The Honda Ridgeline debuted 20 years in the past as a mid-sized pickup truck not like the rest within the market. It’s nonetheless a unibody car and it’s the one pickup provided by the producer. The 2024 mannequin stays the identical technology though a lot has modified.
What’s new is the reviewed TrailSport trim degree in addition to a bigger middle touchscreen, new digital instrument panel show and bigger middle console storage.
Total, the car continues to be primarily based on the second-generation Ridgeline launched in 2017. Expertise upgrades embody a 9-inch display (1-inch bigger than 2023). It’s extra environment friendly than final yr’s providing and consists of wi-fi connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration.
What stays is Ridgeline’s signature quiet journey, assured dealing with, two-way tailgate and a considerable and lockable in-bed trunk.
Additionally commonplace within the TrailSport trim are all-terrain tires and a revised off-road-leaning suspension. A protecting underbody skid play and a brand new, extra rugged entrance grille design give the Ridgeline a lift of masculinity. The phrase Ridgeline is now unfold throughout the again of the tailgate in huge block letters.
Supplied in Sport, RTL, TrailSport and Black Version, all Ridgelines are powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine with 280 horsepower, a nine-speed computerized transmission and all-wheel drive. The Ridgeline’s signatures are its quiet journey, assured dealing with, two-way tailgate and a considerable and lockable in-bed trunk.
Gasoline mileage averages are 18 miles per gallon in metropolis driving, 24 mpg on the freeway. Acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour takes 6.0 seconds, a fast effort within the section. The beginning MSRP for the TrailSport is $46,375.
All trims have 4 doorways and a 5-foot-4-inch mattress, Honda-proud high quality. It’s the one mattress within the class that may maintain 4-foot-wide plywood sheets with out wheelwell interference. The Ridgeline has a 1,583-pound payload, a passable restrict however not as a lot as some rivals. Towing capability is 5,000 kilos, an appropriate tally however once more, not as a lot because the section’s top-sellers.
Constructing on the Sport and RTL trims, the TrailSport upgrades trim and options entrance and rear parking sensors, a heated steering wheel and artificial upholstery with orange stitching inside. The inside is moreover spectacular with superior entrance and rear seat consolation and an effectively designed cabin. Small and enormous storage areas abound and there’s a big, flat storage space below the rear seats.
There’s additionally a bigger padded armrest, massively sized cupholders and sufficient house to retailer a pill or a small laptop computer.
The Chevy Colorado, Jeep Gladiator and Toyota Tacoma provide extra energy and higher off-road capabilities. However the Ridgeline outdoes its rivals with superior consolation, gasoline economic system, dealing with and flexibility.
Heated entrance bucket seats, a 10-way adjustable driver’s seat, lumbar assist and 2-position reminiscence and passenger’s seat with four-way energy adjustment are all commonplace.
Honda’s numerous lineup consists of a number of the most enduring and top-selling automobiles in historical past. Nonetheless, the Ridgeline has had repeated recall issues — gasoline pump failure to rust points, excessive oil consumption to electrical system malfunctions. Its future might not be too dissimilar from the Honda Match.
It was a extremely rated little sedan and it might have the unofficial title of Better of Design Effectivity. However when gross sales fell, the Match was gone.
The Ridgeline has distinguished itself as one thing totally different among the many long-time medium-sized pickup truck leaders. Gross sales have fluctuated drastically within the truck’s twenty years.
However recent-year will increase have lastly mirrored the pickup’s long-standing innovation. It doesn’t have the identical repute for longevity because the Toyota Tacoma. However type and flexibility matter as does the 2024 Honda Ridgeline. It deserves to stay within the carmaker’s lineup.
