I’d prefer the sound from the Duke boys’ ‘69 Charger.

Ridgeline has a larger bed volume than Tacoma. When you include the Ridgeline trunk, it has more volume than even the longbed Tacoma. Payload is 1477 to 1584lbs, depending on trim, which is pretty near top of class given the other features (features that are options on other trucks that add weight and reduce payload).…

Define capability.

It all depends on why you need a pickup truck. If it’s to go offroad, Tacoma is better. If it’s to haul stuff in the bed, Ridgeline is better.

Meanwhile, you can pick up a new loaded Ridgeline for under $42k, probably under $40k if you shop around, and 0.9% interest.

My Ridgeline has four around the top and “four on the floor” *.... rated at 350lbs each. I use them often, but mostly the ones at floor level.

I’d want two ramps to load a bike. One ramp for the bike, and one for me to walk up on while moving the bike up the other ramp.

Just watched the Hagerty video. It’s much more impressive than i thought.

Well, most people are vehicle-illiterate. So, while the drag race won’t impress us car enthusiasts, it will certainly wow the vast majority of spectators.

How much is $39.9k when adjusted for inflation over the last four years?

The ZF 9-spd was pretty bad as implemented in Jeep products. Early versions in Acura/Honda products weren’t a lot better, but Honda has really sorted out the programming logic post-2020. The transmission works very well now, starts out in 2nd gear*, and only hesitation is downshifts from 8-7 and 5-4, IIRC, due to the…

The question is backwards. In general, the less power you have, the more gears (speeds) you need. If an engine was very powerful, it could get by with one gear.

1) why is it crying?

I remember in a Tundra interview, Toyota said the hybrid was for max power, not max MPG. I think they don’t believe truck buyers are interested in MPG.

Unless Toyota needed to make their sedans more efficient in order to maintain CAFE standards for their thirsty trucks...

It’s too bad we can’t get HP and torque graphs (i.e. - HP and torque at every 500rpm), so one can actually see the “area under the curve” on these engines. Peak HP and torque numbers are practically meaningless without a graph of engine output.

If i lost my Ridgeline, I’d have to replace it with another Ridgeline. I’ve found nothing else that can do everything it does for the price. It rides and drives like a luxury SUV, decent-sized bed with 1500lbs payload capacity, N/A V6 with real automatic transmission, roomy interior, awesome packaging, perfect vehicle…

Well, duh!

Edit: got this mixed up with the TLX post above. TLX Type S = modern Accord w/V6.

Counterpoint: my wife wants a V6 Accord to replace the old V6 Accord that she has now, and she doesn’t want to buy used. This will be the only way she gets it.