Honda Ridgeline: extreme engineering

For its first pickup, Honda turned to the experts by relying on truck-loving engineers at its Ohio R&D center to lead the development project.

Now that the 2006 Honda Ridgeline is making its mark in the pickup truck segment, the lead engineers who brought it to market are on to other challenges.

Only time will tell whether Gary Flint, Jim Keller, Ken Lantz, and Kevin Thelen are as successful in their new endeavors as they were with the Ridgeline.