Honda Adds Sport Model to Refreshed 2012 Ridgeline Lineup - Car and Driver (blog)
Along with the Pilot, Honda is face-lifting its un-pickup truck, the Ridgeline, for the 2012 model year. Honda has, apparently, sensed that customers who are looking at $30,000 car-based pickups are interested in a bit of sporty flavor, and the Ridgeline Sport is meant to meet that demand. The Ridgeline Sport gets 18-inch aluminum wheels with black paint, a special black honeycomb grille, blacked-out head- and taillights, and black door handles and mirrors. Through reduced friction in the 3. 5-liter V-6, all Ridgeline models improve 1 mpg on the highway to a rating of 21. We had hoped for a more significant bump by replacing the current five-speed automatic gearbox with a six-speed unit, but we’ll... Source: blog.caranddriver.com
