Honda rarely screws up, and I imagine the Ridgeline is no exception. A friend at work just turned in his old Acura TL for one (he's late 30s, married, two kids) and LOVES it. The engine is no slouch, it's the 250hp V6 they put in the Odyssey and Pilot (and Saturn VUE for that matter). Honda excels at letting the American markets screw it up first (Avalanche, etc.) and then coming along and doing it right. Not that the Avalanche is a POS or anything, but they watch and learn first. When's the last time that Honda released a cutting edge car? Were you going to say the S2000? Because while that is a nice car, it was well on the heels of the 2-seater movement that had already been tackled by Mazda, Chevy, Toyota, and others.
The one thing I find odd about it is that the tailgate is not the same height as the siderails, but the in-bed locking storage is GREAT for golf clubs, etc. And you'll know it will run forever.
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