Refreshed 2021 Honda Ridgeline Arrives Early February With $2,590 Price Hike

The Japanese automaker will have the upgraded 2021 Ridgeline at U.S. dealerships starting February 2nd, with the new and rougher exterior design arriving in combination with the “fully boxed truss-style floor frame and standard torque-vectoring i-VTM4 all-wheel drive.”

The adventurous looks now fully support its “best-in-class AWD hauling” capabilities, but the versatility does come at a higher cost than before. The base 2020 Ridgeline goes for an MSRP of $33,900, but the entry-level 2021 version, the Ridgeline Sport, is now $2,590 more expensive, starting from $36,490.

Add the $1,175 destination charge, and customers will need to shell out at least $37,665. If we count the $1,175 fee on the rest of the trim setup, the Ridgeline immediately crosses the $40k threshold. As such, the Ridgeline RTL goes for $40,645, the RTL-E is $43,595, and one needs at least $45,095 to get the Black Edition parked on the driveway.

For the cash, Honda is offering the Ridgeline with a fully independent suspension and standard V6 power under the hood. The 280-hp 3.5-liter VTEC is supported by a standard nine-speed automatic transmission and the brand’s i-VTM4 torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system. The company also equips every Ridgeline with its proprietary Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver-assistance tech.

For the 2021 model year, there’s also a new HPD Package that was jointly developed alongside Honda Performance Development, adding a host of exclusive elements (new grille, bronze alloy wheels, HPD graphics, etc.). This is the most expensive (at $2,800) among all new packages, which include the Utility ($1,465), Function ($270), and Function+ ($1,315).