Honda completely redesigned the Ridgeline for 2021. It has the heavy-duty looks and is ready to take on its “tough-stuff” midsize pickup competitors. The 2021 Honda Ridgeline, which will debut early next year, has a V6 engine, all-wheel drive, 1,580 lbs. payload capacity, and an impressive towing capacity of up to 5,000 lbs.

And get this: its bed hauls four-foot-wide building materials flat, with no scratches or dents. And nope, no bed liner is needed. According to Honda, the new Ridgeline’s bed is scratch and ding resistant without an aftermarket liner. The bed is made of glass fiber-reinforced SMC composite, so you don?t need a liner to prevent scratches and dings.

?Truck enthusiasts have long recognized Ridgeline as an incredibly versatile and capable pickup, and now it?s got the rugged looks to match,? explained Art St. Cyr, Vice President of Auto Operations for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. ?The Ridgeline signals a new direction for our light-truck designs, one that more effectively communicates all the hard work that goes into making Honda pickups and SUVs such proficient on- and off-road performers.?
2021 Honda Ridgeline: Engine & Powertrain

Honda has a lot to crow about when it talks about the 2021 Ridgeline, but perhaps the most impressive point is what?s under the hood. A 280-horsepower, 3.5-liter direct-injected VTEC V6 powers this Ridgeline. Bump up the trim level, and the Ridgeline comes with Honda’s i-VTM4 torque-vect...