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Honda Awarded Best Car Brand of 2025 

What can you do with a Ridgeline? It might be better to ask what you CAN’T do with this amazing and flexible Honda truck. This fan favorite has been shaking up the world of trucks since 2006, and the 2025 model year doesn’t change Honda’s successful formula for what makes the best truck, it simply adds yet another level of refinement.

Let’s explore some of the Ridgeline’s many features and capabilities, shall we?

 

Honda has its fair share of extremely popular vehicles—the Accord, Civic, CR-V, and Pilot are all best-sellers in the American market. They all have a couple things in common—all of them have been around for over two decades, and they all have a sterling reputation as the safest cars.

The HR-V is one of the best subcompact SUVs on the road right now—it’s a perfect middle ground between the sportiness of a sedan and the expanded storage capacity of a larger crossover, and this year, it got some of the strongest safety scores out of the…

Honda has its fair share of extremely popular vehicles—the Accord, Civic, CR-V, and Pilot are all best-sellers in the American market. They all have a couple things in common—all of them have been around for over two decades, and they all have a sterling reputation as the safest cars.

The HR-V is one of the best subcompact SUVs on the road right now—it’s a perfect middle ground between the sportiness of a sedan and the expanded storage capacity of a larger crossover, and this year, it got some of the strongest safety scores out of the…

2024 is the first year the Trailsport trim level is available on the Honda Ridgeline truck, and this new package is a purpose-built way to step up to adventure. 

The mid-90s were a crazy time in the US. Pokémon was all the rage, teased hairdos were still in style, and the world had scarcely even heard of a band called NSYNC yet. Meanwhile, the battle of Honda vs. Toyota was about to ramp up in a big way, with the release of two flagship crossover SUVs: the CR-V, and the RAV4.

Over time, some things have changed. When was the last time you saw someone with teased hair, anyway?

Good evening, folks! We have an extra special show for you tonight: a true clash of the titans to see which of these legends from the Land of the Rising Sun has the best family SUV.

In the blue corner, weighing in at about 4,100 pounds and hailing from Princeton, Indiana, we have the 2023 Toyota Highlander!

In the red corner, weighing around 4,300 pounds, the hometown favorite from Lincoln, Alabama, the almighty 2023 Honda Pilot!

So, you’ve decided on the brand (Honda) but can’t exactly pinpoint which Honda SUV is right for you. They’re all heavy in tech. They’re all extraordinarily safe. They’re all affordably priced, great on gas, stylish beyond belief—hey, we never said choosing the best new Honda SUV was going to be easy!

Still, we’re up to the challenge if you are. As you go about comparing Honda crossovers and SUVs for sale near you, review the key differences between the popular HR-V, CR-V, Passport, and Pilot models below. (Or visit our Joplin Honda dealership…

When you search “best SUV for camping,” what do you find? Big, honkin’ full-size SUVs with 7 seats, a billion cubic feet of cargo space, and missile defense systems. Probably. What won’t you find? Subcompact crossovers.

The thing is, that era of cramped, sardine-can subcompact SUVs is over. Today’s small crossovers are far more spacious, far more cleverly designed, and far more campsite-ready than their ancestors. Yet there’s one small SUV that makes temporary off-grid life easier: The Honda HR-V.