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Honda Ridgeline Comparison

Comparing the Honda Ridgeline vs the Toyota Tacoma vs the Nissan Frontier

The new Honda Ridgeline is unlike many trucks on the market today. This pickup is one of the only ones of its class on a unibody platform, meaning that it only comes available in one crew cab configuration. However, this platform gives it lots of versatility and adventure potential with you and your friends. Here at Honda Stratham, we want to show you all the best features of our signature crew cab pickup, so let us compare it against two well-known challengers of its class: the Toyota Tacoma and all-new Nissan Frontier.

You will find the new Honda Ridgeline available for sale or lease in Stratham, NH at our dealership, located less than a 10-minute drive outside of Exeter, NH.

Honda Ridgeline vs Toyota Tacoma

We begin with the Toyota Tacoma, one of the more popular light-duty trucks on the market. However, just because something is a popular choice doesn't necessarily mean it is the right one, and the Honda Ridgeline has several key advantages over this worthy challenger from Toyota. Let us see where our crew cab pickup stands against her new Tacoma.

  • Capability: The Tacoma offers drivers two different engine options and, while the available V6 performance of this truck provides a significant challenge to the Honda Ridgeline, the entry-level engine does not. The base four-cylinder engine of the Tacoma offers a maximum payload capacity of 1,596 lbs. whereas the Tacoma's payload maxes out at 1,155 lbs.
  • Convenience: The Honda Ridgeline comes standard with a lay-flat trunk bed and dual action tailgate which can be opened from the side or from the top down, depending on your needs. For additional storage, you can utilize the convenient standard lockable in-bed trunk, providing an extra 7.3 cubic feet of space for smaller items. Most of these features are unavailable on the Toyota Tacoma.
  • Drivetrain: With the Toyota Tacoma drivers must choose between a 4X2 drivetrain or 4X4, with the latter being slightly more expensive. Drivers who need the utmost traction and control, when the winter hits in Brentwood, NH, should choose the new Honda Ridgeline. Our crew cab pickup comes fully standard with Intelligent Variable Torque Management All-Wheel-Drive (i-VTM4® AWD).
  • Design: The Honda Ridgeline is the only one of these competitors to be offered in one unibody frame, as a five-seat crew cab pickup. The backseats of the Honda Ridgeline have lots of breathing room for your passengers, with one-touch fold-up seats that can free additional storage space when needed. The Toyota Tacoma gives you the option of double or access cabs, both of which are not as roomy and do not have under seat storage availability.
  • Performance: Our crew cab pickup keeps things simple with its performance, offering one 280-horsepower engine that gives the Honda Ridgeline a 5,000-lb. towing capacity with standard AWD. The Tacoma comes available with two engines, one generating 278-horsepower and a base model generating 159 horsepower. While the 278-horsepoweer V6 offers a high towing capacity, it can only be unlocked through the addition of 4X4 drivetrain.

    • Honda Ridgeline vs Nissan Frontier

    If we compared the new Honda Ridgeline to the previous edition of the Nissan Frontier, there would be little challenge to our pickup truck. The overall design of the Frontier has not been changed much from 2005 up until now, but this midsize pickup returns for 2022 with a fresh new design and new features. However, despite these changes, the Honda Ridgeline ultimately comes out on top in a variety of crucial areas that may make a difference to commuters near Hampton, NH.

    • Convenience: While the all-new Nissan Frontier will have some conveniences of its own to offer, it does not share the same locking in-bed trunk, dual-action tailgate, or lay-flat trunk bed of the Honda Ridgeline. The Honda Ridgeline also comes available with an exterior truck bed audio system, perfect for outdoor camping trips near Dover, NH, which is unavailable on the new Frontier.
    • Drivetrain: The Nissan Frontier comes available with 4X2 or 4X4 drivetrain, with the latter being priced a bit higher. With the Honda Ridgeline, you will have the best traction in any road or weather condition, thanks to the standard i-VTM4® AWD.
  • Safety: While the Nissan Frontier offers many comparable safety and driver-assist features to the Honda Ridgeline, many of their high-tech safety features are only available on higher trims of the new Frontier pickup. The Honda Ridgeline now comes fully standard with Honda Sensing® Driver-Assistive Technologies including Forward Collision Avoidance (FCA), the Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Road Departure Mitigation (RDM), and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow.
  • Design: As with the Toyota Tacoma, the Frontier gives shoppers the choice between the more cramped King cab and a more spacious crew cab, though the latter cab is usually more expensive. The Tacoma comes available in one unibody crew cab configuration, with a convertible backseat providing ample space for passengers or extra cargo as you like.
  • Availability: The Honda Ridgeline is available to purchase now, whereas, the newest Nissan Frontier will not become available until much later in the summer of 2021.

    • An Exclusive Benefit here in Stratham, NH

    While this particular feature may not be specific to the Honda Ridgeline, it is a well-known perk of buying a new truck from our dealership: a lifetime warranty. Our dealership's Lifetime Powertrain Warranty is something you might not find at nearby competing Nissan or Toyota retailers.

    Test Drive the New Honda Ridgeline Today

    The newest Honda Ridgeline is here and available for you to purchase at Honda Stratham in Stratham, NH. If you want to enjoy this new crew cab pickup for yourself, then start your deal online using our Big Deal Maker. Lock in all of our best deals now while you shop from home, then schedule a test drive and visit us here on Portsmouth Ave in Stratham, NH. We look forward to hearing from you!

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