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Honda Ridgeline (second generation)
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The Honda Ridgeline (YK2/YK3) is the second generation of pickup truck manufactured by Honda under the Ridgeline nameplate. The second generation Ridgeline took a different approach in design from the first generation Ridgeline by using Honda's new "global light truck platform,"[3] found in the third generation Honda Pilot as well as other large Honda vehicles,[4][5][6] and made modifications such as:
- Modifying various parts to support hauling, towing, on road and off-road use[7]
- Incorporating notable features from the first generation, such as the dual–action tailgate and in–bed trunk[8][3]
- Adding new features, such as Honda's truck bed audio system (No longer available for the 2024 model year.)[3]
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Honda Ridgeline | |
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![]() 2018 Honda Ridgeline RTL-T | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Honda |
Model code | YK2/3 |
Also called | Honda Pilot Ridgeline (Colombia)[1] |
Production | May 2016–present[2] |
Model years | 2017–present |
Assembly | United States: Lincoln, Alabama (HMA) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size pickup truck |
Body style | 4-door pickup |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive |
Related | Honda Pilot Honda Passport |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.5 L J35Y6 V6 |
Power output | 280 hp (284 PS; 209 kW) |
Transmission | H6 6-speed automatic (2017-2019) 9-speed ZF 9HP automatic (2020-present) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 125.2 in (3,180 mm) |
Length | 210.0 in (5,334 mm) |
Width | 78.6 in (1,996 mm) |
Height | 70.2–70.8 in (1,783–1,798 mm) |
Curb weight | 4,242–4,515 lb (1,924–2,048 kg) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Honda Ridgeline (first generation) |
Despite these modifications, Honda has stated that 73% of the second generation Ridgeline's components remain common in some way with the third generation Pilot.[6]
With the mixed success of the first generation Ridgeline,[9] Honda posted "an open letter from the company's head of truck product planning, denying rumors that the Ridgeline would be dropped and insisting that a pickup truck will remain part of the company's portfolio."[10] With that proclamation, Honda committed to the development of a new Ridgeline. After a one-year hiatus in Ridgeline production, the second generation of the mid-size truck went on sale in June 2016 as a 2017 model-year vehicle.[11] According to Honda, the Ridgeline was not designed to steal sales from the more traditional trucks sold in North America, but was developed to "give the 18% of Honda owners who also own pickups a chance to make their garages a Honda-only parking area."[12]