Hey Y'all,

Honda just announced the official name of the truck. Earlier in the thread I called it the Havasu, that is not correct. The official name is Ridgeline.

The engine will be the same 255hp 3.5L VTEC V6 that is in the Pilot.

Fred

 

The latest GM/Honda pairup is the supply of engines for the Saturn Vue Redline version... Honda powered.

The actually Ridgeline is not as ugly as the concept... I promise.

Clint

 

Ford already did. It was called the Festiva. Or was it the Aspire?

 

That was a made by Kia I think. Gotta get your MPG average up some how.

Clint

 

Honda wont be making a truck anytime soon. I say this because, by my defintion, I wouldnt call a Sport Trac a truck either. Im not trying to downtalk anyhting, but for me, a real truck should have solid axles(if 4X4), shouldnt have leather, is made for work, no entertainment system. C'mon, if you want this just buy a minivan or SUV, those are things that just arent right in a truck.

 

Not for me, but I do agree that the Sport Trac is not a truck. My truck has IFS and leather and is fully loaded, but don't let it fool you, it's all truck. I think that if you have a bed and you can throw a couple thousand pounds in it and strap on a tow dolly with a truck the same size as yours or better, well, then you've got a truck. I don't see very many coal mines using the new Honda to haul parts to and from each other, especially in the nasty weather conditions we get in southwestern Virginia.

 

The Tundra? Uh no, it use to be. The Titan is now the best by far.

But about Honda, Honda will never build a real truck, so I wouldn't worry about them.

 

Sorry but if you look at the specs, the Titan is larger than any pickup in its class. It is a real full-size.

 

Do you have the sales figures for the Titan?

 

I feel the same about Nissan.

 

Now thats where your biased attitude comes in. Be open like most of the people here. We know Nissan makes a full-size pickup. No denying that. Toyota has tried, and the Tundra CC is the only one that fits that bill.

When I buy a car, I do a lot of research. I was about to sign papers on the new F150 till I drove the Titan. I reviewed it that night, and I now own one. It had that util system that I needed. I needed the big engine in the Ford, but the Nissan came with one better that was standard. I needed the interior space of the CC of either of the trucks. The ford personally at least the Lariat ones the seats were too hard and not that comfortable, so that was a turn off. But the Ford had the best interior in its class. I loved the way both of them drove, except for the sloppyness of the Ford suspension when going over certain bumps. But I wanted a Ford because everyone I knew told me to get the new one and I liked it. Brand Loyalty owns. But after I got the Titan, they all like it over the new F150 for some reason even though they recommended the F150. Go figure.

 

Tundra has sold about 83,000 units year to date. Titan about 70,000. So Titan is still behind in sales to Tundra, and neither approaches F-150. But together, they already are making an impact on the domestic market. 150,000 trucks might not be significant to Ford, given the volume of the F-150, but it's nothing to sneeze at.

BTW, Tundra is still 7/8 size.

 

Not sure sales makes a real truck, anyways.

BTW, Tundra is still 7/8 size.[/QUOTE]
So since the 05 Tundra CC has a larger wheelbase(2"), its overall length is larger(6.1"), its wider(.8"), and has 4" more ground clearance than an 05 F-150 it is still 7/8 size?

Clint

 

How is the Titan the best by far?? It only uses a Dana 44 rearend, Ford has a 9.75" rearend compared to Titan(ic)'s 8.5". The Titan(ic) has a weaker frame, thinner sheet metal. The Titan(ic) is just another soccer mom mobile. I don't see how its any more of a truck?? It'll never see the mud of a construction site or the gullies of a farm. However I guarantee it will see the back of a farm when it gets parked for good when that soccer mom no longer can stand the poor mileage and its wore out.

I mean take a look around--see how many old Fords you see on the road--tons of 67-79 vintage trucks--in original condition unrestored--still running fine and working hard every day. I don't see any Nissans that old running around. The best reason to buy a new Ford, is an old one.

What cracked me up the other week is a kid at college was driving a little Datsun pickup and he had taken the Datsun emblems off and put Nissan Titan emblems on. Too bad the chrome didnt go well with the rust.

 

Titan has a weaker frame? Where you get that line of BS? I am sorry but I won't waste my time on someone who has no clue what he is talking about. I will let the other here like Armada take care of you. FYI the Titan frame is just as strong as any of the competition, actually stronger because its a ladder frame. I see more Nissan hardbody pickups than I see old Fords. That must say some.

EOD