Rigid Body Construction

What’s the Benefit?

Thanks to its unique construction, the Ridgeline provides greater ride comfort with less noise—plus it handles more precisely, for improved driving enjoyment.

The Feature:

The Honda Ridgeline looks different from every other truck on the road because it is different.

• Other trucks have a separate cab and bed set on a flexible ladder-type frame; the Ridgeline instead uses an advanced one-piece unit-body cab and bed, with an integrated frame.
• Approximately 45% of the body and frame uses special high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel that adds rigidity without undue weight.
• The Ridgeline’s rigid 3-bone platform helps give it the strength to haul up to 1,588 pounds of total payload, or tow up to 5,000 pounds (AWD models).³⁷
• Ridgeline’s unit-body construction makes it stronger and more rigid than conventional body-on-frame designs.