Honda put music in the truck bed nearly seven years ago, and it's rattle-proof.  Nice try, Taco!

That has even less in common with the Ridgeline than the Pilot does.

We have a couple of the unibody Durangos at work. Even though that platform is ancient, it is still better than the body-on-frame trucks when it comes to ride and handling. I always thought that if Stellantis could incorporate a bed into that thing, it would make the perfect small truck.

I guess it depends on perspective. I got snow tires for our Accords when the A/S tires couldn’t make it up the hilly street or the steep driveway to our garage when it snowed. The snow tires made a HUGE difference.

ANY Honda Accord or Civic, 10-20 years old, with four-cylinder engine and five-speed manual. It will be, by far, the cheapest to own over the years. I would avoid automatics, as well as the V6 engines that have cylinder management (bad ones from around 2008 - 2012).

Somebody did a test on the electric windows a few decades back, when they were still gaining in popularity. Apparently, some folks were still buying crank windows because they thought they would be trapped if they ever drove into a lake.

I remember when my brother rode a motorcycle to college back in 1979. It was a Honda CB175 and he rode it 230 miles to the college (my sisters carried his luggage in their car, though). A couple years later he stepped up to a CB400 (Four).

For a decade of cars, I’m partial to Dodge from ‘68 to ‘78. Top vote for ‘69 Charger, with ‘68 close behind, and the 70s Chargers weren’t bad (the ‘78 Magnum was killer, IMHO, and still available with a big-block engine). Also, their Challengers were nice, Coronets and Darts weren’t bad, and even some of the…

I like the story of Elsinore:

There are some blue pics on Honda’s PR website. It’s too bad they don’t provide any normal photos of the car, instead it’s hidden in shadows and artsy photography where you can’t see shit.

Have they fixed the horrible driving position? That’s more important than the powertrain configuration.

I think we’ll see more of this design language from all automakers as they struggle between sitting the driver up higher (which buyers vastly prefer) vs keeping an aerodynamic shape for fuel efficiency, especially with EV versions.

It is 70mph on the 30 mile stretch of Hwy 83 from I-90 to Pierre, but the politicians typically drive 75-80mph on that road.

South Dakota has been 80mph for quite a few years now, on the Interstate highways. Part of the reason is endless miles of straight flat highway connecting the two major cities that are five hours apart (@80mph), and the state capitol is in between.

The Ridgeline is the do-it-all vehicle, but you’ll have to step your budget up to $40k (average price of a new vehicle is almost $50k).

I figure we'll get rid of our ICE manufacturing about the time they perfect zero-emissions synthetic gasoline.

That name kinda reminds me of this hair dryer. But it is still better than EgoBoost.

That’s so it can compete in the mega-towing wars in which fewer than 1% of truck buyers fully utilize.

1) Integra

That's a great point, but I never said I would be the one driving them.  😀