 What is up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you are new to the channel, I'm Goldpony. I do new car chuck SEV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the new 2020 Honda Ridgeline, courtesy of Heritage Honda in Westminster, Maryland. And so it's been quite a while, really feels like forever since I've checked the Ridgeline out at first came out in 2006. Super popular then just like it still is now with its in bed storage and its dual purpose tailgate. So needless to say, I'm quite excited to be in this one yet again. So what do you guys say? As always, let's start with pricing. And so as you can imagine, there are several different trim levels for the 2020 Ridgeline. First one being the sports starting at 33,900 RTL for $36,670. RTL-E, which actually is the one we have today. This one is going to start at $42,020. And lastly, the black edition, which goes for $43,520. As far as those trim levels go, the first three of them actually come standard with front wheel drive. You can add all wheel drive for $2,150. Black edition comes standard with all wheel drive however. So I do want to mention that as well. But rigour a list of trim level that you go with. Power plant on the Ridgeline will be the same. Powering this beast is going to be a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated V6, putting out 280 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 262 pound feet of torque available at 4,700 RPM. Power sent to front wheels or all wheels through a nine speed automatic, which is new for the 2020 Ridgeline. Wanted to mention that to you guys with paddle shifters. So we will be testing those out in a little bit though. Zero to 60 time comes in at approximately 7.2 seconds. With MPG numbers coming in at 19 in the city 26 highway for the front wheel drive, 19 city 24 highway for the all wheel drive configuration. Did want to also mention though, with those miles per gallon, there is a variable cylinder management system that comes with the Ridgeline. Essentially what that does is it shuts off two to three of the cylinders of the six cylinders when you're either cruising or decelerating like we are right now. So therefore that is going to make the Ridgeline much more fuel efficient in those particular instances at least. So that's kind of a cool thing as well. But so now before we do any kind of acceleration test or paddle shifter tests that did want to mention, there are some drive modes available for the 2020 Ridgeline. And actually they're more along the lines of traction management modes, I guess you could say. They're going to include snow, sand and mud and that button is located just behind the drive button there in the center. That's going to adjust things like the shift points, throttle sensitivity, traction control system and intelligent variable torque management system. And that's going to apply to all wheel drive models only of course, but that torque management system essentially sends torque to the axle with the most traction at all four corners independently. That is pretty cool. So that's essentially going to give you the very best traction possible. So that's a big win there. But having settled on that, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and hit that drive mode one more time. That kind of puts us in that sport mode and it did immediately downshift for me. So it is holding the RPMs at a much higher level giving more power on demand as we're trucking it up this hill. So what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and test out the paddle shifters and let's see how quickly they are going to react for us here. Okay. All right. There's a little bit of a delay, but you know what? Who's going to be using the paddle shifters in the Ridgeline? Anyways, they're really meant to be used for engine braking. So when it starts snowing out here in Maryland, you can use them as opposed to using the brakes when you're going down a steep hill like we are right now. So that's going to assist you with not spinning out when you're going down a hill like that. So really that's probably what everyone's going to be using those paddle shifters for anyways. But to take it out of that full manual shift mode, just press the drive mode again and Ridgeline has full control once again. And so now having said that, let's let the Ridgeline do a quick little acceleration without us using the paddle shifters and let's see how quickly this naturally aspirated V6 here can get us up to speed. All right. Three, two, one, go. Whoa, there it is. All right. Yeah, you're not going to have any issues of merging onto the highway. That's for sure. Plenty of an acceleration. This is a larger truck. So really 7.2 seconds zero to 60 isn't all that bad. So plenty of an acceleration for the Ridgeline. No issues for me, but as always to go along with that acceleration, braking is equally important. And so upfront you will find 12.6 inch ventilated front discs in the back, 13 inch solid rear discs. As far as the braking feel goes, it's been perfectly fine for me today. No brake pedal delay or anything like that. And touching on suspension and handling upfront, you're going to get a McPherson strut front suspension with a stabilizer bar in the back independent multi-link rear suspension. Once again, with the stabilizer bar again, you got that variable torque management system, which honestly is going to contribute to traction and handling the very most. So absolutely love that Honda put that on the Ridgeline. But overall as far as ride quality goes, it's been perfectly fine for me today. Sometimes with trucks you wonder because the same goes, it rides like a truck. This kind of rides like an SUV. So certainly no issues with ride quality in the Ridgeline. As far as the steering feel goes, it's pretty much as expected. It does have a nice little bit of a heavier weight to it. So it's not a loosey-goosey steering feel, which I absolutely love. Sometimes with SUVs and trucks, you do tend to have a little loose service steering feel. So we did want to mention that. It does feel good here in the Ridgeline. As far as cabin noise goes, I have the climate control on, other than that it's been perfectly quiet for me today. So absolutely no issues there either. And touching on visibility, honestly I could see perfectly fine out the back. Typically with trucks, you're not going to have any issues there. So I absolutely love that. No issues for me there. But that about rounds off the performance segment of this review. You guys, let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of this brand new 2020 Honda Ridgeline. All right, here she is you guys. The 2020 Honda Ridgeline finished in obsidian blue pearl. In case anybody was curious there, but let's go ahead and start up front on this one. To the sides, multi-reflector halogen headlights come standard with a sport and RTL trim levels. They will of course come with the automatic feature, meaning when it starts to get dark out at night, they do turn on automatically for you there. One less thing you got to worry about there. Daytime running lights also coming standard. Did want to mention though, if you go with the RTLE like we have today or black edition trims, you will find the LED low beam headlights up front. So a little better illumination for either of those two trim levels. And just below it all you do have fog lights for all trim levels across the boards. That's always a big plus too. And make your way to the side of the Ridgeline. Black windows surrounds coming with the sport and black edition trim levels. Chrome windows surrounds coming with the RTL trim levels of course. Body colored power adjustable side mirrors come standard across the board. They will be heated for the RTL trim level and up. You'll actually get memory settings for those side mirrors as well as the seats of course, but that comes with the RTLE like we have today or black edition trim levels. Did want to also mention though to go with the windows surrounds the door handles kind of tied together with that. Body colored door handles come with all trims, but the RTLE that we have today because you are looking at Chrome door handles of course. And again, they are specific just to the RTLE trim level. And take a look down at the wheel setup, 18 inch gray painted alloy wheels come with the sport and RTLE, 18 inch machine finished alloys coming with the RTL and 18 inch black painted alloys coming with the black edition trim level of course. To make your way to the back of the ridgeline center high mount stop lamp comes standard LED taillights actually also standard for every single trim level. I love that toe hook with the seven pin connector also coming standard down below there. And by the way, when it comes to the towing capacity, 5,000 pounds for the all wheel drive configuration, 3,500 pounds for the front wheel drive in case anybody was curious there, but just below it all though single exhaust outlet tucked away. So you guys know what we always have to do as always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now since we are around back this is the fun part you guys how to open that rear tailgate. And so like I was saying it is a dual action tailgate meeting you can open it up in the traditional way meaning you just pull down from the top there and that's gonna be your traditional way of opening that rear tailgate. However, there is another way that really makes the Ridgeline unique found in the lower right hand corner of that rear tailgate and that is yet another way to open up that rear tailgate. So it serves different purposes depending upon what you're going to need it for. So I absolutely love that. But once opened up as far as that bed length goes it comes in at 64 inches or five feet, four inches. Payload capacity comes in at 1,500 pounds in case you were thinking of putting an ATV or something back there. And again, once you have everything opened up there is an in bed trunk. This is yet another unique feature of the Ridgeline that I absolutely love. And so as far as the in bed trunk volume goes that comes in at 7.3 cubic feet there's actually a plug at the bottom as well. And the reason Honda put the plug at the bottom of that in bed trunk is they figured people would be using that for tailgating. So next time you go perhaps to a Ravens game and you take the Ridgeline you fill it up with ice back there and all kinds of drinks or whatever. Then once the ice melts you're not left with a bed full of water you could simply just undo the plug and it is going to empty out below the truck. That is absolutely wonderful. I still love that feature to this day. So that is one of the coolest things about the Ridgeline but it gets better. Let me tell you guys in bed audio system is going to come with the RTLE and black edition trim levels. That gives you 400 watts again for ultimate tailgating. I absolutely love that. You can hook up Pandora to the in bed audio system or even better you can hook up a TV once you're parked of course and you already have the speakers wired in back there for you. So yet another extremely cool feature this is really the ultimate tailgate vehicle if you're a football fan or whatever you want to use it for quite honestly but I absolutely love that. Eight tie down cleats come standard for all trim levels. You do have bed lining back there again for all trim levels across the board. So ultimately absolutely wonderful place to be there in that rear tailgate but making our way to the rear legroom that comes in at 36.7 inches. So for reference I'm an even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there. Rear passengers will also find rear ventilation for all trims. There is a rear center armrest with cup holders as well and there is a power sliding rear window for the RTL trim level end up. That is how you're going to be able to go about getting that one. Do what I also mentioned though in typical truck fashion those rear seats do fold up. So if you had a great dain or a mastiff a little extra space for them back there. So there is some under seat storage if not in use. And of course you could fold it back down. There's nice little handles on the side of the seat so it does make it super easy to fold those rear seats up and then fold them back down. So I love that as well. The maker way to the front seats manually adjustable cloth seating comes with the sport 10 way power adjustable driver seat with the RTL trim level and up. Four way power adjustable passenger seat comes standard with that. Leather finishes come standard heated front seats come standard a lot of standard seating features on the Ridge line. I absolutely love that. Memory settings for up to two different drivers are going to come with the RTL E and black edition trim levels. And overall in my short test drive today seats have been perfectly comfy for me. Shouldn't have any issues with taking the Ridge line on a long road trip or anything like that. But taking a look at the steering wheel does tilt and telescoping. It is leather wrapped for the RTL trim level and up and it will actually come heated for the RTL E and black edition trim levels. Then take a look at the startup. Let me first start by showing you guys the key here. You do have your Honda logo on the one side and when you flip it around lock unlock and that circular button that says hold that is going to be your remote start that actually comes standard on all trim levels across the board. Well done Honda for that as well. Also all trim levels will get a push button start. So all I'm going to do to start this one up actually is simply just put my phone on the brake and press that engine start button located just to the left of the climate control settings there. And so but then once started up tachometer is on your left digital speedometer front and center to the very top there. That's pretty cool. And there is a digital display just below that giving you a ton of different information you could check out like trip A, trip B of course. Also your oil life meter that's going to tell you when you need your next oil change. Always love the way Honda did that. Tire pressure for each individual tire. There's a compass up there. How many miles do you have left until you hit empty? So really just about everything you would want to see up on the gauges there. And take a look at overall interior quality. There's a power moon roof for the RTL trim level and up. Sunglass holder can be found on the roof there as well. And that's all trim levels will get that. Tri-zone climate control for all trims as well. Meaning driver, passenger and rear passengers can each set their own temperature. That's pretty cool. Home light controls are going to come standard again for all trim levels across the board. Absolutely love that. Ambient LED lighting is going to come with the RTL E and black edition trim levels. And the interesting part about that ambient lighting it's going to be preset to one color. For the RTL E you're going to get blue. For the black edition you're going to get red. And in my personal opinion, maybe a little constructive criticism there. I think Honda should probably set a bunch of different colors that people can choose from perhaps instead of setting one particular color just for those two trim levels. But that's just me maybe. But overall interior quality is just fine. I like this piano black finish that goes on the doors as well as just above the glove box there. It's also just around the cup holders here and all the drive buttons. Covalt power outlet up front. You have a USB charging port, little storage area just below that with a rubberized bottom so things don't slide around. Massive center storage area just behind the cup holders there with a little tray in there as well. But overall interior quality has been just fine for me. So no issues there. But let's now make our way to the tech display. Eight inch colored touchscreen display comes standard across the board. Bluetooth audio streaming coming standard. Android Auto Apple CarPlay for all trim levels once again, love that. Factory navigation system is going to come standard with the RTLE and black edition. However, don't really need it these days if you have a smartphone because the Android Auto Apple CarPlay but either way it's there for you. Of course you can check out your radio information up there as well. And by the way when it comes to the sound system for the sport and RTL trims you get seven speakers with a subwoofer actually and 200 watts for the RTLE and black edition trims you get eight speakers with the subwoofer and 540 watts. So having said that you guys, I think you guys know what time it is here. Let's turn on the radio, see if we got playing this morning and let's test out the clarity of this one. The bass was ridiculous. You can most definitely tell there is a subwoofer in the ridge line. That was quite impressive actually. So well done Honda for that. But last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on that tech display at least is when you do put the ridge line in reverse you of course will find a rear view camera with dynamic grid lines letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety. That's the first thing I wanted to mention when it comes to safety. Another major change for the 2020 ridge line compared to the 2019 Honda Sensing now coming standard for every single trim level across the board. Honda Sensing in 2019 just came with the RTLE and black edition. But for 2020 even the sport has got Honda Sensing. So I absolutely love that. And essentially what that is that includes collision mitigation, braking system, road departure mitigation system, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist is another big one, forward collision warning and lane departure warning as well. Again, standard across the board. Gotta love that safety for everyone, right? Front side, side curtain airbags come standard latch AKA lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats in the back seat there. Rear child door locks, higher pressure monitoring system. And I did want to also add RTLE and black edition trims also are going to give you a blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert and automatic high beams. And so as far as my final thoughts go on the ridge line, if you are into tailgating, if you are hardcore football fan perhaps, hardcore Ravens fan, there is no better pick for tailgating than the ridge line. I guarantee you what other truck has embed storage specifically for drinks, for tailgating, what other truck has speakers built into the tailgate area where you can actually set up a TV that works through those speakers for the pregame. It's absolutely amazing. Every die hard football fan should have ridge line. So if that includes you, this is definitely the pick for you but absolutely also love that Honda Sensing is now included with all trim levels for the 2020 ridge line as well. So if you were thinking 2019 versus 2020 and safety is important to you, obviously go with the 2020 ridge line. Overall, plenty of very important changes including that new transmission for the 2020 ridge line that definitely make, in my opinion, this one worth buying over the 2019. That's just my personal opinion. But let me know what you guys think of the ridge line in the comments section below. That is about it for this one. Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there. 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