2023 Honda Ridgeline RTL E: Start Up, Test Drive, Walkaround, POV and Review
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 26. 07. 2024
- đ In todays video we take a look at the new 2023 Honda Ridgeline! This is the top trim level (minus the black out appearance) and has a good bit to offer for this style of pickup! The Honda Ridgeline is a unibody style pickup truck, so it's not body on frame like every other pickup available! With that being said, it can tow around 5K pounds and has tons of cargo space in the bed and below the bed with the independent rear suspension. That's also going to provide it with a smoother onroad drive than having a solid rear axle.
For the exterior, it's what you would expect from a Honda Pilot or Odyssey. The interior is exactly like those models as well so if you are a Honda owner and in the need for the bed space, you are going to be very familiar with the layout, styling and how this drives! The interior also has plenty of space for the rear seat passengers which is nice!
This is really not an offroad focused pickup truck like the Ranger or Tacoma, so if you just need that open space for bicycles or other equipment and want a comfortable and pretty good vehicle on MPG, it's a good option for those who want an SUV with a bed!
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I like how Honda has kept this steering wheel design along with the steering buttons on the Ridgeline. It reminds of the 2016-2017 Accords interior , which is definitely a very good memory
It means out of date in another way. Japanese companies are kinda behind with new technologies. US manufacturers are using full lcd cluster almost every new car. The infotainment and cluster makes the truck look like 5 year old đą
Waiting for 2024. Honda don't mess it up!
I just bought one... i love it.... i am oldđđđ... you will like it more in 40 years đźđ .
Lol Iâm not sure! Weâll see! Iâll still be off-roading by then and will need a different truck!
Iâm 60 now and itâs just what I need , small bed I donât haul much anymore , it drives and rides more like a car , I have a bad back now and smooth ride is a must , lol . If it parks like the CRV my wife has ,,Iâm in ! Iâve drove trucks or full size ford vans all my life , I just donât like the ride any more , and they are more difficult to maneuver . The Ridgeline is most like my next cruiser
These get so much hate but they're a decent pickup for people that don't need a full sized one to go to the job site. These are perfect for home depot and Costco runs.
You got that right! It wonât work for everyone but someone will like it!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed, this really is a niche truck. I have a long daily commute, spending a lot of time behind the wheel. So a comfortable, relatively quiet ride is nice to have. I won't go off-road, but have projects that require a truck bed and towing that will fall within the 5,000 lb towing capacity. That works for many suburban/urban users, but certainly not all, to be sure.
@@ptramonte yea Iâm considering one just for the reliability and comfort
I just bought a 2023 RTL and absolutely love it. The cargo capacity is class leading with over 1500lbs. I plan on using mine to tow a small camper (tear drop) that weighs about 2500lbs GVW and the occasional Home Depot runs. I also love the 3.5 V6 ! I donât think the reliability of a 4cyl Turbo is comparable, Chevy is having issues with the Coloradoâs. I think unless your using it for construction or towing a 10K lb load its 90% of what pick-up owners need, just my .02, thanks
@@lawdog516 all fair points brother, gotta love honda reliability
Bought one a week ago and really like it!
Great to hear!
I have a tacoma. I don't offroad. It sucks for a lot of road driving. If your practical and not off reading Ridgeline is the ticket. I'm getting one.
Glad you will enjoy it. I personally could never sell my Tacoma for one, but everyone has a preference.
My dad just got this truck. Iâm gonna send him this video so he knows how to use it đ
Lol! Tell him congrats!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed thank you!!
I love Honda products! I must get one bro.
You should!
Recently traded my bought new 2007 for an identical unit. Great rigs.
Nice! Super reliable vehicle for sure
Best truck period!
Lol, debatable! But if you enjoy it, thatâs all that matters!
Thanks! super detailed information! The only think I don't like about it is that it doesn't have heated steering wheel
The HPD trim is kind of "lifted" and gives that off-road look..
RTL-E does have heated steering wheel.
I've seen a lot of the other mid size trucks and everyone looks like giants in them. The interior space looks so small in all the other ones.
Yeah thatâs the benefit to being basically a Pilot with a bed, the interior space is closer to a full size truck
any kids? That Tacoma can't accommodate car seats like the Ridgeline can.
You forgot to mention the 400w plug in the bed.
I mentioned that and showed the control for it.
Hi could you verify where is the location of the oil filter? is it inside or between stabilizing bar/arm? has anyone reported issues regarding the odd location of the oil filter?
I donât own this so not sure on that. Hopefully an owner of one could chime in on this.
I just traded a very nice 2020 Tacoma for an RTL Ridgeline with the HPD package. I'd be very interested in the video comparing these two trucks
czcams.com/video/jMGOXqVGwe8/video.html
Heres our comparison with the two! Both are great for sure, however Ridgeline just isn't my taste
Whatâs your comparison
Do the rear doors open out any better than the previous gens?
Iâve never been in the previous model to know that answer!
Yes, that issue was fixed.
I hope with the 2024/25 model they upgrade the interior, infotainment screen, and hopefully a digital cluster
That would be nice to see!
2023 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E 3.0L V6 AWD Crew Cab 4X4!
Yeah the Ridgeline has some cool features!
Correction: 3.5L V6
UNIBODY. Mic drop
what's the size of the bed? 5 and 1/2? or it's 5 like he said? thank you
Itâs closer to 5!
No, it is 5' 4"@@BrosFOURRSpeed
@@jayyoung2586 thatâs close to 5â..
I'm in the process of getting a 24 good car and car at the same time â€đ đ đ đ
Very cool!
I get 26 miles a gallon. On I-80.
That's cool, I just went off of what Honda states.
Does it have Apple CarPlay?
I donât think it did.
Every Honda model and trim has standard apple carplay. Even the lx trims
If I wasn't an outdoorsman, this would be my vehicule of choice.
Itâs a nice vehicle for what it is!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed indeed
I'm an outdoorsman and it was my vehicle of choice. I just don't go riddiculous off-roading.
My 23 Ridgeline needed a new ECM at 500 miles! One has been on order for 6 weeks. Buy at your own risk.
Dang! You'd think all Hondas would be perfect!
Honda went to hell in a handbag when they started manufacturing in the USA!
How so?
Where's the ground clearance??
For that kind of money compared to the Tacoma or Frontier it better be able to handle off road.
It's about 7 inches. This really isn't off road focused. Great for road use. But the Tacoma or Colorado would be the best off road since they have over 9in and plenty of lift kits available with better off road capabilities
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I'm definitely a Honda guy as I've always driven them and I recently did test drive a Ridgeline but I'm torn between it and the frontier I will not buy american-made vehicle since they don't last nearly as long as Japanese
99.9 percent of pick up owners drive on pavement. If there is some off road its on a dirt road. I might go to a Ridgeline just for the ride. I have a 2019 Ram 1500 now and am ready for something a little smoother and practical.
True, even for the slight off-roading that I do, Iâd rather have a Tacoma like I do. Way more capable and more fun for me to mod. So it depends on what the goal of the vehicle is for.
I agree, I have a 2017 Ram 1500. i am hunting one of these down right now. i have driven one and was very happy with it
I think for $45k you should be getting a FAR FAR classier interior. It looks very plastic and "plain jane" for such an expensive truck. The same can be said about the Passport. One thing about GMC is they make a VERY beautiful truck even the Canyon is quite nice compared to this.
Why wouldnât you buy a Ridgeline?
Because I love my Tacoma more đ the Ridgeline canât offroad like my Tacoma.
Worst cmbs ( collision avoidance system ) - overall way too sensitive!! Annoying to drive
I didnât have that view at all on it!
You keep saying "this isn't the truck for me" like three times. We get it as it seems like you are subliminally comparing this to a CRV. Then it dawned on me, a Tacoma guy reviewing a Ridgeline.
Yea I own a Tacoma, but that didnât effect this videoâŠthe Ridgeline is a unibody vehicle based on a Honda pilot/odyssey and my fiancĂ© owns a CRV, so I can compare the two since I have seat time in that Honda, itâs a very similar vehicle.
The $40k Price alone justifies not worth getting it over your mid size trucks. It's just stupid. Less towing and payload, no 4x4, and only marginal better MPG. It would be best if priced at $25k
90% of the people i know with trucks dont even need or use the trucks capabilities.. its a âmanâ purchase
lol very true!
Android auto?
I donât remember but I believe so.
Stated bed length of 5' is incorrect. It is actually 5' 4"
I said around..
@ 3:23 you said "this has the five foot bed"@@BrosFOURRSpeed
This desperately needs a whole new redesign. Also, that ZF9 transmission is hot garbage and unreliable. Stay away from it. Hopefully Honda will put in the far superior in house 10 speed transmission for next gen.
I'm sure that will be coming soon! Honda goes awhile before redesigns. But what's been your ownership experience with this to say the transmission isn't good? Honda is very reliable, so I'm confused by that.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed If you Google Honda and ZF9 you will get plenty of hits. I had a 2019 Passport Elite bought brand new at the time. Transmission completely failed and died at only 8k+ miles. It started to slam and I knew it was going. Honda would not do anything with out a CEL and everything checked out per scans. Sure enough on the way home couple months later, boom and it happened. I was so pissed! đ€ Yes they replaced it with another new one under warranty but I got rid of it after.
For a 2023 the interior is outdated like a 2014 civic
18 city is wishful thinking.
Thatâs what Honda states, what do you get in yours?
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Consumer Reports testing is 13 mpg city, which is "real" city driving. The highway mpg testing is 29, that is great for mid size truck.
@@jeffs6819 13 doesnât seem right. I got more than that with 34âs on my Tacoma lol!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed It's right but this is real city driving, which means stop and go in short distances. They rated my Titan at 11 mpg city, just about right, I might be able to squeeze 12 out of it. Combined driving I get 15 mpg, on the road is 21 mpg. I would think that the Honda would get about 18 -20 combined driving.
@@jeffs6819 highly doubt that, a stock Tacoma gets around 19, no way the Ridgeline is worse.
its outdated in 2023
How so?
For 45k why would you choose this when you can get a more powerful 100% better looking GMC Canyon at4 or Chevy Colorado Trail boss Those trucks are gorgeous , even a new Ranger and all new Tacoma look way better than this! GMC over 400 pounds of torque , Ridgeline 280 , lol this is really changing your thoughts!
Iâd never considered this either lol, but it is a great truck for its purposes.
Only reason that I can think of would be that the buyer would want it to last more than 45,000 miles without spending weeks and thousands of dollars in the repair shop.
My 2019 Canyon Denali has been a lemon with five significant repairs at the dealership ranging from a blown heater core and carpet replacement to three electrical problems, failed fuel system control module and now going back in because the louvers in the grill won't close. Canyon is a great looking truck - but quality control is lacking - in a way it's subsidized by the consumer with their extended warranties.
....they are a bit different looking - only one I would consider is the white black edition
Might be because Hondas reliability is legendary.
Because the Ridgeline drives/rides better on the road. The comfort use of space in the truck. The lockable watertight in-bed trunk. No others have come with that large space. Hyundai Santa Cruz can probably hold a backpack laying flat a couple. The new Canyon has a storage space inside tailgate. It could hold a jacket some some bungee maybe skinny fishing pole.
Ridgeline can hold Igloo BMX 52 cooler, luggage, power tools, weapons for hunting.
Do they ride better on-road or daily driving. Probably not they haven't over the years. This is compared with 1st and 2nd Generation. The others can tow more. However when you compared payload numbers. The Ridgeline can haul more than some of the midsized Body-On Frame pickup trucks. Tacoma TRD off-road that sell alot.
The Ridgeline cabin is bigger so can fit 5 inside.The bed is shallow but wider and can fit 4Ă8 sheets of plywood laying flat in it's Bed.
This is something the new Ford Ranger is claiming it can do. The Ridgeline was doing it back in 2017.
If you look at Consumer Reports test Ridgeline scores way better in Overall scores and Road Test scores. If people don't like CR Motor Trend and Car and Driver rate Ridgeline high always.
Ridgeline is not a workhorse pickup truck. Currently it's not climbing rock's either. But a long vacation trip of 1,000 mile drive it won't beat you up like conventional Body-On Frame pickup truck. Especially the midsized trucks. It's Pilot and Acura MDX roots help this. The cabin space when you flip up rear 60/40 seats. The new Canyon, Ranger or Tacoma can't match that.
So when your hauling cargo inside.
That's why it's been called a Practical Pickup Truck or Thinking Man's Pickup or Gentleman's Pickup Truck. So if you not towing over max 5,000lbs. Not rock crawling. Then check the Payload Capacity numbers of some of the Body-On Frame pickup trucks.
The Ridgeline might be way more or on par. Some of the recently redesign midsized trucks just upgraded so check 2022 models against Ridgeline.
I did HATE the 1st gen Ridgelines, but the newer gen (particularly the 2022-current) with the front face lift look much better IMO. I would take one of these over the junk GM/Chevy/Ford offer all day long.
Does it have LED fog lights ?
I believe it did!