Acura just revealed Exact EV concept on Thursday morning and now we know what the vehicle it spawns will be called. Acura’s first electric SUV will resurrect the ZDX name, and a performance version called the ZDX Type S will also be offered, Honda’s premium brand announced Thursday night at Monterey Car Week.
The ZDX returns for the first time since 2013, when it decked out a coupe-like version of the MDX mid-size crossover. While that original ZDX was a nice-looking SUV, its tiny rear seats gave it precious little conveniences and led to its downfall. This is the first vehicle designed at Acura Design Studio, which opened in Los Angeles in 2007. The new Precision EV Concept comes from the same studio, and so does the final design of the ZDX.
Announcement Acura ZDX EV
Along with the announcement that its electric SUV will be called ZDX, Acura also reiterated that the vehicle will launch in 2024. The vehicle’s styling was previewed by the Precision EV Concept Acura revealed earlier in the year. day and that look will likely permeate the brand later. The look is inspired by boats and features a front end that looks like a car with rear lights that match the diamond pentagonal grilles of gas powered Acuras. The sides have a smooth, fluid, clean design, while the greenhouse is painted black and has a embossed D-cylindrical chrome border.
Acura Precision EV Concept
ZDX’s engineering will adopt a cooperation with General Motorss, as it will use components from GM’s Ultium battery and powertrain toolkit, and potentially use GM’s BEV3 platform as the foundation for Cadillac Lyriq and Chevrolet Blazer EV.
“The Acura ZDX represents the beginning of what will be an accelerated path towards electrification by the end of the decade and the key role the Acura brand will play in our company’s global goal of achieve carbon neutrality by 2050,” said Emile Korkor, deputy assistant president of Acura National Sales. In 2021, Honda Global CEO Toshihiro Mibe announced Honda’s plan to go carbon-neutral with the company’s products and operations by 2050 and sell only battery- and fuel-cell electric vehicles. in 2040.
After ZDX, Acura will launch new EVs starting in 2026 based on its own global e: Architecture.
