It's even different from a utility perspective, being the first truck to offer a trunk under the cargo bed, a swing-out or drop down tailgate, and more.
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| Its useful innovation and mixture of car-like driving dynamics and tough-truck towing and hauling capabilities give the Ridgeline street cred. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
Expected reliability is also extremely high, just because a Honda badge is affixed to the front grille, and what's more, the Ridgeline is the first four-door pickup to earn the U.S. government's highest crash test rating for frontal and side-impact crashes.
The Ridgeline was never expected to put fear in the eyes of Ford F-150 sales executives, but its useful innovation and mixture of car-like driving dynamics and tough-truck towing and hauling capabilities give it street cred. No wonder it's seeing better than expected sales.