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We knew Honda's load-lugging curiosity, the [Ridgeline](http://www.autoblog.com/honda/ridgeline) pickup, was getting a modest refresh for the 2012 model year, and we even knew there was [a new Sport model](http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/25/honda-pilot-to-get-new-gearbox-along-with-revised-face/) waiting in the wings. But now we have more details - including pricing.
For 2012, the Ridgeline range starts at $29,250* for the entry-level RT model and zooms all the way to $37,180* for the top-shelf RTL with navigation. The sweet spot, however, might just be the new Sport model shown above. At $29,995* it's only $749 more than the base RT, yet includes such visual niceties as 18-inch alloys (the base RT rolls on 17-inch steelies), blacked-out honeycomb grille and matching light bezels, as well as fog lamps and tinted rear windows. Inside, there's a leather-wrap wheel with audio controls, an aux input on the stereo and floor mats. (*All Ridgeline models are subject to a $810 delivery charge).
Range-wide changes for 2012 include a new front grille and various small aero improvements that help net the genre-straddling pickup a revised fuel economy rating of 15 city and 21 highway, an increase of 1 mpg on the interstate. The rest of the range remains basically unchanged, including the 3.5-liter V6 that offers 250 horsepower and 247 pound-feet of torque and its trademark in-bed trunk.
Despite consistently slow sales, [Honda](http://www.autoblog.com/honda/) recently pledged that the Ridgeline [still has a future](http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/05/honda-reaffirms-ridgeline-will-stick-around/). While we haven't seen or heard anything official out of the Japanese automaker about a successor, it has been rumored that the new-for-2012 CR-V [could spawn a light-duty pickup](http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/16/next-honda-cr-v-to-spawn-compact-pickup/) variant at some point down the road, an interesting idea about which we won't hold our breath.
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