Ok so this Wednesday when I was driving home from Phoenix to Cali on the 10...I started counting vehicles towing things from the hitch, and noticing what make they were, so I started writing these things down and I thought you guys would like to see the numbers

These numbers are of vehicles towning trailers (Travel, Dirtbike etc.):

Ford : 164

Chevy: 129

Dodge: 60

Nissan: 8

Toyota: 5

AND THE TRUCK OF THE YEAR HONDA RIDGELINE????

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ZERO!

 

that doesnt make any sense how was that a truck of the year......not even a truck......

 

Talk to C&D, I believe it was them that named the Ridgeline their last truck of the year

 

I'm pretty sure they only evaluate new body style or significantly changed trucks.

Of the other makes how many met that requirement? Not many.

 

Also forgot to add...these stats are taken from 1.5 hours of drive time.

 

I dont understand this post. The trucks listed are basically ranked in the numbers they sell. Ford selling the most, Chevy the second, Dodge the third etc etc. As a result it would make since that the number of vehicles seen towing would follow these trends. Does not really make one better than the other. Also the Honda Ridgeline is a decent vehicle and is definately a truck, using a hybrid ladder/unibody frame it is way more ridgid and solid than any full ladder frame truck but not as strong. It is still a very capable tow vehicle. Unfortunately it has a very polarizing design that is love or hate and I must admit I hate.

 

Lets see a lift kit for one? I'll hook up to one any day of the week and we can all see what happens.

 

O O O I wanna play too.

 

Didn't mean to make anyone angry, just thought I'd post what I saw...obvious or not.

 

no-one is angry. dont worrya bout it


i agree....ridgeline= crap

ill mount up anyday with it towing, off road, on road whatever. doesnt even come with a available v8 and its by far the uglyest "truck" ever. id buy me a toyota, or s-10, before that thing.

 

You saw over 350 trucks towing trailers in 1.5 hours? Wow. I see about 350 a month around here.

 

Funny, trucks are all you see up here in east ky.

 

They're here too.. at least half the vehicles on the road are trucks.. but towing a trailer... 350 in less than 2 hours...

Must have been extremely busy interstate.

 

I have seen maybe 12-15 new body style F-150's towing in my lifetime not including pics on here. And They almost always seem to be in the slowlane traveling the same speed as myself, 55. That really says something as I've seen countless chevy's, and countless dodge's (almost always cummins) towing on the highways. I am eager to see what Ford does next, before I move up to a Superduty. It could be my area, and in fact when I was in Oakdale I saw an 06 F-150 towing a fifth wheel, sagging less than I thought he would. That trailer was a monster. Now I see a ton of Superduty's but I see just as many cummins and duramax's chugging a load around here as well, fairly equal but the outcome of my test would be far different than yours.

 

Thought you might like this.

http://automobiles.honda.com/ridgeline/baja-racing.aspx

Take a close look at this Baja-bound racer. It bears a striking resemblance to the Ridgeline truck available at dealers. While some modifications were made to turn this powerful workhorse into the racing machine running in the Stock Mini Truck class across the challenging Baja terrain, the suspension and engine remained mostly unchanged. So what you see is the true backbone of the Honda Ridgeline: a transverse 3.5-liter 24-valve, SOHC VTEC® V-6, a five-speed automatic and Variable Torque Management® 4-wheel-drive system (VTM-4®).

The addition of customized King springs and shocks attached to fit the stock MacPherson strut front and multilink rear was the biggest modification. And some race-safety-related changes were required, such as the addition of a roll cage, radios, auxiliary lighting and a fire suppression system. Of course, the windshield had to go, as with all racing trucks, and larger tires were specifically designed for the demands of off-road racing.

The racing team was confident in the stock parts from Honda, as the auto maker is known for its durability-testing.
Ridgeline Custom Details

POWERTRAIN

Custom air intake by Advance Flow Engineering (aFe)
Severe-duty engine, transmission and differential cooling
Dual Optima® batteries with isolator switch
Hondata calibrated PCM
Exhaust system fabricated by Prototype Racing

CHASSIS/SUSPENSION
Custom shock absorbers by King Off-Road Racing Shocks
Howe Performance Power Steering high-capacity fluid reservoir and cooler
17-in. American Racing ATX all-terrain wheels
285/70R17 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A tires

EXTERIOR

Underbody skid plates
Front and rear nerf bars
Dual spare wheels and race jack
ATL 26-gallon safety fuel cell
Baja Designs HID Sol/Tek auxiliary lighting system

INTERIOR

Beard custom race seats
Crow 5-point safety harness
Fire Bottle on-board fire suppressant system
Lowrance Baja Global Positioning System (GPS)
PCI radio communications
Auxiliary gauges
PowerTank™ on-board air tool system
Driver and navigator filtered cool-air breathing system
Survival supplies and first aid kit