( Quoted from CanadianDriver )
" Regular visitors to this column have probably noticed the latest in a string of automotive descriptors in the past month: ‘omni-ute’. The Honda Ridgeline is running mighty close to being an Honourable Mention in this category. What else would you call a crew cab pick-up, which still manages a trunk space that rivals most cars? The usual responses from the auto scribe community speak of the ‘Anti-Truck’, or ‘The Truck For People Who Don’t Like Trucks.’ Bushwah. Everybody likes trucks, especially when something needs to be hauled. What they don’t like is trucks that don’t fit in suburban garages, high teens for litres of fuel used per 100 kilometres, and parkability that requires either a) a crew of spotters, or b) a very long walk across the parking lot. "
For more information, visit http://www.canadiandriver.com/2009/08/20/inside-story-2009-honda-ridgeline-vp.htm .