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Best Truck I've Owned-- Including Tacoma
Bob the Pilot, 08/24/2018
updated 03/09/2020
2019 Honda Ridgeline RTL 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
Drives better than Pilot and Avg. 25mpg---I've driven Z71, Tundra, Tacoma 4w 4dr.-- this blows them all away-- Gotten as high as 35 mpg on hwy, mountains, but never less than 23.5 town-- and drives like a lexus.--- If you travel your wife will love it. The grips about the Radio are unfounded-- it has Garmin guts and works great. Go drive one, you wont be sorry.
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Great Ride - Good Interior - OK Electronics
RidgeDriver_21, 07/16/2019
2019 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I love the way my 2019 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E drives, just over 6,000 miles on it now. If your primary use is driving, get this truck. I debated over some larger trucks, US and Japanese models, and decided on the Ridgeline for its unparalleled driving comfort, handling and stability. I test-drove the F-150, Tundra and Tacoma, and all were too "trucky" for me. They looked beautiful on the outside, but the F-150 drove like a cement truck and the Tacoma had the visibility of a Sherman tank. The Tundra was an almost-bought, but they haven't done a full update on it in many years and its small-offset collision test results were abominable as a result. That sealed the deal with me on the Ridgeline - fantastic driveability, excellent crash test results and OK fuel economy. I drive mixed city/highway, and I would get over 21 except I sit in a lot of fast-food drive-thru windows so it comes down to around 19 mpg for me with about 50/50 city/highway driving. A few things I have noticed on the Ridgeline: It burns a lot of gas when idling compared to my previous vehicles (last one was an Outback 6cyl, so not quite apples-to-apples, but similar horsepower.) The Ridgeline is smooth and accelerates quickly. As others have noted, trucks designed to haul things have a stiff suspension when empty but smooth-out as they are weighted down. The Ridgeline is the opposite - it is smooth when light but gets bumpier the more weight you put in it. The trunk-in-the-bed is positively awesome - I use it for everything, far more than I expected - this was actually another key factor which helped me chose this vehicle over other manufacturers' products. The driver-assist computer is fine if you set it to all of the shortest distances. The auto-braking has kicked in a few times and works well, same for the lane departure and collision-mitigation and road-departure systems. My only two complaints are minor, but disappointing: the head unit lacks enough CPU power and RAM to switch quickly between screens, and taking 2 or 3 seconds between screens is a HUGE amount of time - Honda, fix this in future iterations - if someone pays $40K for a product, they expect the technology to perform with 21st century performance, not like it uses a Commodore 64 processor. Again, that is a small complaint, overall it is a fantastic truck. The other small complaint is interior lighting - in a very darkened environment, e.g. driving down a country road on a dark night, some controls are not easily visible, and just 2 or 3 extra LED pin-spots to light the darkened areas could fix the issue without adding to the sticker price. Synopsis: If your primary purpose is driving with occasional towing and hauling, buy this truck.
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Owned Car 6 months
Don Vallario, 02/10/2019
updated 08/14/2019
2019 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
It's a truck that drives and feels like a big car. Smooth, quiet ride. It's the only pickup I've seen except for the Frontier, where you don't need a stepping stool to get inside. The back seats folds up so there is a wide area for storage on the floor. Most of the other trucks fold the backrest down, so storage area is not increased. The locked compartment under the bed allows for a good amount of storage. The tailgate opens down or hinges from the side so access to the bed is a bit easier. With 7000 miles on the truck, the mpg for mixed driving reads 24.3. However I frequently compute the actual mileage when I fill up. It is always 2+ mpg less than what the odometer reads. Don't like fake news. So I'm really getting 21-23 mpg for mixed town/highway driving. Getting used to the quantity of controls with buttons or voice control takes time to get used to. It can be a distraction. The buttons on the steering wheel, dashboard, and roof are hard to see at night. The bed is shallower than other pickups. The bed is also higher than other pickups, so it's less convenient to load heavier materials. Would like a little better design of the small storage nooks around the front seats. The button on the dashboard for the red warning blinkers is poorly located. When you touch the screen to select an option, your thumb rests on the warning light button and activates it.
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1 Year of Ownership
Colin, 01/20/2021
updated 01/08/2024
2019 Honda Ridgeline Sport 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I purchased my Ridgeline brand new in January 2020 for $28,800 OTD. So far I'm at approx. 22,000 miles (1 year) and have had no mechanical issues. I drive a lot in Western PA and West Virginia and the vehicle handles well in snow/rain (I have the awd), handles comfortably on twisty roads, quiet on the highway and I average anywhere from about 20 mpg around town and 25 ish on the highway. I've used it to haul my motorcycle in the bed, move furniture, haul a load of scrap and a few large appliances (washing machine/refrigerator). I have yet to tow with it. All in all I think it's an excellent vehicle for individuals looking for light utility cars cannot provide but don't have the need for a traditional truck. I upgraded from a Prius after a deer collision and the only thing I miss so far is the mpg. The in bed trunk is very useful and I use it for groceries, stinky gym/jogging clothes, tool storage, carrying bulky motorcycle riding gear among other things. The bed depth is shallow so owners need to be careful, I had a wheelbarrow in the bed upside down and it slid forward at a stop and the frame rails directly hit the rear window. Fortunately it didn't break. Pros: good handling/power, spacious, comfortable & useful cab (fold up rear seats), utility of bed and in bed trunk, decent MPG, AWD Cons: rear doors don't open wide (I plan on fixing this with later model door checks), some center stack buttons do not illuminate so I have to turn on overhead light to change things like fan speed, shallow bed, it could use another inch of ground clearance, base cloth seats blemish easily and differential fluid change intervals (every 15k or so). 12/30/2023 update: After 47 months and 80,500 miles of ownership I traded in the Ridgeline. All in all the Honda Ridgeline was an excellent vehicle that you can commute in, travel in inclement weather and haul things. In addition to the above things I hauled; more scrap loads, loads of drywall, lumber, bundles of insulation, approx 1.5 C.Y. of dry mulch about 3 or 4 times, kayaks with the tailgate down, lawn equipment etc... My only concern with the 2017-19 Ridgeline is the 6 speed transmission. I was starting to experience a strange noise around 2k rpm on the highway (from about 65k) and then a week before I traded it in a real hard shift while driving. Not wanting to experience replacing a transmission I traded it in for a Jeep Gladiator. If the Gladiator doesn't work out I'll be back in another new Ridgeline with the 9 speed transmission. If you are reading this and considering a used Ridgeline please avoid the 17-19 due to the 6 speed transmission.
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More than enough for most truck owners
Chad H, 04/27/2020
2019 Honda Ridgeline Sport 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Probably more than 90% of the full size pickups on the road today never tow a trailer, carry anything heavy in the bed, or ever see any off-road use. But the #1 selling vehicle in the USA is a full size pickup. Why? Full size trucks ooze machismo. You may never need to tow 10,000lbs, but you could if you wanted to (insert Tim Allen grunt). You could make a more rational choice and move down to a mid-size truck, but let's face it. Those give you all the negatives of a big truck and none of the positives. This is where the Ridgeline comes in. It will tow more than the average owner will ever need. It will haul more in the back than most Home Depot runs require. It has considerably more room than any mid-size truck and not much less room than a full size truck, yet it still fits in the garage and gets acceptable fuel mileage. For the average truck owner, the Ridgeline is MORE than enough. Add in the practicality of the in-bed trunk and dual action tailgate, and you really see the value proposition blossom. The fact that you can get a truck with crew cab, AWD (full time), roomy cab, push button start, decent power, and decent fuel mileage all starting in the low 30's is a miracle. Try to option out a comparable Ford Ranger or Chevy Colorado with the same options and see how much it costs. I often hear people say the Ridgeline is not a "real truck". These people are probably related to the person who parks the shiny jacked up Jeep at the mall that hasn't got a speck of dirt on it. They think off-roading is a gravel driveway. Buying more than you need while spouting the mantra of "better to have an not need, than need and not have" is certainly understandable. Me? I'll keep my money, ride in comfort, and have enough capacity to do anything I'd want a truck to do.
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