Honda Ridgeline pickup truck has been unveiled at the Canadian International Auto Show. The company said that the new pickup truck will be available during the first half of 2016 with a combination of advanced features and capabilities.
Honda Canada Sales and Marketing, vice president Jean Marc Leclerc said: "We are bringing our unique technology and original thinking to the market in a new and challenging concept for a Honda pickup."
"We think we've got a better idea, a truck that uses its unibody construction and Honda packaging magic to deliver more of the things that many of today's truck customers want and need with none of the things they don't."
The new Honda Ridgeline is powered by a 3.5 liter, directed-injected i-VTEC (Intelligent Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control), V6 engine with 6-speed automatic transmission.
Coupled with this is Honda's i-VTM4 (Intelligent Variable Torque Management), a torque vectoring technology which features intelligent traction management with Normal, Sand, Snow and Mud modes. These offer robust off-road and towing capabilities and on-road, all weather handling.
Honda Ridgeline is also equipped with safety features which include advanced airbag systems, Honda Sensing, a suite of safety and driver-assist technologies such as Lane Departure Warning, Collision Mitigation Braking System, Forward Collision Warning, Road Departure Mitigation and Lane Keeping Assist System.
The company says that all 2017 Ridgeline pickups are equipped with multi-angle rearview camera as standard along with Honda LaneWatch, a blind spot information system.
The company also said that just like the previous generation Ridgeline, the new 2017 Honda Ridgeline has been developed by Honda R&D Americas and will be manufactured at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, Alabama.
Image: Honda Ridgeline 2017. Photo:Courtesy of Honda
