The Hombre feels like a truck, rather than a car with a big box in back.With that in mind, we'll say that it rides and drives like a truck and
would never confuse anyone in a blindfold test into thinking it's a luxury
sedan. While the ride motions are predictably truck-like when empty, we
wouldn't expect it to be much better unless the cargo box was carrying
a heavy load.
The Spacecab we drove had a wheelbase of 122.9 inches, and it should
ride nicer than the shorter regular cab version with its 108.3-inch wheelbase.
Not to say this is bad, mind you, because even the most truck-like of today's
pickups would put many a car of the fairly recent past to shame. But, in
today's terms, the Hombre is a tool for hauling things and getting the
job done.
Handling is predictable and without surprises. Steering feel is about
average and the Hombre goes where it's pointed. Driving it around town
or down the freeway is easy, but it's unlikely to be a vehicle in which
you search out the long way home just because the roads are more fun.
We'll give the Hombre a big gold star for the 4.3-liter V6 engine. It