No pricing data available at this time. Our Opinion - 2025 Honda Ridgeline Review The Honda Ridgeline stays away from the pickup truck market’s trend toward huge trucks and off-road versions that are getting more and more steroidal. Instead, it gives you flexibility and power in a package that is easy to expand. The Ridgeline only comes in a crew cab with four doors and a five-foot bed. The Pilot SUV and Odyssey minivan both have a single-piece design on which this car is built. A V-6 engine with all-wheel drive is the only drivetrain that is offered, and it speeds up quickly. It’s nicer to drive than other trucks like it because it moves and rides more like a car. Even though it doesn’t look as rough, the Ridgeline is much more comfortable and useful to live in than its body-on-frame competitors. What's New? The 2024 Honda Ridgeline and the 2025 model are the same. Pros and Cons Pros It’s the best mix of a truck and an SUV. Nice features in the bed. Roomy inside. Cons Only one bed and cab combination is available. Weighting the bed makes the ride a little rougher. Some people don’t get why it’s cool. Engine, Transmission, and Performance The only engine available for the Ridgeline is a 3.5-liter V-6 that makes 280 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque. It features all-wheel drive and is equipped with a nine-speed automatic transmission. When you need to speed up quickly, your right foot responds well, and the engine runs smoothly. The Ridgeline is a one-of-a-kind truck that’s fun to drive. It drives really well and acts like a family car should. Its independent rear suspension with coil springs makes the ride smooth, which isn’t possible with the leaf springs and solid axles found in competing Ford, GMC, Jeep, and Chevy models. In bends, there isn’t much body lean, and small bumps are hard to notice. The electric steering feels just right for being straight. The TrailSport type is also quiet on the road because it has General Grabber tires with more knobs. When compared to other Ridgelines we tested, the all-terrain tires also made the brakes work better. Safety Along with those features, the Honda pickup truck comes with a lot of features that help the driver. The following are important safety features: Includes standard forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking features. Warning for normal lane exits and assistance with lane keeping. It comes with adaptive speed control. Internal and External Cargo Capacity The interior of the Ridgeline is the most comfortable and practical in its category. However, the Honda’s cabin is dull and has a lot of rough plastics, just like most other midsize trucks. The back seats will have the most room of any midsize car on the market. The low position of the center bench between the front seats makes the fold-down armrests on both sides very useful. The Honda pickup offers a single bed length of 5.3 feet, matching the short beds of its competitors, and has a volume of 34 cubic feet, the second-lowest in its class. The locking, weatherproof in-bed box, which can be reached from above and is hidden under the bed’s floor, is the answer to this problem. It can hold 7.3 cubic feet. The Ridgeline’s 50-inch space between the wheel wells is an additional perk; it makes it the only mid-size truck with a bed that can accommodate a four-by-eight-foot sheet of construction material laid flat on the floor.The Ridgeline also has a unique two-way tailgate that can open like a door or slide down like a normal tailgate. These factors simplify access to additional goods. Inside, clever thoughts keep going. The back seat is split 60/40 and can fit a full-size bike when it is flipped up. The back doors open only some of the way, which means it might be hard to move big things. Fuel Economy and Actual MPG The Ridgeline gets 18 mpg in the city, 24 mpg on the highway, and 21 mpg total, which puts it right in the middle of the midsize truck class, which also has a range of V-6 and turbocharged four-cylinder engines. The TrailSport model, which has all-terrain tires, gets 1% less gas mileage on the highway, at 23 mpg. Our 75-mph fuel-economy test, designed to replicate real-world highway conditions and part of our rigorous evaluation process, achieved 28 mpg for an all-wheel-drive Ridgeline. Infotainment and Connectivity The Ridgelines all have a 9.0-inch tablet infotainment system, but there is also a volume knob that you can use. On the Ridgeline, you can use Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and wireless charging. Nav is built for both TrailSport and Black Edition. Range, Charging, and Battery Life During our tests, a 2024 Ridgeline TrailSport reached 60 mph in 6.0 seconds. That’s one second faster than the Toyota Tacoma we tried, which had four cylinders and wasn’t a hybrid. Towing and Payload Capacity The most weight that the 2024 Honda Ridgeline can pull is 5,000 pounds. There are better midsize trucks for you if you need to move more than 2.5 tons. It can only carry 5,000 pounds, which is 2000 to 2500 pounds less than rivals like the Ford Ranger and Chevy Colorado. Not as much as the Ranger, but about the same as the Colorado, the Ridgeline can take more than 1600 pounds of cargo. Price and How to Choose Traditional body-on-frame pickup trucks, which can go off-road and carry a lot of stuff, have squeezed out the midsize truck market. On the other hand, the Ridgeline is for people who want a more comfortable and fuel-efficient choice. The most expensive RTL models have the nicest features, but the less expensive models are still the best value for money. The front seats of the RTL are powered, the back window slides automatically, the front seats are heated, and the inside is lined with leather.
