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What Truck Shoppers Need to Know
- The current-generation Honda Ridgeline is aging but remains the most comfortable mid-size pickup.
- The Ridgeline enjoys a significant advantage in backseat room compared to most competitors.
- Unibody platform results in best-in-class ride quality
Honda’s Ridgeline is unique among its competitive set. While every other mid-size pickup truck uses a downsized version of the big-truck formula — a separate body and frame with a solid rear axle — the Ridgeline is built the same way most family-oriented SUVs are. Its unibody construction and four-wheel independent suspension give it a significant advantage in ride quality. And while its towing and payload capacities lag behind the competition, the Ridgeline is enough truck for most buyers.
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Wide-Open Spaces (and Some Secure Ones, Too)
Beyond ride comfort, another advantage of the Ridgeline’s unibody construction is its low floor, which makes it easy to climb in and out of. There’s sufficient space up front, but the Honda’s backseat is far more accommodating than those of most other mid-size pickups. Cars.com’s 6-foot-6-inch Senior Research Editor Damon Bell reports that he would not be comfortable back there for a long trip, but that he fits at all is saying a lot. The only reason for him to wedge into any other mid-size truck’s backseat is to garner laughs — or pity.
If you’re not using the Ridgeline’s backseat to haul people, the bottom cushion flips up flat against the back of the cab with an easy tug on a single lever. The resulting load floor is flat for the width of the cab, making it easy to accommodate large boxes or even a bicycle. There’s also a locking 7.3-cubic-foot trunk under the truck bed for secure, weather-tight storage of smaller items.
Check out the 2026 Ridgeline’s interior measurements versus its rivals.
| Front Headroom (Inches) | Front Legroom (Inches) | Rear Headroom (Inches) | Rear Legroom (Inches) | |
| Honda Ridgeline | 40.1 | 40.9 | 38.8 | 36.7 |
| Chevy Colorado | 40.3 | 45.2 | 38.3 | 34.7 |
| Ford Ranger | 41 | 43.2 | 38.3 | 34.6 |
| Jeep Gladiator | 42.8 | 41.2 | 42.8 | 38.3 |
| Nissan Frontier | 39.9 | 42.3 | 38.6 | 33.2 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 39.7 | 41.8 | 38.4 | 33.7 |
Smaller Screens, Straightforward Controls
The current-generation Ridgeline dates back to 2017, making it older than every other mid-size pickup. The only place that really shows is in the Honda’s cabin tech: A 7-inch digital instrument panel and 9-inch touchscreen are standard, and no larger displays are available.
Still, while the screens are smaller than those in competitors and the graphics on the infotainment display are outdated, the Ridgeline doesn’t suffer from the overreliance on digital controls that many modern vehicles do. The audio controls include a physical volume knob as well as dedicated buttons to skip songs or change radio stations, and the climate controls live in a separate panel populated with intuitive buttons and rocker switches.
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