Was that Hondaa Ridgeline awd?

They're all AWD​@@rashalprajapati6180

Exactly. Passport driver kept letting off when he should have just kept going.

Totally agree! It shocked me how well it performed. Thank you for watching

Aw damn I thought the warning was the trans. As for the passport the terrain and experience on being on it is a huge part. To be fair though you said it best you didn’t buy to crawl it’s good for what you need it to do. I am curious on how the new passport will fair with its new tech.

Good to see you on here Jon!

@@georgekarpouzis6108 hey 👋 George

random note, hope you got your timebelt,tensioner, and waterpump serviced

I agree but let’s be real it shouldn’t really be doing this anyways so I give it my hats off

I wonder if trying a different "mode" would help? In mud mode, mine feels like it goes into 4 lo.

Appreciate it

Joe, the white Ridgeline has a license plate that says “NARTPRO”, which stands for “Not A Real Truck” 🤣😂 I’m sure no one is taking offense.

@@JonDZ_Adventuring I didn't realize that lol are you going to do anything to your rig to make it more capable other than more wheel time?

@@joseapontejr that’s pretty much it. I’m an overlander, and the stuff I’ve been doing for the past 3-3/4 years just isn’t nearly as difficult as this. I’m planning on changing my tires, which should help, but not sure if it’ll be enough.

Considering that Honda doesn't build off-road capable vehicles, that Ridgeline surprised me.

I agree but handing keys to your baby sometimes is tough lol

Aye 🤟🏽

Ayyyyyyy Ernesto!!!

That is correct nothin broke just popped it back into place with the clips and kept moving

🤣🤣 it’s more rutted now, and it’s apparent my overland build literally holds my rig back. Props to Kevin though. Dude has skills and a good strategy disconnected the sway bars and getting more articulation from the iron man coil over lift. Glad Manny was here to show what an iVTM4 Honda is really capable of.

Haha thats awesome

Thats awesome man. Sounds like you bought the perfect rig for your needs.

I got a 2023 Ridgeline this summer. A big snowstorm just after the new year was the acid test for snow handling, my Ridgeline did great! We had about a foot on the ground and the roads I traveled hadn't been plowed yet for the most part, and it was still coming down. The biggest problem I had was other drivers on the road, I damn near got sideswiped by a Chevy Silverado, that guy was all over the place. Not trying to crack the Silverado, maybe he had bald tires or no skills. I've had a lot of fun in the Utah desert going places that my RAV4 couldn't make it. I take my offroading pretty casual, I'm not doing anything hardcore. The Ridgeline is how I roll, right tool for the right job.

Weird I don’t know 🤷‍♀️

I would go Gladiator LOL

These Hondas have a rear LSD, so the only open diff is the front diff. The traction control system isn’t very aggressive on the front diff.

Toyo open country at3 for the RL falken wildpeak at3w on the passport

Similar setup with the twinclutch rear diff, but Ford has the better brake vectoring system. The new 2023 Pilot has improvements, curious to see if it’ll stack up. The Hondas have better gearing, but are also a lot bigger and heavier. I’m impressed with Fords AWD system. Honda has had the twin clutch thing going since the early 2000s, but Ford has the best iteration of it today.

@@JonDZ_Adventuring They probably learned from Land Rover

@@carllovullo6602 I don’t think the Land Rover uses a twin clutch rear diff, just really good brake vectoring.

@@carllovullo6602 basically, Hondas early 2000s AWD system was decent because the rear diff wasn’t open, but it lacked a traction control / brake vectoring system. The open front diff with really poor gearing 11:1 really held it back.

@@JonDZ_Adventuring No they dont have a rear locking diff but Ford probably learned the awd algoryth and programming from Land Rover

It’s a surprising rig for sure. You will love it.

I agree couple moments there I was like ohh snap literally

@@TrailMilitia need someone or a company’s to make twin screw blowers for these j series v6’s would be perfect

Agreed but its interesting seeing how much they can really do

@@TrailMilitia definitely 💯.. good stuff fellas👊🏽

Rectifying that with a new bumper, I did a mild cut which gets caught on everything still

It would be awesome to see what the compass Trailhawk can do.

@@DirtRoadJourney yes sir ! Just got it as a daily driver and curious how capable this thing is.

Send me a Dm on IG let’s do it

@@jasonmelendez5039 compass Trailhawk has brake vectoring, but open front and rear diffs. It’s geared like the Hondas at 20.4:1, so you’ll be more aggressively geared than the bronco sport. The Honda and Bronco sport badlands both have a twin clutch rear LSD though. The Bronco sport badlands is hard to beat. A good comparison would be with a Landrover disco sport or Range Rover evoque. It’ll be a batter of brake vectoring.

Hit JONDZ on Instagram he’s the passport guy in the video…

Lol. Second. Great looking Honda. Did you see tfl driving the new one that they ate trying to make it more off road capable. . Interesting

@@taraaaron1242 dang, I actually wasn’t first 😖. Yeah, I saw the new Honda Pilot Trailsport. Pretty nice to see it take on a decently moderately difficult trail in Colorado. It’s on the same platform, so hopefully the owner of the white Ridgeline can get the new parts (or programming) to work with out generation Hondas. I use to drive a FJ cruiser, but never offroaded it. I drove it to big bear to go snowboarding, but got sick of daily driving it. I then moved on to the Subaru platform, but then I ran into capability issues. It was actually a TFL video where I saw these Hondas doing so well. Jeep crossover and the Hondas were the only AWDs able to make it up their Gold Mine Hill obstacle. After the CVT (transmission) blew up in my Subaru, I actually went to go buy a Tacoma, but I couldn’t fit in one properly (and I didn’t want to go back to the J150 platform with a 4runner). The Honda dealership was next door, and the rest is history. I was really trying to get rid of the Subaru and the CVT asap, and back in 2019 I only wanted to go with either Toyota or Honda, two brands that are perceived to be very reliable. If I could make this decision with todays selection, I’d probably go with the new Nissan frontier. The VQ engine is known to be pretty reliable, and I like how it has a normally aspirated V6 and a 9 speed transmission.

These Hondas aren’t for everyone. Don’t need a real truck to go to Monache meadows 😂

Well if it gets you to Monache Meadows than you’re good to go. That’s definitely in my top 3 Cali spots. The trail to the river camps is awesome!

@@tundragoingplaces6961 the road to the coyote flats / funnel lake is pretty awesome. I got there in my Passport with the 9 speed, but *he had a 2018 Ridgeline that overheat 7 times because it only had the Honda 6 spd auto transmission. That dude replaced it with a Tacoma. Funnel lake seems to gate keep most AWDs because of the lack of 4LO or aggressive gearing. Cleghorn was too much for me 🤣, I don’t think I want to ever get used to trails this difficult, but I’m sure it wouldn’t even be a thing in something like George’s Gladiator.

😁 yea I backed out of Cleghorn at first too when I was all stock, but George forced me to do it and that’s when I learned my truck’s potential and got really into off-roading.

😃 thank you! Makes me feel better. The RTT stays on! I’ve slept in that thing about 40 nights this year.

The Ridgeline had both sway bars removed. I just had my rear removed.

😖 I may have had an inverted erection on this trail

Grand Cherokee for sure especially if it’s only for a limited time. More capabilities and just looks better in my opinion

@@TrailMilitia Design yes, but on that, what other advantages does the Jeep have? Honda is more comfortable, more fuel efficient, faster, better handling, more reliable and much roomier with similar body size

@@Celik9313 Honda is definitely not faster if you want something for the road you’re going to put weight on and also go off-roading the jeep is the way to go on so many levels. Especially with the nicer trims. If you’re looking for efficiency than I’m not the guy to talk to performance and comfort goes to the grand Cherokee by a mile

@@TrailMilitia thank you for your advice

He does let me see if I can find it for ya

@@TrailMilitia thanks bud, I have a Ridgeline and it's so hard to find Ridgeline off road content that's why and awesome videos BTW 👍

@@91342George @k20nartpro is his IG thanks for watching appreciate it

@@TrailMilitia Awesome! Thanks again buddy

Bruh, I use to drive a FJ cruiser. Not cool with daily driving it, let alone driving it hundreds of miles uncomfortably. That’s cool that your enjoy driving 💩 boxes. If that’s your thing, that’s your thing. You do you.

I just don't get it. Seems like swapping for a good set of seats and then driving it worry free would be a better choice compared to the drawbacks of the Honda

@@LackeyKh so, think about the draw backs of the vehicles you mentioned. There’s only one thing they’re better at.. offroad. Passport does 0-60 in 5.8 seconds, it has power based yaw control to take corners better. It’s more fuel efficient. Has a more spacious and comfortable cabin (I couldn’t fit in a 2019 Tacoma comfortably, otherwise I would have bought one), and it’s more fuel efficient. Cleghorn offshoots are rated as “difficult 4WD” terrain. My Passport has 117K miles over 3-3/4 years of ownership. It’s my daily driver and my adventure mobile. I’ve been up imogene pass in Colorado, Fins N Things south/north in Moab, but yes…. I absolutely sucked at Cleghorn. I understand you and the way you think, but bruh…. It’s not rocket science. To simply put it, I’m an overlander, and adventurer, not an off-roader. I’m in it for the destinations, not the trail.

I like to off road to be challenged. If I am driving a lifted to high heavens fully decked out jeep, then going off road may as well be a drive to the nearest Starbucks, you've let tech do the work and there is no/less challenge to the task. I say it's more fun to take a low to moderate challenge trail in a less capable vehicle than a technical trail in a decked out rig. Plus, the decked out rig has less trails available to challenge it, vs a lesser rig that can find "challenging" terrain everywhere giving more adventure options. Plus one can daily an outback/passport/Bronco sport/etc more livably (even if modified like these) than trying to daily a decked out jeep.

You want to know something even funnier… No it’s not. Let me know when you want to test your theory

It’s not a Honda ridgeline and passport? I never said they were stock

It’s testing capabilities and pushing limits not really saying they can do more than what you mentioned but it’s impressive watching them do it

If you want to do some real life off roading buy an ATV. My ATV wouldn’t even break a sweat on those hills.

@@DCSPORTSTER ATVs come with their own set of headaches including not street legal but very fun

If you want a trail blazer, get a horse!