Ridgeline is for Honda owners who want a pickup. Keeps them in a Honda instead of a Toyota, Nissan, Ford, Ram or GM. Any appeal other than that is gravy.
Maverick is a great vehicle, however, I personally consider “traditional” truck buyers as those who are more likely to drive around in 4X4 F-250, and doubt many of them would consider Maverick a real truck. Ridgeline is more capable than Maverick and I also doubt most traditional truck buyers take it seriously as well. Just a personal opinion based on having been around pickup trucks and truck guys most of my life. I really like Maverick, but think it’s comparing apples and oranges.
Dissatisified that they did away with the Supercab Lariat version. An amputee who can still drive. Love my 2020 Supercab Lariat with the dual-zone AC and leather seats.
Chrysler brand just needs to go the way of its former competitors - Mercury, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile. The mid market is dead. (Dodge has been low end ever since the 1960 Dart.)
The issue with the Ridgeline is unless I'm mistaken, it's more expensive than a lot of its midsized BOF rivals, but less capable. So you're paying more for less. The transmissions are also apparently very unreliable. The sante Cruz would be a great truck if the maverick didn't exist. I get the impression Hyundai knew they were screwed once the maverick specs came out.
Bumping an old thread. I wanted to get some follow-up thoughts on this model now that it’s been out for a while.
Actually, I really wanted to like the Santa Fe, but after seeing several on the road now, I feel that the rear is very slab like and in many cases the wheels look cartoonishly small in the side profile, even on the most expensive versions. I also haven’t gotten over the weird wheel arches as well.
Has anyone upgraded or downgraded their opinion on this one?
You will definitely get the look, but I’m not sure the suspension would be as good. It is my understanding that HOSS 3.0 was only available on Wildtrak, which was a pretty significant upgrade over the 2.0 version.