During its 2015 Chicago Auto Show presentation of the new 2016 Pilot mid-size crossover, Honda dropped a teaser sketch of the related, next-gen Ridgeline truck.
“The all-new truck will take the original’s award-winning performance, comfort and utility to new levels with completely new styling that communicates unmistakably that it’s a pickup, yet with a uniquely Honda flair,” the carmaker said in a brief statement.
As with the previous Ridgeline, the new model will be based on the Pilot, keeping its four passenger doors but swapping out the rear hatch-section for a pickup truck bed.
It should get the same 3.5-liter V6 direct-injection engine as the new Pilot coupled to either a 6-speed automatic or the new 9-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.
*Update: Honda said that the new Ridgeline will join their lineup “Within the next two years”.
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