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The Honda Ridgeline (YK1) [2] is the first generation of pickup truck manufactured by Honda for North America. According to some automotive journalists, the first generation Ridgeline has some noteworthy designs, including: [3] [4] An in-bed trunk; A dual-action tailgate; A dent and corrosion resistant half-ton capacity composite bed
However, its reputation was soon tarnished by the revelation of its numerous quality and reliability issues. They included smoking engines, insufficient drainage holes in the doors, poor paint quality and lack of adequate fan cooling, resulting in overheating in Camiras fitted with air conditioning.
After a one-year hiatus in Ridgeline production, the second-generation went on sale in June 2016 as a 2017 model year vehicle. [13] The second-generation Ridgeline took a different approach in design from the first generation Ridgeline by sharing Honda's new "global light truck platform," [14] used for the third-generation Honda Pilot as well as other large Honda vehicles.
The most notable exception was in 2014, when Honda decided to forgo an in-house designed transmission and chose the ZF 9HP transmission for their Acura TLX V6 model, later extending the offering of the ZF transmission to the Acura MDX, Odyssey, Pilot and Ridgeline. [2]
The J-series is Honda's fourth production V6 engine family introduced in 1996, after the C-series, which consisted of three dissimilar versions.The J-series engine was designed in the United States by Honda engineers.
vehicle concept and execution; clever solutions to packaging, manufacturing and dynamics issues; cost-effective technology that benefits the consumer Efficiency: low fuel consumption and carbon footprint, relative to the vehicle's competitive set Safety: active: help the driver avoid a crash; secondary: protect occupants from harm during a ...
The Honda Ridgeline (YK2/YK3) is the second generation of pickup truck manufactured by Honda under the Ridgeline nameplate. The second generation Ridgeline took a different approach in design from the first generation Ridgeline by using Honda's new "global light truck platform," [3] found in the third generation Honda Pilot as well as other large Honda vehicles, [4] [5] [6] and made ...
All Passport models are equipped with a 3.5L J35Y6 V6 producing 280 hp (209 kW; 284 PS) and 262 lb⋅ft (355 N⋅m); paired with a nine-speed, push button-controlled automatic transmission also found in the Ridgeline and Pilot. Front-wheel drive is standard; Honda's all-wheel drive system, dubbed i-VTM4 (Intelligent Variable Torque Management ...