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Old 06-14-2018, 07:22 AM   #52 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
The Ridgeline as far as I can tell isn't a particularly great truck. It doesn't get good fuel economy and people complain of poor brakes.

This isn't to say it's a horrible truck, but Honda had an opportunity to show us a new way to truck, and it wasn't compelling enough to be adopted by anyone else.

I think the first good implementation of a hybrid pickup will be a huge success and spur most trucks to adopt a hybrid platform. It doesn't make sense to have an enormous engine for the relatively short amount of time spent accelerating, and trucks throw a lot of energy away stopping.
I was under the impression the Ridgeline got pretty good fuel economy, relatively speaking? I think it's the best (non-diesel) EPA-rated mid-size truck in the US?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but being top of the heap doesn't strike me as poor.
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