2012 Honda Ridgeline - CNET
Like Louis Vuitton boxing gloves, the 2012 Honda Ridgeline Sport presents a stylish but brutish stance. This truck also offers some surprising practicality, innovative engineering similar to the Magic Seat in the Honda Fit. The tailgate of the Ridgeline Sport opens in the traditional manner, down, but can also swing out. Smuggler compartments are buried under the bed floor, and this truck only comes as a crew cab, with a full four doors. Honda connoisseurs will find the cabin design surprising, as big, bulky dials serve for temperature, fan, and volume control. A column shifter also seems out of place in a Honda, but the elimination of a long console frees up some space on the floor. The 2012 Ridgeline Sport's cabin electronics are about 20 years old. The most advanced feature of the Ridgeline Sport is that the stereo can play MP3 CDs. The volume and channel controls on the steering wheel are nice, but almost seem excessive with the limited audio sources. The sound quickly distorts with the volume up high. Honda offers neither navigation nor a Bluetooth phone. Source: www.cnet.com
