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#1 ·
Truck: A large, heavy motor vehicle used for transporting goods, materials, or troops.

This should be the end of that question. The Ridgeline is indeed a "TRUCK" and a very good one at that.
 
#6 ·
The case was made for Ridgeline long ago.
Ford made a uni-body pickup truck for 1961-1963 it was used for F-100s and F-250s short beds and long beds
They were called style side models so any argument against the Ridgeline would be it is uni-body.
So Ford made some seems they were called pickup trucks.
 
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#8 ·
Jason Gonderman, editor of Truck Trend, was a guest speaker at the 2019 TAWA Texas Truck Rodeo that I attended last week. Truck Trend considers the Ridgeline to be a "truck" because it has an open bed. Jason is a big fan of the Ridgeline and hopes that future competition will have a positive effect on it.
 
#10 ·
The following is the definition of a pickup truck in Websters online dictionary:
5: a light truck having an enclosed cab and an open body with low sides and tailgate

Now, given that definition, one could definitely take issue with those full size BOF owners about whether they have a real "pickup truck". A pickup is supposed to have, "low sides". IMHO, there is nothing low about the sides of every recently produced full size truck out there. One needs a step ladder to do anything in the bed. Recently we were camped in a state park and I saw a young guy pull out a 4 step step ladder to enter the back of his full size "pickup truck." This is exactly why I bought my RTLE.
 
#11 · (Edited by Moderator)
Of course it is a truck! Just because it does not have a sub-frame, doesn't matter.
Is a Tesla a car? Doesn't have a gas engine.
It is the best SUV and Truck. Rides nicely and quietly. Has a great interior.
Love my 2019 RTL-E 'Truck'.
Love hearing the whimpering insecure people cry, 'it is not a real truck'. I ask them if they are as smart as a 5-year-old? Ask any kid 1 to 16 and they will say of course it is a truck.
 
#12 ·
Are the Chevy el Camino, GMC Caballero, or Ford Ranchero considered trucks with the current definitions provided here? Owning several "trucks" and a couple of el Caminos over the past fifty some years, I would consider the Ridgeline more on the line of a modern version of the el Camino, and I do not mean that in a derogatory way by any means!

Bill
 
#14 ·
The vehicles you listed along with the Dodge Rampage and Subaru Brat are classified as "coupé utility".

Ford referred to the first of those - the Ranchero - as a pickup truck.

"More than a car . . . more than a truck . . . the Ranchero is a new idea in motor vehicles!"

"It's the only pickup truck that rides, handles and feels exactly like a car!"

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#13 ·
I no longer care what anyone calls this vehicle. It's my opinion that the majority of the USA are completely consumed with "image." Constantly wasting their own money going into debt to impress people they do not know. Buying 30k, 40k vehicles to impress people they don't own. Buying image things 24/7. Obviously many of us here are not that, at all, or we'd be in Raptors, or some 4X4 model driving to work. Look at marketing, reality, and start ignoring this fake life so prevalent on commercial advertisements and social media. Someone tells you it isn't a truck, tell them you'll agree once they start signing your paychecks.
 
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#16 ·
This whole controversy seems so weird. Why would anyone be so emotionally invested in denying the Ridgeline the status of a truck? I don't even feel like it's worth arguing about. It's more interesting trying figure out the psychology of these people...to a point. It's like a lot of people who seem to get weirdly angry about electric vehicles. Unless you have everything tied up in oil stocks (disclaimer, I work in the O&G industry), what do you care what moves that vehicle?
 
#20 ·
Then there was the Cameo, which beat the Ranchero to the game. This one was a block from where we live in the winter. The guy said he owns 5 of them. Lots of El Caminos and a few Rancheros out there as well. I have a friend who's had El Caminos most of his life. He's 65. Looks like Detroit has this idea first. Honda just tagged onto it 50 years later :)
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Just happened to read a few reviews of the 2019 RL that I hadn't seen before -- I'm amazed at how much hate the Ridgeline STILL gets in the comments from Bros that can't stand it when anyone calls it a truck. I don't really care what they think but it's kinda pathetic that they are so compelled to defend the "real truck" image from any interlopers who don't fit their criteria.
 
#31 · (Edited)
donuteater306 said:
Shouldn't be asking if the Ridgeline is a "REAL TRUCK" on a Ridgeline Forum. We all own one and our opinions are biased.
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What about those of us on the Forum that really love our Ridgelines, but are also of the mind, and are actually proud, that they are not a "real" truck? Where the true reality is that the Ridgeline's unique qualities actually serve our purposes much better than any "real" truck could ever do?

Bill
 
#36 ·
That’s funny.

I’m just sick of anything different being questioned to death. I am different, live different than most, and it’s the age old people fear what they do not understand. People think you must live like them. People think in term of a box and just don’t know what to do with people who don’t fit the status quo, who are different, their thinking box can’t comprehend.

And the best. Why are strangers, friends, family, etc, so concerned with what you spend your money on? It’s not like they are signing your checks, or substituting for you when you are sick from work. People tend to be bothered by what others are doing with their money. It’s aggravating and fascinating at the same time.
 
#35 ·
I think it's absolutely a truck. In the 60s, I would guess 95% of all trucks made were 2WD. They had a box for hauling things. I would guess the majority were 6 bangers without a lot of towing capacity. No one didn't think they were trucks. Marketing alone has created this false sense of what a truck is ...or isn't. The marketing has been effective in changing the narrative

But to go a step further I've never given a thought to whether it's a truck or not. It's a vehicle that suits our needs perfectly. It has a box to haul things in. That's a truck to me. It's also my wife's daily driver as was the G1 starting in 09. I would guess of the 110K RL miles we have, my wife has done a good 90K of them
 
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