2005 Detroit: 2006 Honda Ridgeline Video

Footage of Hondas unveiling of its new Ridgeline pickup truck from the showfloor of the 2005 Detroi...

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00:00 [Music]

00:23 Last fall, Honda announced the name of their first pickup, the Ridgeline.

00:27 At the SEMA show, we took a last look at the truck in concept form.

00:31 Today at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show, the production version of Honda's all-new, all-wheel drive

00:38 pickup, the Ridgeline, made its debut.

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00:48 The Ridgeline's five-foot bed will haul half a ton of cargo, and it also benefits from

00:53 minimal intrusion by the rear wheel wells, allowing the Ridgeline to carry four-foot

00:58 wide sheets of plywood flat on the floor.

01:01 Underneath is an innovative in-bed trunk, which has eight and a half cubic feet of lockable

01:06 and water-resistant storage space.

01:08 This unique dual-action tailgate can flip down or swing open, just like many station

01:15 wagon tailgates used to do.

01:17 A 255-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 gives the Ridgeline a 5,000-pound tow rating, and it has many

01:25 standard features geared for towing, including a transmission cooler, dual-fan radiator,

01:30 and pre-wiring for trailer-like connections.

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01:35 Inside, there's room for five, with rear seat legroom said to be the roomiest of any four-door

01:40 pickup.

01:41 A fully boxed ladder frame structure is fully integrated into the upper body of the vehicle,

01:47 said to give a body-bending rigidity more than two and a half times stiffer than the

01:51 best-performing body-on-frame compact truck competitor.

01:56 [Music]

01:58 The Ridgeline offers many standard features, including stability and traction control,

02:03 side curtain airbags, power window blocks and mirrors, air, and cruise.

02:07 When the Ridgeline arrives in showrooms in March, the price should range from about $27,000

02:12 to $32,000.

02:14 From the Honda booth at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show, this is John Macyas for Motor Trend.

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