Honda's Latest Doubles Cabin Pickup Comes With Improved Performance And Sophisticated Features

Honda Ridgeline TrailSport 2024. (Doc. Honda Motor Corporation)

JAKARTA - Honda recently introduced an update on one of its flagship models, Ridgeline. The manufacturer stated that the dual cabin pickup aka double cabin is not only experiencing performance improvement, but also has a cabin that is equipped with more advanced features.

Not only presenting the standard variant, Honda also presents a tougher version of this series, namely Ridgeline TrailSport. Specially designed to bulldoze off-road trajectories because they are equipped with a formidable suspension, all-field tires, and steel protection installed at the bottom of the vehicle.

"With each new TrailSport model we present, Honda light trucks are getting tougher than ever, and Ridgeline's off-road performance improvement continues this trend," Lance Woefer, as Assistant Vice President of Honda Auto Sales and American Honda Motor, said on the company's website, Monday, November 6.

Honda Ridgeline 2024 will be available on four trim levels, namely Sport, RTL, New TrailSport with dedicated off-road devices, and Black Edition which is the highest type.

The latest Ridgeline comes with a backdoor that is emblemed 'RIDGELINE' and a grip that gets a new, more sporting pattern.

On the interior, Honda embeds the latest 7-inch digital instrument panel featuring a tachyon and speedometer. The screen provides a variety of features that users can choose from, including Honda SENSING and vehicle information.

In addition, the model is equipped with a 9-inch touchscreen with a new processor that can operate faster and support the integration of Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto. The audio features on Black Edition types have also been improved.

To improve convenience and functionality, all Ridgeline types benefit from a new central console with larger integrated armbands and expanded storage space. This new central console storage area can accommodate full-sized tablets, while larger storage space in front of the slider can accommodate two large smartphones.

Meanwhile, TrailSport type stands out with its features in particular. TrailSport's exclusive suspension tuning offers a unique spring rate, damping valve tuning, and stabilizer rods to improve off-road driving quality without compromising the convenience of outstanding highways. Coupled with Grabard A/T Sport 245/60R18 tires, this type is capable of increasing traction across a wide range of terrains, including soil, sand, mud, rocky, and snowy.

The 2024 Ridgeline TrailSport is increasingly reliable with the all-wheeled driving system (AWD) of the i-VTM4 torque developed by Honda and has been tested in various of the most challenging conditions in the world, including Imperial Dunes in Glamis, California, and the United Arab Emirates, Dubai.

This innovative technology is able to improve control capabilities and traction management at all conditions, automatically sending up to 70% of the engine torque to the rear wheels and constantly dividing the torque 100% into the rear wheels based on driving conditions on each wheel.

Ridgeline TrailSport 2024 comes with a wide selection of colors, including Diffused Sky Blue, which is also offered on the TrailSport Pilot model. Powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that produces 280 dk of power and 355 Nm of torque, this latest model will soon be available on the US region's dealers network in the coming winter.