Moving Out: Best Hondas for Graduating Seniors

When graduating high school or college, seniors have a lot to think about as they move into the next phase of their lives.  Whether choosing further education or making career choices, they often relocate to a new state or city and need to consider the logistics of how they’ll do that.  Besides choosing a new apartment or house to move in to, they need a safe, roomy and reliable vehicle to move their possessions.  The best place to start is with Honda’s legendary crossover and truck lineup.  Here are three great Hondas for grads to consider.

CR-V

The CR-V is a lively crossover offering the nimble driving characteristics of a car while providing serious cargo space and room for 4 of the grad’s friends.  The back seats fold down flat into a 60/40 split with easy, one-pull levers.  This offers the flexibility of having a passenger in the back seat while still being able to accommodate a longer item like a small bookshelf.  With both rear seats up, the CR-V has a cargo capacity of 37.2 cubic feet and a retractable cargo cover to protect valuables from prying eyes.  If both rear seats are folded flat, the cargo space nearly doubles to 70.9 cubic feet.  And if interior cargo space doesn’t fit everything a grad is carrying, the CR-V can tow up to 1,500 lbs. with the proper trailer hitch setup.

Pilot

Other Hondas for grads include the bigger Pilot SUV with more seating and cargo capacity than the CR-V or other smaller crossovers.  When all the seats are folded flat, 87 cubic feet of cargo space welcomes some of the furniture and boxes needed in a move.  With seating for 8, a graduate can invite 7 friends to help with the move while still enjoying 18 cubic feet of cargo space in the rear- enough for some boxes or a TV.  The available power tailgate will open and close the liftgate with the simple touch of a button on the key fob.  If the graduate has their hands full, this is especially convenient.  Additionally, the glass on the lift gate can be opened to accommodate bigger pieces of cargo.  If all this room isn’t enough, the 2 wheel drive Pilot can tow up to 2,000 lbs. and the 4 wheel drive model will tow up to 4,500 lbs.

Ridgeline

In some cases, the right Hondas for grads will begin and end in the crossover and SUV categories.  For others, nothing beats the flexibility and ruggedness of a truck and the Ridgeline gladly answers the call.

The Ridgeline has a steel reinforced cargo bed with twice the strength of steel, making a bed liner unnecessary.  It seats the driver and 4 friends in the cab with a 5 foot long and over 4 foot wide cargo bed, providing plenty of cargo capacity with the proper tie downs.  A weatherproof in-bed trunk with locking capability gives the graduate room for a large cooler or a few bags and takes full advantage of all the available space underneath the truck.  When it comes to loading and unloading the truck, the dual-action tailgate makes life easier by offering the options of swinging down like a traditional tailgate or opening like a door to the side.  When down, the tailgate has one of the industry’s best dynamic load capacities and can take up to 300 lbs.  If a trailer is necessary, the Ridgeline is capable of towing up to 5,000 lbs.

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