The Honda Ridgeline is a midsize unibody truck with a spacious cabin, good road manners, and a single streamlined powertrain. It competes equally with compact unibody trucks, namely the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, and with more rugged midsize trucks like the Ford Ranger and Toyota Tacoma.
2026 Honda Ridgeline Pricing, Specs, and Release Date
- What’s New for the 2026 Honda Ridgeline
- Design
- Powertrain
- Interior
- Technology
- Safety
- Pricing and Release Date
- Further Research
What’s New for the 2026 Honda Ridgeline
This year, the Honda Ridgeline carries over mostly unchanged except for some superficial styling options. In fact, this generation has seen few substantial changes since its midcycle refresh in 2021, except for the 2024 addition of the TrailSport trim. The TrailSport is now available with an exclusive new Ash Green Metallic exterior colour option.
Design
The Ridgeline is available exclusively in a four-door crew cab and short bed configuration and comes standard with 18-inch alloy wheels. Though the bed measures just 5 feet 4 inches, Honda has given it a ton of functionality. It’s constructed of durable molding compound, is wide enough to accommodate a standard sheet of plywood, and features a dual-action tailgate that can flip down or swing open to the side. The cargo floor hides a lockable storage cubby with a capacity of roughly 200 litres, and it features a drain plug so it can function like a cooler while camping or tailgating.
Powertrain
Honda equips the 2026 Ridgeline with a 3.5-litre V6 engine rated for 280 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque. All models come standard with a nine-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive (AWD). Most versions of the Ridgeline have Natural Resources Canada fuel economy ratings of 12.8 litres per 100 kilometres in the city, 9.9 on the highway, and 11.5 combined, though the TrailSport model’s highway rating is 10.2 L/100 km and its combined rating is 11.6 L/100 km thanks to its all-terrain tires. The Ridgeline can tow up to 2,268 kilograms (5,000 pounds) when properly equipped.
Interior
Every Ridgeline features a two-row crew cab layout with five seats. Though the front seats are spacious and supportive and the rear row is spacious enough, the rear seats themselves are less supportive and may force passengers to sit at uncomfortable angles. The Ridgeline’s cabin has a good design and build quality, but materials are simple, particularly in base trims. Heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and cloth upholstery comes standard, and the cockpit is loaded with dull but functional black plastic trim. Leather upholstery and heated outboard second-row seats are available.
Technology
A 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system comes standard across the Honda Ridgeline lineup, along with a 7-inch digital instrument display. The system includes wireless Android Auto, wireless Apple CarPlay, wireless device charging, Bluetooth, a seven-speaker audio system, and USB-A and USB-C charging ports. A eight-speaker audio system and additional USB-C ports are available.
Safety
The 2026 Honda Ridgeline boasts a five-star overall safety rating from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) hasn’t published crash-test results for the 2026 Ridgeline, but the 2025 model received a top “Good” rating in the small overlap front crash test and a second-best “Acceptable” rating in the updated side crash test.
The Ridgeline comes standard with a rearview camera and the Honda Sensing package, comprised of adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and road departure mitigation.
Pricing and Release Date
The 2026 Honda Ridgeline is available now. In Canada, it’s offered in three trim levels. As of this writing, Honda lists pricing starting at $56,136 for the base Sport, $59,636 for the TrailSport, and $62,136 for the top Black Edition. These prices include Honda Canada’s destination charge of $2,000 plus other fees.
