Will 4 bicycles and enough bags for a family of 2 adults and 2 teens for a weeks cottage trip fit in? The price for this is just perfect. I may even cancel the Cybertruck reservation.
Weekend cottage trip? You could stuff the bikes in there with fronts hanging over tailgate but all your bags will be exposed to theft and weather. You could do some sort of roof box I suppose.
I have done many similar family trips and you are going to want to step up to the Ridgeline. Trunk (although earlier gen was bigger), big storage under rear seats and a genuine 6' adult can sit in the back (gen 1 again, gen 2 a little tighter) and a 5'4" box with 50+ inches of width.
As soon as you cross into Ridgeline territory, one is better off with a 1/2 ton - the Ridgeline is WAY overpriced for what it is…you can’t compare $47k —> $30k?!?!
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Wrong. Ridgeline fits in a standard garage and outhandles eveything by a country mile. It lacks ground clearance and can't tow compared to a 1/2 ton so if you need that it won't work. The AWD with torque vectoring rear differential is vastly superior to a standard 4WD setup on winter roads etc. It has it's tradeoffs but If you wait until Honda puts $5k on the hood then it ain't so bad. If you think it is the same as a 1/2 ton go hit some offramps at speed and get back to me. .
I’ve driven one and I understand why it doesn’t sell - it drinks too much gas and the engine is overworked…
I am not trying to drive a truck as a sports car…[emoji3166][emoji3166][emoji3166][emoji3166][emoji3166]
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Huh? drinks gas?
Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG
The Ridgeline's engine is the most fuel-efficient V-6 in its class at 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. On our 75-mph fuel-economy route, which simulates real-world highway driving and is part of our extensive testing regimen,
an all-wheel-drive Ridgeline earned 28 mpg. That figure matches our results for a GMC Canyon with the diesel engine and all-wheel drive, which is impressive considering the Honda's gas engine.
By overworked do you mean it has to rev? Yes it does but it loves to as it is a Honda. It loves to sing. I t doesn't make for a great traditional truck engine though. It does however fit in your garage.
The performance specs may not match the largest engine full sizers but the numbers below aren't exactly slug like.
PERFORMANCE (40,000 MILES)
Zero to 60 mph: 6.5 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 18.2 sec
Zero to 110 mph: 14.0 sec
Rolling start, 5–60 mph: 6.7 sec
Top gear, 30–50 mph: 3.9 sec
Top gear, 50–70 mph: 4.6 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.0 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 112 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 176 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad*: 0.80 g
*stability-control-inhibited