{"id":246091,"date":"2023-08-03T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=246091"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:39:10","slug":"acura-set-to-unveil-all-electric-zdx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2023\/08\/acura-set-to-unveil-all-electric-zdx\/","title":{"rendered":"Acura Set to Unveil All-Electric ZDX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s taken a while but Acura is finally getting ready to reveal its first long-range battery-electric vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Acura
Acura revealed the Precision EV Concept, which became the next ZDX at the Pebble Beach Concours.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 Acura ZDX will make its formal debut during Monterey Car Week Aug. 17. The luxury arm of Honda offered a teaser image of the EV today to draw attention to the upcoming event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAcura’s unyielding commitment to delivering on the Precision Crafted Performance brand promise will continue in the electrified future, exemplified by Type S models that put the driver experience first,\u201d said Emile Korkor, assistant vice president of Acura National Sales. \u201cAs the most powerful and quickest accelerating SUV in the brand\u2019s history, the ZDX Type S will deliver on this promise and bring an exhilarating driving experience to the electric vehicle market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debut plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Acura first announced plans<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to name its first battery car the ZDX a year ago this month, at the time noting that it will draw design influence from its latest Precision Crafted Performance concept<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Falling into the SUV category, the Precision Concept adopted a flat \u201cfloating\u201d roof that should offer plenty of headroom for both front- and rear-seat passengers. Sweeping creases on the hood flow into the deeply sculpted body panels. And the back end echoes the angular shape of the front end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll have to wait for the debut of the ZDX \u2014 which will be staged at the Acura Design Studio in Southern California \u2014 to see just how closely the production EV hews to the look of the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Acura
Acura’s Precision Concept EV is the basis for the new ZDX.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Two versions under development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two versions will be offered, including the base ZDX and what Acura describes as the \u201cZDX Type S performance variant.\u201d The latter is expected to adopt a two-motor layout delivering both all-wheel drive and a significant upgrade in horsepower and torque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both models will reach showrooms \u201cearly next year,\u201d following shortly after the launch of the more mainstream Honda Prologue<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the Prologue, the Acura ZDX is a product of a joint venture between Honda Motor Co. and General Motors. Both are based on GM\u2019s new Ultium architecture. That\u2019s the same platform used in products like the Cadillac Lyriq and the Chevrolet Blazer EV \u2014 the Caddy now on sale and the Chevy set to reach showrooms later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while the underpinnings \u2014 including the Ultium lithium-ion battery pack \u2014 will come from Detroit, the design of the ZDX is uniquely Acura\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A helping hand from GM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Honda
Honda is partnering GM to help get its 2024 Prologue on the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Honda turned to GM<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to help speed up its entry into the battery-electric market. Until relatively recently, the automaker primarily was focused on alternatives, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is now ramping up its EV efforts under new CEO Toshihiro Mibe, who wants to have all-electric models account for at least 40% of its U.S. sales by the end of the decade \u2014 though Honda remains committed to other forms of electrification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More to come<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Honda and GM are accelerating their alliances. The two are moving ahead on plans to develop new entry-level models aimed to come in at under $30,000, targeting mainstream buyers. Currently, only the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Bolt compete in that price range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GM earlier this year said it would end production of the current Bolt line by the end of 2023. But CEO Mary Barra last week said a new Bolt is in development. It may be based on the new platform GM is developing with Honda, said Sam Fiorani, chief analyst, AutoForecast Solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional versions of that entry model are expected to be sold by both the Acura and Honda brands, said Fiorani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The long-awaited 2024 Acura ZDX will make its formal debut during Monterey Car Week Aug. 17. Get the latest news at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7,8,5,1608,2648,1347,9],"tags":[11796,696,7418,1325,11797,6879],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246091"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246091"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246096,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246091\/revisions\/246096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246091"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=246091"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=246091"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=246091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}