Grading the Detroit Auto Show: Honda

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DT: Honda shot their whole load on a truck. A truck! And not a good looking one either. There were no other Honda
vehicles at this show, just the new Ridgeline truck (at least during press days). That shows the brand is weak across
the board and that they’re putting a lot of eggs into a flatbed basket. As innovative as some of the Ridgeline features
are the interior quality was poor and the price would make me go get a nice F-150 or Nissan Titan quad cab. Both with
far superior interior finishes.

Grade: F

WK: Hahahaha… Guess what Honda fans? Your Civic was de-contented to save money to build this. Honda needed to
build this! The interior looks like it was taken off an old Geo Tracker (plastic looks cheap and hard). The H in the
grill is good enough for 40-50,000 in sales for the first year, but it’s all Element-al from there. I’m with Dave;
I can get a nice F-150 for this price. Honda still makes Acuras right?

Grade: F