I understand why some would not consider this a truck. To me it's a truck, a more civilized truck.
If I didn't like the Frontier so much, I would have considered the Ridgeline. For day to day driving, especially in bad weather, this is an excellent choice.
There are many days in winter when you just get a coating to an inch of snow where an AWD system like that in the Ridgeline is much more practical than the 4WD in my truck.