You're right, lots of trucks offer more payload and towing capacity, but not a more car like driving experience. And do you regularly need more than 1500 lbs of payload capacity? C'mon!
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Video Chapters
0:00 Introduction and specifications
1:39 Walk around and cargo space
3:40 Looking inside
5:59 Cargo and storage options
9:10 Drive review - How much truck do you need?
10:47 Drive review - New Platform
11:22 Drive review - Powertrain
12:22 Drive review - iVTM4, AWD, and Drive modes
13:40 Drive review - Fuel economy
14:26 Drive review - Chassis and space
15:11 Drive review - Truck Enough
16:19 Drive review - Conclusion
2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport
Base price: $37,665
Price as tested: $40,860
Engine: 3.5-liter V-6
Power: 280 horsepower at 6000 rpm
Torque: 262 lb-ft of torque at 4700 rpm
Transmission: nine-speed automatic transmission
Drive: all-wheel-drive
Fuel Economy
City 18 mpg
Highway 24 mpg
Combined 21 mpg
Dimensions
Length: 210.2 inches
Width: 78.6 inches
Height: 70.8 inches
Wheelbase: 125.2 inches
Weights and Capacities
Curb weight: 4436 lbs
Interior volume: 110 cubic feet (according to Honda)
Cargo volume: n/a cubic feet (according to n/a)
Payload: 1583 lbs.
Towing: 5000 lbs.
Calculated weight to power: 15.8 pounds per horsepower
Mfr’s claimed 0-60 mph: n/a seconds
Mfr’s claimed Top Speed: n/a mph
Government classified size: standard pick-up truck
Options: HPD package, $2800; Platinum white paint, $395
Recorded
22nd of April 2021
Who is Robin Warner? – Brief description and bio
Robin spent five years of his adult life as an engineer. Four years at a Tier One supplier, TRW Automotive (now ZF TRW Auto), working as a traction and stability control calibration engineer, and little over a year as a vehicle dynamics engineer at Ford Motor Company.
Furthermore, he spent 15 years of his adult life holding different editor positions at various magazines, including Associate Technical Editor at Car and Driver, Road Test Editor at Road & Track, and Managing Editor at Autoweek.
Robin also spent several years racing. He started in autocross, then bought a go-kart and then another one. Having a lot of success, including a Great Lakes Sprint Series championship in 2002, he moved to single-seaters, racing in the 2003 Skip-Barber Midwest Championship, the 2003-2004 Skip Barber Southern Championship, and the 2004 Formula Dodge National Championship.
In addition to making videos, Robin hosts a podcast about major road racing series across the globe, with a focus on Formula 1. Find the show at [ Ссылка ]
