Honda Infuses Ridgeline With Personality, Panache for ’21 The ’21 Ridgeline shares a common foundation with the Odyssey minivan and Passport and Pilot SUVs. But Honda modifies the platform to ensure the Ridgeline’s capability and durability. Adaptive cruise control and other driver-assistance technologies are standard.
CALIFORNIA CITY, CA – A massive plume of dust erupts from behind the refreshed ’21 Honda Ridgeline, and we’re off on a full-throttle run down a sandy two-track at the Honda Proving Center of California.
With the Ridgeline’s Intelligent Traction System switched to the Sand driving mode, the 3.5L V-6 smoothly revving and the 9-speed automatic transmission delivering thrust to a standard torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive system, the midsize crew-cab pickup relentlessly plows through the deep sand.