[Lovejoy]

As for me, a hybrid. Any thoughts if that will happen in G-3?

 

[jimmyridged]

As for me, a hybrid. Any thoughts if that will happen in G-3?

Based on the 2025 Pilot and 2026 Passport (I believe the updated model is coming out in early 2025) having the newest iteration of v6 and Honda 10-speed transmission, that will probably come to any updated Ridgeline. Though maybe there will be a mid-cycle refresh in a few years that offers a hybrid drivetrain.

One of many videos released this week about the upcoming Passport:

 

[eurban]

I had a 96 Ranger 4.0 V-6 with a 5 sp and absolutely loved driving it. With a 3/4 drop it sat about like a Civic and looked smaller than my friend, the German teacher, at school's VW Beetle looked bigger and I think it may have actually been wider. Negative on the Ranger was the stiff towing package suspension, positive was that it stuck like glue in corners with the 235 wide 15" wheels. But the new small trucks were no where near as cool looking and it seemed like everything was jacked up 4wd. Then the Ranger had some issues and I sold it.

In looking around the small Fords were ugly-plain looking, Maverick or Ranger, and the Hyundai was just plain too small. My son-in-law works at Honda in robotics engineering and had a Pilot RTL trim and pointed me to the Ridgeline. I drove one and it absolutely was a great ride. Better than the HR-V we have and I think the Civic we had, wish the HR-V had the turbo 1500 the Civic had. I'd have loved that! But I digress...

Yeah the Ridgeline may have cost more, I got the RTL for a variety of reasons but could have lived without the sun roof (never opened the one on the HR-V yet and never while driving the Civic. Just don't care for them. Same with the sliding rear window. I'd have been happier if it had been rear wheel drive for the fun of spinning donuts, but that's life.

The only real negative in my book for my Ridgeline is that it really is big. No where near as easy to park as the old Ranger, Civic, and, obviously, the HR-V. When we go anywhere that may require parallel parking we take the HR-V. I'm not sure the Ridgeline would even fit in many of the city parking spaces. I'm pulling 16-18 mpg when towing a 900 lb trailer full of my wife's craft stuff depending on how hilly the terrain is. Pulling the utility trailer, 600 lb, with a 400 lb bike is no sweat and definitely goes better than 18 mpg. Love the trunk and the spacious interior.

All in all, putting similar equipment on the low buck base trucks others make puts them up close enough to the Ridgeline that I spent the extra and have no regrets doing so.

I park my GenI Ridge in city parallel parking frequently. Of course there are some spots where only a smaller vehicle will fit but it's a hell of a lot easier to p park than a full size. For me it's a good compromise (as opposed to a full size) for utility and size.

 

[Jamesisit]

Based on the 2025 Pilot and 2026 Passport (I believe the updated model is coming out in early 2025) having the newest iteration of v6 and Honda 10-speed transmission, that will probably come to any updated Ridgeline. Though maybe there will be a mid-cycle refresh in a few years that offers a hybrid drivetrain.

One of many videos released this week about the upcoming Passport:

If Honda doesn't get off their engineering butts and come out with a GOOD HYBRID setup for the Ridgeline in 2026 model year.....they are dead to me !
I can't wait any longer.
After driving my hybrid SUV for a couple years now, I will NOT go back to a pure ICE engine vehicle !
Getting average of 37 MPG in a largish SUV that does everything a Ridgeline does , with more creature features and all the bells and whistles will do that.
Come on Honda !

 

[longball2go]

If Honda doesn't get off their engineering butts and come out with a GOOD HYBRID setup for the Ridgeline in 2026 model year.....they are dead to me !
I can't wait any longer.
After driving my hybrid SUV for a couple years now, I will NOT go back to a pure ICE engine vehicle !
Getting average of 37 MPG in a largish SUV that does everything a Ridgeline does , with more creature features and all the bells and whistles will do that.
Come on Honda !

Amen

 

[Papi On The Go]

F = First
O = On
R = Race
D = Day

Sorry, couldn't help myself...¯⁠\⁠⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠⁠/⁠¯

"...to the garage"

 

[Papi On The Go]

My experience with the Maverick:
My oldest son ordered one sight unseen because he had never owned a new vehicle. He haggled and got what I considered a smoking deal on it (remember, at the time none were on the lots and dealers were gouging prices left and right). He put the down payment on it and waited. And waited. And waited 13 months more. Still no truck. Remember the chip shortage? It finally arrived. He got the Lariat hybrid in that orangish color and loved it. For a while. Cue the recalls. They just didn't have the parts to fix all the recalls so it was deferred. I drove it once on a long trip for him from Atlanta to Orlando and really enjoyed the fuel economy, and it really was comfortable. But he and his wife had to attend a funeral in Panama City, and upon return they were about 20 miles from home when both front axles broke their CV joints! The dealership told him just to drive slowly home and they'd send a wrecker to pick it up in a few days. Instead, he parked it right in front of the main service entrance and told them to bring his loaner car to him the next morning. They actually did. Once they got it repaired (3 weeks and 5 days later) he went to get in it and it was dead. Stone dead. The dealership came and towed it away. This in a new vehicle with just over 22K miles.

He now has a CR-V.

 

[LMcCormick]

For 2025, Ford is offering the Mav with AWD as an option with the 2.5L Hybrid. In 2022/3 this hybrid setup was the standard and the 2.0L Ecoboost turbo was an option. That changed in the 2024 model year where the Hybrid became the upgrade and the Ecoboost was the Standard. I agree with other posts that higher trim levels (Lariat, Lobo) of the Maverick are essentially the same or nearly the same sticker at an RTL+ … and while they are fun tossabouts, they don’t have the Honda heft and trim quality … not to mention the functionality of the bed-trunk and the fold up rear seat. All this said, I am going to try to keep my Mav for a few years and NOT be tempted by the black on black RTL+ HPD that’s on a dealer lot near me … it’s calling out to me everyday when I drive by … 🤨

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Interesting. I shopped for a Maverick first as well. I ended up getting a Ridgeline Black Edition instead. I just couldn’t her over how a sweated like a pig sitting on their fake leather seats. No such problem with the Ridgeline. And I got to say, we absolutely love the Ridgeline.

 

[markk53]

I know sometime I'll do the parallel parking. Used to do it many years back with a long bed C-10, no power brakes or steering and a manual clutch. Never had a problem with any cars either.

 

[markk53]

My only comment would be that the Mavericks are bland uninspiring design low buck pick up trucks. Fine if on a tight budget, although I understand if equipped like the Ridgeline it gets fairly close in cost. Their blah lines just aren't attractive to me. So I guess I'm not a fan.

 

[tmz]

F = First
O = On
R = Race
D = Day

Sorry, couldn't help myself...¯⁠\⁠⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠⁠/⁠¯

I thought it was "Fix Or Repair Daily."

 

[DTHughes]

I thought it was "Fix Or Repair Daily."

That one been covered...thanks for your participation! 😎

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

I think it would be easier to adjust to a Ridgeline after driving a Maverick than it would be to adjust to a Ridgeline after driving a body on frame truck. The Ridgeline drives and handles great but it does not have the same feel as a traditional truck and that can be an adjustment. I know that after driving a Nissan Frontier for several years I felt like I might break the Ridgeline at first but its tougher than you first think.

 

[Papi On The Go]

I think it would be easier to adjust to a Ridgeline after driving a Maverick than it would be to adjust to a Ridgeline after driving a body on frame truck. The Ridgeline drives and handles great but it does not have the same feel as a traditional truck and that can be an adjustment. I know that after driving a Nissan Frontier for several years I felt like I might break the Ridgeline at first but its tougher than you first think.

I drove a Ram for 21 years, and transitioning to the Ridgeline was an adjustment for sure. Neither one has a good turning radius, but the Ridgeline is a much more hospitable place to spend a few hours traveling. I didn't think the Ram rode that harshly, but in comparison the Ridgeline is buttery soft. I've towed a 5000 pound trailer for 31K miles and I thought I would destroy the Ridgeline, but actually it feels more surefooted than the Ram did. I do have angst when it comes to the 6 speed in the Honda though, but I try to keep the fluids topped and changed often.

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

I drove a Ram for 21 years, and transitioning to the Ridgeline was an adjustment for sure. Neither one has a good turning radius, but the Ridgeline is a much more hospitable place to spend a few hours traveling. I didn't think the Ram rode that harshly, but in comparison the Ridgeline is buttery soft. I've towed a 5000 pound trailer for 31K miles and I thought I would destroy the Ridgeline, but actually it feels more surefooted than the Ram did. I do have angst when it comes to the 6 speed in the Honda though, but I try to keep the fluids topped and changed often.

Mine has the 9 speed so I should be good but I am still not a fan of the push button shifter and its laggy response. I kinda miss that boulder crushing feel to my old truck but the RL is much smoother and comfortable. It has a lot more room in the backseat as well.

 

[Petrol]

I have to wholeheartedly disagree with this. Two things, 1) no one knows for sure what the future will bring and 2) my mother, had a 1981 VW Rabbit Diesel that got 50 miles to the gallon.

A good friend had a '81 diesel rabbit. And while he often got close, he was never able to get 50 mpg.
come to think of it . . . when using all of its 50 something hp he could probably reach 60 mph from a standing start, sometime, maybe.

 

[Petrol]

I'm waiting for hydrogen power myself.

The two biggest problems with hydrogen as a fuel source for personal transportation are:
1. the amount of power it takes to make/collect/store/transfer bulk hydrogen.
2. on-board storage of the fuel in the car/truck

And that's not even addressing dispensing of the fuel

 

[OneFish]

Hydrogen will also leak away at the slightest provocation. Maybe Elon will mine it from the sun for us. 😅

 

[Petrol]

I park my GenI Ridge in city parallel parking frequently. Of course there are some spots where only a smaller vehicle will fit but it's a hell of a lot easier to p park than a full size. For me it's a good compromise (as opposed to a full size) for utility and size.

I'm still having a bit of confidence issues when parallel parking my RL that I never had with my old Much longer Silverado. But then I drove and p-parked that Silverado everyday for 12 yrs. Where-as my RL is pretty much a weekender only driver that I rarely p-park. So familiarity is a factor.

 

[longboat]

The two biggest problems with hydrogen as a fuel source for personal transportation are:
1. the amount of power it takes to make/collect/store/transfer bulk hydrogen.
2. on-board storage of the fuel in the car/truck

And that's not even addressing dispensing of the fuel

As i understand it, the current thinking is hydrogen is stored in portable cylinders, like those 40lb propane tanks. Swap 'em out when you get to the refueling station. Cars will be set up to receive/eject the cylinders safely as needed.