The Honda Ridgeline is an automotive oddball because it’s bigger and costlier than the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, however not as hardcore as conventional mid-size vehicles resulting from its unibody development.
This distinctive mixture has largely been a curse as Ridgeline gross sales have been horrible for many of its existence. Nonetheless, the truck is experiencing a resurgence and it’s now on observe for an all-time gross sales document.
That’s primarily based on the newest numbers, which confirmed Honda bought 4,133 Ridgelines final month. That’s an 11.2% improve from final October, when the automaker moved 3,866 pickups.
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Extra tellingly, year-to-date gross sales are already at 43,701 items. That’s 20.8% increased than this time final 12 months and people numbers are one of the best since 2007. That 12 months, Honda bought 44,049 items and there’s little question the corporate will exceed that determine shortly.
This can put Honda on observe to eclipse the 50,193 items that have been bought method again in 2006, when the pickup was in its second 12 months of manufacturing. That may be a formidable achievement, particularly contemplating the Ridgeline spent years languishing with annual gross sales of lower than 20,000 items.
The bump appears to be pushed, partially, by the Ridgeline’s extra rugged design that was launched for the 2021 mannequin 12 months. Whatever the trigger, gross sales jumped from 32,168 items in 2020 to 41,355 items the next 12 months and have been growing ever since.
Placing gross sales apart, the 2023 Ridgeline begins at $38,800 and has a 3.5-liter V6 with 280 hp (209 kW / 284 PS). The 2024 mannequin needs to be launched shortly, however the automaker has already confirmed it’s going to achieve a brand new TrailSport trim. Spy photographs have additionally steered we will anticipate a gentle facelift as nicely.