2021 Honda Ridgeline vs 2020 Honda Ridgeline 

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

@@justinsellscarsdotca1960 I appreciated your very informative, no-fluff, professional review! Great work! I will be in the market soon for a new Ridgeline.

This is actually the 1st RTL-E video that I have seen on YT. I would recommend putting that in your heading as seemingly every other review is for the Sport.

@@imribs Thanks for the very kind words!

@@imribs It's just that when a Black Edition or White Black rolls off the Truck, its SOLD... these things are flying off the lots.... I'm over to the WEST in Alberta... the Honda's are like the flies to the BIG BAD Trucks that all these OIL guys drive around in... but, here is the thing, in a TENT while camping.... its the FLY that keeps you up all night is that not correct... or well, mosquito.... the Ridgeline are the mosquito's of the TRUCK WORLD...

Glad you enjoyed it!

Appreciate the kind words!

Thank you!

cheap. lol they will have to sell them cheap

at least 10k off...I wouldn't touch a 20' unless it was a hell of a deal...

@@jedknutson8373 haha... so true man, nobody is going to buy them for full price.

If you can find one...😅

@@moegurgi but then, the 2019's are in higher demand because it still has a stick.... Guys and their Sticks.... can't live with them, can't without.... LOL...we need to laugh more!!

The Volume knob coming back is a start! Shifters I think are in the past though since most transmissions are electronic and the shifters are mostly just for show.

@@justinsellscarsdotca1960 something to grab onto when you're in a HARD corner....but then end up slamming it into neutral... Crap, then what.... maybe they can introduce a REAL Stick and clutch....

No way, the buttons are just so easy, and take up so much less space....

Hey Chuck! Sadly no! The audio has gone fully digital, so USB and Bluetooth are your only options for outside music!

@@justinsellscarsdotca1960 Thank you for your reply, tho I use the bluetooth & USB, I'm kind of a dinosaur with a ton of CD's and sonically I think they sound better. Thanks again for your reply.

@@587G I definitely agree! Unless you have the Lossless Audio (.flac) files, the CD quality is always going to be clearer. ESPECIALLY compared to streaming via bluetooth.

There is a AUX option in the center console, above the USB

Hi Alex, That's a good question! We're not sure why? Honda makes those decisions at the corporate level on what features come in vehicles made for certain markets.

@@YourLondonHonda Thanks Justin!

Go Wild!

Honda had multiple consumer requests to bring back the physical volume knob.

Hello, The Civic and CR-V models are assembled in Canada.

Great question! Yes it is. Thank you, London Honda

Yes we are!

ya.... BASE.... so ya want them things... move on up the line.... NO ROOF either... another reason to move up!

360 cam with trail cam also.

Nice!

Couldn't tell you why they're exclusive to us, but I love having them - especially in the summer after a round of golf.

I've seen this with other manufacturers over the years, it's almost like there's a law or something. You would think that option would sell in places like SoCal, the southwest, well just about anywhere in the states.

Well we are up North more then you so we are closer to the SUN... it gets HOT here so, ya we need to cool the Boys off.... I hate to say this, I owned a KIA Sportage...for 45K this thing had everything, including Cooled seats....that was 3 Auto's ago! yet the Mercedes AMG didn't have cool seats...and 35K more than the KIA.... what up with that?

lmao everyone streams music now CD's players are a thing of the past.

@@willr5372 WELL.... I wish they just left it in, my 2019 had it, MY WIFE still purchases the odd CD...sometimes you just want to slide one in.... I'll miss it as I moved up to the 2021... gotta have Twin or DUAL Exhaust....locking tailgate with FOB and wireless charging... BOOM.... you got to drive this thing, it should be called a SUT ( Sport Utility Truck )

Noted. Thank you!

I agree, it's very distracting!

Thought I had it at a good balance! Thanks for the feedback!

@@squidusn71 Good to know! Thanks!

jokes aside, I don't think I have ever needed cooled seats, (west coast) summers are cool enough most of the time you won't even need AC, except like maybe a total of 1 week will be around 30 degrees if you have passengers/dogs, you might want to turn on the AC to accommodate others.

@@kpokfposkf SORRY... we as Canadian are real sorry.... It's nice to know that the seats will cool us off, I do believe though ONLY in the 2 higher trims... so a Sport does not have ventilated seats either....

That's what I thought too!

No frame my friend.

Unibody with added rail stiffners where needed.

Why you want that old bof?? This is 2021 bro wake up

@@riderblack6401 what makes it better???

Hi Marty! Yes, the Canadian version comes with cooled seats.

I’m in the same boat... everybody else is showing bigger numbers with their midsized trucks but the Ridgeline has been stuck at 5k for over a decade....must be because it doesn’t have a solid rear axle. Hell, I think the new explorers are towing 6,200 without a solid rear end... hard to say but I wish it towed a little more.

@@JackofAllTrades1 I pull a 20ft. Skeeter bass boat with a dual axle trailer. With gear and all it’s almost 4000lb. The AWD models are rated at 5000 lb. max. It pulls it fine and averages14 mpg. @ 75 to 80 mph highway. Very comfortable and very satisfied.

@@snakebit3159 the question I have for you then... do you prefer this Gen 2 refresh over the initial Gen 2.... I really would love to be able to pull a camper.

@@JackofAllTrades1 The front on either one is fine with me....The volume knob is no big deal either because I use the steering wheel volume control.

@@JackofAllTrades1 The Ford eco boost motors are strong. But I like the naturally aspirated motor for ownership of 10 years or more.

Your dealership is wrong I have heated and cooled seats. Find another dealership.

I got em.... the Canadian Trucks got the Cooling seats as well..... maybe in the RTL-E in the USA.... call them and confirm....

No not from the factory.

I towed a Ford Contour on a U-haul trailer , total of a little over 5000 lbs, for 1200 miles with absolutely no problems. The trailer, not the dolly, had the brakes that work with the tongue of the trailer. I stressed about it but once on the road I didn’t know it was back there even in the mountains. I’m a little more concerned with my new 2020 with the nine speed transmission . I hear there may be issues with that.

Thought I had it at a good balance! Thanks for the feedback!

Neither is heated steering wheel, or power passenger seat.

Higher trim levels in US RTL-E and Black Edition have wireless charger.

Heated Steering Wheel standard on US RTL-E and Black Edition Trim levels.

Stumbled over his words! Rest assured, it's just as good if not better than the outgoing model!

Still get a little rattled in front of the camera! haha

Most of the older generation models come with a plug-in for charging. The newer models are switching over to wireless charging, so there's no need for a plug-in cable.

Yes sir! The wheelbase is 10mm wider!

I think it was done by using a different offset or backspacing on the wheels.

Noted!

The gen 1 can hold 32oz Nalgene bottles.

Dang! ya, no SUPER SIPPERS from 7-11.... but then your free 8oz coffee would be all over that when you test out the TORQUE Vectoring.... this thing is so awesome in that test... I tried to flip it many times and it PULLS out so gracefully....

I think it's the same option. The heating and cooling function is the same piece of equipment. Canadians are going to want the heated seats and the cooling function just comes along for. the ride.

@@chriscomfort1378 my ‘19 Black Ed. (US model) has heat but not vent, so there are 2 different heating units, then.

@@jaker1160 That is odd. The trim level options appear to be different for US and Canadian models. To get the ventilated seats you need the Touring model which starts at $53,000 CAD + tax. Ouch. Even when you convert to US dollars it's high.

@@chriscomfort1378 well, i paid for top of the line model, so I believe the Ridgeline is great value. However, ventilated seats is not an option on any model, in the US for 2021.

@@jaker1160 YEAH CANADA.... so funny hey? same assembly line.... sorry about that though... so far I have not used that feature....my wife in another vehicle mistakingly push mine on in the winter...she is such an ICE Queen.... I was Frozen.... maybe it was not a "mistake"..... ha ha

Stumbled over my words! Rest assured, it's just as good if not better than the outgoing model!

you can't dampen the gate as its the ONLY one that swings both ways.... I am sure in time they'll figure it out...BUT...if you owned one, you'd NOT smash it open knowing it's not dampened... if that is the ONLY thing that is stopping you from purchasing it....I'd say, grab your Money, get on over to the dealership and take a TEST drive then be prepared to Fall in love with the AMAZING TRUCK.... ya, I have had a 2019.... since 2019 and NOW am trading UP for the MORE aggressive looking... White Black Edition and I guess when I am done with Trucks... Move into a Passport, when Honda introduces a White Black Edition....having been given a Pilot BE.... ya,. I want an SUV soon, but for a few years, BOMB around in the Ridgeline.... (s)

This is not a redesign it a mid cycle refresh. They just put the 9 speed transmission in last year. The also fixed rear doors to open wider last year. There was door hack that helped 2017-2019. The 3rd Generation Ridgeline will ride on a version of the 2022 Acura MDX platform. Look at the wider stance on it.

What do you drive NOW, bob? I wanna be impressed with that answer....

BUT MAN I AM IMPRESSED with your BAND.... imagine all the GEAR you can carry around in your Awesome New Honda Ridgeline White Black Edition... one day I was picking up my Nokian WGR4's...ya I swapped the OEM out.... the girl there was digging on the Ridggy.... she said she didn't like the White, that was a loaner I said I had the Black Black Edition.... then another said... That's an awesome Truck...does it come in White? YA, its on its way.... ha ha.... and I am sure that you have a vintage Auto to go along with the DRUMS ?

@@MiCoopRS Hahaha! Honda better wake up real soon!

Tucson Sport that has been modified by me to meet my current vehicle needs.

Fair point! In other trucks, would you normally just jack up a truck with your motorcycle still in the bed? I haven't carried a load similar to that in any of my trucks.

Pray you don't get a flat.... in 20 years... I have NEVER had a flat.... so why do we even have to carry 50 pounds sometimes of something that consumes energy, it seems that the LAW only HURTS US... especially when It burns more FUEL which in turn we BUY more of which in turn we PAY taxes on and WHO collect that CHUNK of CASH..... OMG the same people that TELL US it's the LAW..... coincidence?

Touring is the top trim level in Canada. Similar to the RTL-E

@@YourLondonHonda Got it! Thank you!

Definitely looks better.

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