BODY-ON-FRAME TRUCKS vs UNITIZED-BODY TRUCKS / HOW TO CHOOSE / 8 KEY DIFFERENCES / HONDA RIDGELINE

Should you buy a traditional body-on-frame trucks like the all-new 2024 Toyota Tacoma or should you instead buy a car-based trucks such as the Honda Ridgeline? This is the question David answers by pointing out 8 key differences between the two types of trucks that are sold today. He specifically compares the new Honda Ridgeline Trailsport to the Toyota Tacoma and other body-on-frame trucks.

Automotive Press is owned and managed by David Koichi Chao, a global expert in the field of automotive evaluation, engineering, and strategy. With over 35 years of engineering experience, David is able to review vehicles from unique perspectives utilizing technical and specialized methods. David is a board member and a director at AJAC (Automobile Journalist Association of Canada).

David is known around the world as an authentic specialist of Lean/Agile Thinking, and travels all around the world to review vehicles and teach latest engineering methods. Born and raised in Japan, David has an engineering degree from University of British Columbia and post-graduate education from MIT and Harvard Business School in Boston.