2018 Safety ratings pickups

bikendan wrote:
how could they include a Ridgeline in a Large Truck category?:S

it's a Pilot with a pickup bed, not even a real truck, let alone a Large Truck.

Forum member Last Train who tows with a Ridgeline certainly would disagree that his truck is "a Pilot with a pickup bed". In another thread about the Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS he reprimanded me when I inadvertently referred to his TV as a Pilot rather than a Ridgeline -

"Our 2016 192 RBS has been one of the best “investments” we’ve ever made in our lifestyle. I’ll generally support what SoundGuy has said with one major exception. Our tow vehicle is a 2011 Honda Ridgeline - not a Pilot. I mention that partly because the Ridgeline, though a midsize pickup, it actually behaves more similarly to a 1/2 ton. The Ridgeline was built to be a very flexible and capable sport utility truck. It only shares about 30% of its parts with the Pilot. The Ridgeline has a much stiffer ladder frame and suspension components more robust than the Pilot. Lots of other differences, but the key point is that we feel very satisfied with the matchup of our trailer and the Ridgeline. It is very stable and solid as can be when towing this rig. No offense to any Pilot owners, but I don’t think I would be as comfortable towing this size rig with a Pilot, since its DNA is SUV - not truck. "