What It Is

Honda’s second crack at the pickup market, a revived unibody mid-sizer that’s less of a raked-bedrail oddball than the original.
Why It Matters

The first Ridgeline had its fans—us included—and some novel features, such as a two-way tailgate and a lockable trunk/beer cooler recessed in its bed. But it also had critics, traditionalists who insisted that trucks without separate frames are as useless as stockings without garters. A decade has now passed since that first Ridgeline launched and, with unibody crossovers having all but supplanted body-on-frame SUVs, the market might be more accepting. Honda’s beancounters are no doubt remembering the Ridgeline’s strong initial sales, before everyone including Honda lost interest in it. And they’re certainly calculating what an additional 40,000 to 50,000 annual units will add to the bottom line.
Platform

A fortified version of Honda’s light-truck platform that made its debut in the 2014 Acura MDX. It also underpins Honda’s new Pilot.
Powertrain

The Ridgeline will share the 2016 Pilot’s direct-injected 3.5-liter V-6 and six-speed automatic, as well as its four-wheel-drive system. Output should be similar, at close to 300 horses. Cylinder deactivation will help the new truck achieve much-improved EPA numbers.
Competition

While Honda sometimes acts as if it’s competing only with itself, there’s a whole world of full-size pickups as well as new mid-size models from GM, Nissan (coming), and Toyota to fend off.
What Might Go Wrong

It may turn out to be a Japanese pickup. Also, truck buyers may still shun a pickup that shares its genetic material with a minivan.
Estimated Arrival and Price

Fall 2016, with an MSRP starting at $30,000





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I just feel this vehicle is dead on arrival.

It will be very difficult to break the stranglehold that Ford, Chevrolet and GM have on the pickup market (in North America).
Even Toyota and Nissan have not been able to do that.

The ridgline just has a soft image that most pickup drivers do not care for.

The new Nissan Titan with Cummins engine stands a better chance at making an impact.

The luxury pickup segment has already been dominated by ford F series while the underdog division is been run by the Hilux and tacoma my question is, how will the ridgeline knock off potential rivals like the frontier, L200, ranger and the tons of chinko look alike pickups.

The pickup market is already choked up and part of the slowest moving segment in vehicle purchases.

lovely shape..
abit different from the bulky body that has been in existence.

Its F150 and Silverados world.

It also has to deal with the new Colorado and next Tacoma.

May the best truck win

a pick up without a ladder chassis is just a modified van