Maverick v Ridgeline

[Gvmumbral]

If I had the extra $20K plus extra gas money, I would get the Ridgeline. I'm very happy now with my 2022 Hybrid XL.

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[nhbiker1961]

I picked up my 2024 Maverick Lariat Hybrid about a month ago. My first Mav. I have had a Honda Ridgeline since 2019. My thoughts after 1 month and about 2,000 miles including a 600 mile round trip on Interstates and the balance a mix of local driving.

The Maverick Hybrid is as advertised on gas mileage, 39.9 mpg on trip about 43.0 mpg around town. Ridgeline (6 cyl gas) got in the low 20s.

The touch screen in the Ridgeline was a royal PITA. Maverick is more user friendly and intuitive.

Maverick seems shorter to me than Ridgeline but not by as much as I expected given the smaller bed length.

Maverick is just easier and more fun to drive in my opinion.

Interior seats, controls, etc are better than Ridgeline in my opinion.

Ridgeline had MUCH better storage than the Maverick. Ridgeline has a fairly large lockable trunk in the bed. Ridgeline also has superior storage under the rear seat and with the rear seat up. Has anybody had experience with the pivot storage boxes? Any other ideas how to increase Maverick storage space?

The Ridgeline also had a tailgate that dropped down like most pickups, but the gate could also swing open which turns out to me more useful than I thought.

The Ridgeline was AWD and did well in snow. The Maverick Hybrid is FWD. I have not yet driven in snow, but I expect to see some decrease in performance as a result. I live just outside of Buffalo NY, so we should see a good test next winter.

So far, I think I made the right decision for me. The Maverick is better for the features I value most, but I can understand why others might prefer the Ridgeline.

I was looking at the Ridgelines before the Maverick. Bottom line was the price; it was creeping up towards the big trucks. My last truck was a full-size Dodge Ram. I put almost 200k on that truck, but didn't want to spend another 60k to replace it. Other than towing my boat and tractor twice a year, I really only needed a truck to go to the dump. The Ridgelines were much more than the Maverick. When it was all done, between my trade and their incentives, I bought the Marverick for about 26k. I expect to get at least 10 years out of it.

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

Friend just got a new Ridgeline.
Aerial comparison view.

Not much difference IMO!!

 

[Gvmumbral]

Not much difference IMO!!

Yep, however, everything is bigger in the ridgeline. Front seats, rear seats, bed.

 

[commod0re]

the gas bill is bigger on the Ridgeline, too

 

[Scupking]

Friend just got a new Ridgeline.
Aerial comparison view.

Looks like about the same length but the Ridgeline looks much wider. I like the Ridgeline but they are expensive and don’t get that great of gas mileage.

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