All-New Honda Ridgeline Due For 2016, But Skipping 2015 Model Year - The Car Connection
But with the introduction of an all-new Chevrolet Colorado this next year, along with a new-generation Honda Ridgeline under development, this portion of the truck market could rebound. Honda today confirmed that it’s developing a next-generation Ridgeline pickup, and released a cryptic sketch (profile only) that shows its design direction. And together with the technologies that Honda has already installed, like Variable Cylinder Management (VCM), we could expect quite the mileage improvement—especially if Honda decides to deploy its hybrid technology here. Replacement due by late 2015. According to the automaker, an all-new version of the Ridgeline will debut “within two years”—which suggests that the model might be absent from the lineup for a full year or more. The Ridgeline, with its relatively economical but strong 3. 5-liter V-6, has always been better suited to hauling snowmobiles or jet skis than trailer-towing—although it has been able to tow up to 5,000 pounds in some versions. And even though its cargo bed is quite small, the versatile tailgate, which can flip up, down, or to the side, has always been an asset—as have the available bed extender and various tie-downs. While Honda topped 50,000 sales for the RIdgeline in its second year, and nearly that annually over its first several model years, the company has failed to even move 20,000 of these trucks a year since 2009—leading to speculation that the model... Source: www.thecarconnection.com
