Honda Ridgeline Engines by Year

The Ridgeline is Honda's unibody pickup, sold for 2006–2014 and again since 2017, always with the 3.5 J35 V6.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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gen1 (YK1, 2006-2014 (2006–2014): 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014

gen2 (YK2/3, 2017 (2017–2026): 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

gen1 (YK1, 2006-2014 (2006–2014)

2006 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35A9	247–255 hp net	RT, RTS, RTL

2007 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35A9	247 hp net	RT, RTX (2007-2008), RTS, RTL

2008 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35A9	247 hp net	RT, RTX (2007-2008), RTS, RTL

2009 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z5	250 hp net	RT, RTS, RTL, Sport (2012-2014), SE (2014)

2010 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z5	250 hp net	RT, RTS, RTL, Sport (2012-2014), SE (2014)

2011 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z5	250 hp net	RT, RTS, RTL, Sport (2012-2014), SE (2014)

2012 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z5	250 hp net	RT, RTS, RTL, Sport (2012-2014), SE (2014)

2013 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z5	250 hp net	RT, RTS, RTL, Sport (2012-2014), SE (2014)

2014 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z5	250 hp net	RT, RTS, RTL, Sport (2012-2014), SE (2014)

gen2 (YK2/3, 2017 (2017–2026)

2017 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2018 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2019 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2020 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2021 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2022 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2023 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2024 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2025 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

2026 Ridgeline engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Y6	280 hp net	RT, Sport, RTS, RTL, RTL-E, Black Edition, TrailSport (2024-)

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