2014 Honda Ridgeline review notes - AutoWeek
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: It's really easy to poke fun at the Honda Ridgeline . Just look at it. I mean, geez -- the Chevy Avalanche at least tried to look rugged and still couldn't hack it in the highly competitive truck market. I'm not sure what statement the oddly angular yet still snooze-inducing Honda truck-thing is even attempting to make. And at a time where truck builders are desperately trying to hold on to their rugged, boxy, body-on-frame heritage, the Honda sits on a FWD-biased unibody platform. So it's an unusual machine that can't really go head-to-head with other trucks. Recent test trucks have included the GMC Sierra Denali and the Nissan Titan , two vehicles that more or less hew to the old-school truck ideal. The Ridgeline, by contrast, makes more sense when viewed as a crossover with a bed. In keeping with Honda's cred as a solid motor-builder, the V6 is good. I didn't tow anything, but even with the bed laden with stuff, it didn't miss a beat. A combined 17 mpg would be impressive, if we actually achieved it -- as it stands, the observed 13 mpg matches up with our recent Nissan Titan. I definitely used the heck out of the Ridgeline during my stint, packing its bed with furniture,. Source: autoweek.com
