MrFatbooty

I don't get the unibody truck concept.

Towing capacity is probably a maximum of 5000 lbs with a standard towing capacity of 3500 lbs.

I wouldn't buy this over a Tacoma Double Cab V6 4x4.
Yes, they were, seeing as before they came out all Honda had was a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo and a "minivan" that was more like a tall Accord wagon.

lowelcam96

Honda started off as a small motorcycle company, the companys' philosophy is, to this day, all about efficiency (4,6cyls), technology (4WS,VTEC,double wishbone), and "simplicity."
Through the years Honda thought the SUV thing was a fad. Ten years later, they now have to build these bulky trucks and design v6 torquey engine, just to keep up with American egos.

98CoupeV6

...thanks captain obvious. The point was that it doesn't really matter since they're selling so well.

lowel, not seeing the point still. What are you saying about the truck itself?

And BTW lowel, they actually started off as a motorcycle supplier (which now that I reread your post I guess you already might've implied, but let me make a quick point), supplying better made and cheaper parts to motorcycle companies. That was in the 30s and 40s. It wasn't until the 50s that they started building their own motorcycles with the Dream and all of them. Maybe you've already read it, by Soichiro Honda's biography is fascinating. I can't remember the name, I read it 2 years ago, but you can really learn a lot from the man. His principles and ideas were astonishing for his day, and it's too bad that a lot of them aren't being carried around now in the Honda hierarchy.