STRENGTHS:
Comfortable ride; good payload and towing capacity; extensive standard safety equipment
VALUE:
The Ridgeline competes the Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram 1500. The Honda pickup is a bit more expensive than those, with a starting price over $28,000, but it is the only truck in its segment to use a closed-box frame with unit-body construction. It also uses independent front and rear suspension ,and has the clever In-Bed Trunk for lockable exterior storage.
WHAT'S NEW:
Not much has changed for the Ridgeline in 2010, as it got a pretty thorough freshening for the 2009 model year. No new features have been added, but there are three new paint colors: Alabaster Silver Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl and Polished Metal Metallic. We can likely expect an all-new, more fuel-efficient Ridgeline for 2011.