re: WYDI? Honda's updated 2024 Ridgeline pickup

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I might be in the minority, but that is ugly as shite

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The santa cruz is much better looking

at least they got rid of that horrible slanted bodyline the first ones had. Yeesh

Level it out & put some decent tires on it might not be too bad

I have a 2019 and love the way it drives. I'm not under the delusion that it's a heavy duty work vehicle but I don't need that so it works well for me. It's a great daily commuter vehicle.

Monday through Friday I drive a full sized company truck and I think it's a piece of shite by comparison. I've driven all the American brand full sized trucks and the Ridgeline is a much more comfortable vehicle to drive IMO

That truck says "I'm A Gay" !!



get a real truck

why can’t they just make a normal looking truck? these ridgelines have always been funny looking

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I mean, you could have at least read the rest of my post where I discussed pricing of actual trucks. Not every truck being sold right now is a $75k plus top end model.

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By that logic - not every Honda Ridgeline sold is the $46,000 top end model either.

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It’s basically a Jap El Camino.

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GM made the El Camino with a 400 horsepower V8, a 6 speed manual, and rear wheel drive until recently. It was the pickup version of the excellent high performance Chevy SS that was sold here for a while (car enthusiasts know about that vehicle). The El Camino/Utes are insanely fast - probably dangerously fast for younger drivers. They just know Americans wouldn't like it so they keep it in the Australian Market as the Holden Ute. And the lack of a back seat would mean limited appeal in the US market too. You'd never get something like that insured affordably in a place like Louisiana.

I doubt it would pass emissions restrictions in the USA right now anyways. Chevy have to put a 2.0L turbo four cylinder in it to make it work with modern federal regulatory requirements. And somehow add a few hundred pounds of weight for two extra doors, a back seat, and an automatic transmission. It would not be the same.

Kind of surprised the Ridgeline still has a big natural aspirated V6 engine. Even the Silverado and F-150s are coming with smaller displacement turbo DI motors these days, with manufacturers claiming that their dual port injection or elaborate PVC system can eliminate the inevitable carbon build up problems with that configuration. Old Honda V6 engines, Chevy V8s, and pretty much any naturally aspirated Toyota engine will still be running in 15 years if they aren't abused. I don't know if we can say the same about the Ford Ecoboosts (especially the smaller ones) or the new Ram turbo I-6, at least not without the owners committing to very expensive overhauls.

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The santa cruz is much better looking

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You've lost your man car with this statement. Only thing the ridgeline doesn't have is a set of truck nuts!

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why can’t they just make a normal looking truck? these ridgelines have always been funny looking

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Because the ridgeline shares a platform with something they already produce. They manufacturers don’t just snap their fingers and produce another model.

The short answer is $. It’s a lot cheaper to produce the ridgeline than it would be to design and build a dedicated truck platform from the ground up.