^ Looks like it has good amount of space. Definitely a lot more than the tacoma.

Capable off-roader though. Given the demographics of the people who bought ridgelines, the intended use case is very different (with ride quality being one of the most important factors for people who bought ridgelines).

 

Capable off-roader though.

I wonder what % of owners will be taking their brand new $60,000 midsize Canyon offroad in these conditions.

 

The Colorado Trail Boss will be the one for the budget off road crowd. It's wider, and higher with work truck level options. Andre from TFL Truck owns one.

As for back space, always check it out in person. When I had a Ridgeline it had the most rear seat room in the class but it felt tighter than a CRV and the position was upright.

 

Exactly. All depends on how you plan to use the truck. Back seat was near the top of my priority list for a truck - one of the main reasons I went with a RL. Just surprised that they didn’t manage to get more rear head/leg/shoulder room given how large of a presence the new Colorado/Canyons have. Hard stop for me personally considering those back seats.

If off road capability/ground clearance was near the top of my list, I’d definitely have gone in another direction. Different tools for different jobs/to each their own

 

In all honesty, my wife and I chose the Ridgeline because its not the Tacoma, Colorado or Ranger. I personally like it because its NART. No pretensions on my part.

 

I drove a 2020 Colorado for 2 years before it got totaled. I will say the Colorado Crew Cab will seat 4 or in my case a 55 lb dog and an 85 lb dog. I do like the Auto 4wd function on Chevrolet's as well as the Auto Locking rear differential I had on my Colorado.

 

Overall, I really wanted to like the Colorado! I decided on the RL because of the smooth ride, interior room, bed size. Was the only mid size you could fit 4x8 ft plywood in, flat.
For strictly looks I liked Chevy Colorado. Everything else didn't come close to a smooth ride. I also thought the tacoma was the roughest riding truck that I've ever driven.
I thought the RL was the most practical and most room in the back seat. It also had more room than my 2004 Nissan Titan Extended Cab.

 

If anyone is considering jumping ship to a new Colorado or Canyon, I just ran across this review and it gives a great view into the back seat space. If you value back seat space and versatility over new and shiny models, you may want to reconsider…

Around the 5:10 mark…

You are right about the versatility of the Ridgeline's back seat area. With the rear seats down it may be similar to the Colorado/Canyon, but with the rear seats up there's no comparison.

 

The Colorado/Canyon looks great on the outside, but hard pass on anything GM.

 

Yup. GM is dead to me. They don’t exist. Doesn’t matter what they do for products.

 

It amazes me that people just ignore recent history...

U.S. government says it lost $11.2 billion on GM bailout

The U.S. government lost $11.2 billion on its bailout of General Motors Co <GM.N>, more than the $10.3 billion the Treasury Department estimated when it sold its remaining GM shares in December, according to a government report released on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

 

It amazes me that people just ignore recent history...

U.S. government says it lost $11.2 billion on GM bailout

The U.S. government lost $11.2 billion on its bailout of General Motors Co <GM.N>, more than the $10.3 billion the Treasury Department estimated when it sold its remaining GM shares in December, according to a government report released on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

Whoever wrote that article titled it improperly. It should read "Taxpaying Americans lost $11.2 billion on GM bailout."

 

Ride Quality review

 

How do you think Honda decides how much bed vs. how much leg room in the back seat?

While it has the biggest back seat in the segment, it's still smaller than the CRV, Pilot, Passport. I'd like a little more....

I'm just curious if it's customer feedback or engineering related. I wouldn't miss 2'' of bed length at all.

 

Then you need a Gen1. They stole from the rear seat to increase the bed.

 

Who said anything about a 3 foot bed?

The RL bed length is 5'4''. The Full size F150 is only 3'' longer at 5'7'' - but, the back seat in the F150 is cavernous.

This is just a guess....but, if you own an RL - then the "truck" part of your truck isn't used as often as the "car" part of your truck. That's sort of the whole point of the design, isn't it?

I was suggesting stealing 2'' from the bed and adding 2'' to the rear seat knee room.

The best selling truck in the segment (Toyota Tacoma) only has a 5' 1'' bed.

The truck that inspired this post has a 5'2'' in bed (Colorado).

I understand an 8' bed for sheet material, but once you're down in the 5 foot something range - you have the tailgate down for most of long loads anyway.

Does anyone actually know how they determine cab dimensions? I mean, presumably they could lengthen the whole truck too.

It just seems odd to have to sacrifice rear seat legroom when most of the rest of the package is designed around the Pilot/Passport.

The 2023 passport as 39.6'' as opposed to the RL at 36.7''.

 

Who said anything about a 3 foot bed?

The Ridgeline has a 5 foot bed, if you subtract a 2 feet from it, it's effectively a 3 foot bed with the tailgate closed. Some of us don't haul 'sheets' of plywood when we use our Ridgelines, in my case, I throw mountain bikes and snowboards in the bed which means the tailgate has to be closed. The easiest, most effective way to haul gear around.

If you can get by with a 3 foot bed, then go buy an SUV and fold the back seats down when you need cargo space. Doesn't make sense to turn a pick-up into an SUV.

 

@Funks 2'' is two inches. 2' is two feet. In this case, a small apostrophe makes 22 inches of difference.

 

Yes, that's my mistake.

The new Ford Ranger looks like the rear it has plenty of space, Andre's a pretty big guy - 6'3". The back seats fold up and down for the doggies.

 

This thread has gone off the rails IMO.

First, Why is a GM product being discussed at length on a Honda forum? Go to a Chevyforum. Yes, we know it’s a competitor in the mid size truck class. Who cares, it’s a Chevy.

Next, regarding bed length, 2 inches does not equal 2 feet. Get real.

I’m out.

 

First, Why is a GM product being discussed at length on a Honda forum? Go to a Chevyforum. Yes, we know it’s a competitor in the mid size truck class. Who cares, it’s a Chevy.

You must've missed the sub-forum this thread is posted in: Other Cars, Trucks and Bikes