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Oh yea its all wheel drive if the front tires start spinning, Much safer than a "normal truck". You can push a button and you got 4 wheel drive. I tell you some people.
"From the ground up, the Ridgeline was built for everything Honda buyers and owners would want in an SUV, plus the anticipated capability they might need in a truck. A good example of this compromise is the way Honda engineers straddled the fence between a car and truck platform--specifically, a unibody chassis that has a ladder frame inside. There are seven steel-reinforced crossmembers that, along with the lower part of the unibody, form six fully boxed support zones. It's meant to allow for independent front and rear suspensions that will improve the vehicle's handling and safety as well as provide better use of space. The MacPherson struts work with coil springs in front; it's a match that's proven successful in many trucks and SUVs. However, the rear suspension mates a multilink trailing-arm setup with coil springs. While this provides for excellent on-road handling and makes the ride comfortable in many conditions, our concern would be with the Ridgeline's capacity for extended hard work. Still, after driving the Ridgeline over our local commuter route for several days with close to 900 pounds in the bed, we were impressed with how it performed." Quoted by Trucktrend.com