payload bags

• Successor to the Throne

While a [Bob Lutz] comment is the automotive exec equivalent of beef tartar, Gary White's words were a little more PC. "We looked at our legacy and we knew we needed to take this to the next level," said White, GM North America VP and vehicle line executive for full-size trucks. "The new truck represents a well thought-out range of models and capacities, meaning customers can find the exact truck they need, whether it's for work, personal driving or -- as is more the case today -- both. Speaking of stability, StabiliTrak electronic stability control will be standard equipment on crew cab models, and an option tick on extended cabs. Brakes have yet to go four-wheel disc across the range; however, all systems receive the next-gen Bosch processor for the ABS. Internal testing of the dread...

... repositioned to improve driver feel and payload capacity. The track is three inches wider than the... the only ones in the business to deploy the bags in that mode as well," said White. . There are man...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 11, 2009

• Riddle Is in the Price

The result is the rigid chassis engineers credit as the basis for any fine-handling automobile. And the Ridgeline does handle better than almost any truck worth mentioning. Not only that, its ability to carve corners like a well-balanced crossover doesn't come at the expense of ride. Oh, it's a little choppier than a sedan, but it's far ahead of any typical truck save, perhaps, Ford's F-150. The traditional downside of any unibody pickup was always thought to be payload and hauling. Instead, the Ridgeline can tow 2,268 kg and haul more than 700 kg in its bed. A good argument can be made by Honda that the Ridgeline is more butch than many competitive compacts. The Ridgeline features a composite box. In a demonstration of its robustness, Honda Canada officials once dropped 275 kg of rocks...

... mention a booming stereo, side curtain air bags and heated front seats -- it can't get anywhere ne...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 21, 2009

• Own the Road

...But, despite a maximum payload capacity of 1,266 kg in the 1,9-metre bed, the besst I can offer up is several garbage bags of donations destined for the local Salvation Army...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• February 12, 2011