honda Effectivity Progress) bundle that gives choices like a novel grille, black fender flares, bronze-colored wheels, and distinctive graphics.

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DeMuro begins off his overview of the Ridgeline with some very fascinating choices. For example, the tailgate can fold down favor it does on one other truck nonetheless it might also swing open like a door. In addition to, the Ridgeline has a trunk hidden beneath the mattress itself. Whenever you flip open the mattress, you may see a giant trunk that moreover houses the spare wheel and jack. It moreover features a drain plug which can in pretty useful.

Honda’s revolutionary storage choices proceed into the cabin the place the rear seats are merely supported by a metal bar that slots proper right into a assistance on the bottom. What this means is that there is quite a lot of space beneath the rear seats the place you’ll retailer stuff.

Sadly, whereas Honda has marketed HPD-equipped Ridgeline fashions as being further off-road centered than lesser variants, DeMuro didn’t have the likelihood to test it alongside any off-road trails, as a substitute merely sticking to the freeway.