Honda gave its Ridgeline a surprisingly thorough facelift for the 2021 mannequin 12 months. Lots of the updates targeted on giving the pickup a extra truck-like look, although these tweaks come at a price. The refreshed 2021 Ridgeline will begin at $36,490, which is with out the $1,175 vacation spot cost. That’s about $2,500 greater than the outgoing 2020 mannequin. The up to date pickup begins arriving at sellers early subsequent month.
The $36,490 beginning value ($37,665 with vacation spot) is for the entry-level Sport trim. Leaping as much as the Ridgeline RTL provides almost $3,000 to the value – it begins at $39,470 ($40,645, vacation spot). The RTL-E above it begins at $42,420 ($43,595), whereas the top-tier Ridgeline Black Version has a beginning value of $43,920 ($45,095). The trims characteristic styling variations, just like the Sport and Black Version receiving the gloss black grille crossbar versus the chrome one on the RTL and RTL-E.
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A lot of Honda’s focus centered on restyling the Ridgeline’s entrance finish, which was an uncommon transfer. Honda up to date the sheet metallic forward of the A-pillar, giving the pickup a squarer front-end design as an alternative of the Honda Odyssey-like sloping one. Honda added the next hood with a distinguished energy bulge, a reshaped entrance bumper cowl, tougher-looking fenders, and slick air curtains. Inside, Honda put in its newest infotainment system, which brings again the bodily quantity knob.
The brand new Honda Efficiency Improvement (HPD) bundle is priced at $2,800 and provides black fender flares, HPD graphics and badging, and bronze-colored wheels. Different out there packages embrace the $1,465 Utility, the $270 Perform, and the $1,315 Perform+. The brand new, dearer price ticket seemingly comes from the now customary and all-wheel-drive system out there throughout the board. It pairs with Honda’s 3.5-liter V6 and a 9-speed computerized gearbox. The mill makes the identical 280 horsepower (208 kilowatts) and 262 pound-feet (355 Newton-meters) of torque.
