Honda plans 'normal-looking' Ridgeline pickup - USA TODAY
Honda plans 'normal-looking' Ridgeline pickup Honda's deep into a re-make of its anonymous Ridgeline pickup that will look and act more like a regular pickup. The redesign is unlikely to go on sale before late 2015 or early 2016, meaning Honda will have Check out this story on USATODAY. ly/1vMUOji Honda's deep into a re-make of its anonymous Ridgeline pickup that is expected to look more like a regular pickup as the car company tries to broaden the overlooked vehicle's appeal and boost sales. The redesign is unlikely to go on sale before late 2015 or early 2016, meaning Honda will have been out of the mid-size pickup market more than a year,after discontinuing the Ridgeline this summer. And Ford Motor, which sold its last U. S. Ranger small truck in 2011, is mulling a return to the small-truck market, though it envisions a true compact pickup, smaller than the GM and Toyota trucks, to keep the price low and mileage rating high. A new-design Ridgeline might drop into a sweet spot in the small/mid-size truck market, or it could arrive after the initial pool of gotta-have buyers is drained by the fight between GM and Toyota. The recently discontinued Ridgeline model is powered by a V-6 engine somewhat similar to that in the Acura MDX SUV and the Honda Odyssey. Source: www.usatoday.com
