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First Acura electric SUV to be named ZDX; co-developed with GM

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Acura announced that its first all-new full-electric SUV coming to market in 2024 will be named the Acura ZDX. Acura will also launch with a ZDX Type S variant, as the brand continues to focus on putting the driver experience first. —Emile Korkor, assistant vice president of Acura National Sales. 2011 Acura ZDX.

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The Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype Showcases Potential Performance Parts Offerings

The Truth About Cars

The Acura Integra Type S brought a notable performance upgrade over the standard car, but the automaker isn’t done tinkering with it. The Integra Type S HRC Prototype debuted at the Quail this morning, showing Acura’s vision of factory performance parts that could eventually reach owners’ cars.

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Drive Notes: 2024 Acura Integra Type S

The Truth About Cars

The 2024 Acura Integra Type S is, on paper, the commuting enthusiast's dream car. Pros Honda/Acura has really dialed in the handling here -- it's smooth yet sharp. When you're commuting at a leisurely pace, you get the entry-luxury feel (for the most part, see below). A few materials were more "Honda" than "Acura".

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Acura Refines MDX for 2025 Model Year

The Truth About Cars

Despite a few styling tweaks and some tech upgrades for 2025, the three-row Acura MDX continues to hover around the $50,000 price point. Speaking of the cabin, the crew at Acura has decided to rethink the infotainment controls, ditching the oddball touchpad which was actually split into two sections in some iterations.

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Acura Precision EV Concept suggests a driver-driven duality in its future electric vehicles

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Acura has revealed the Precision EV Concept, which shows a shift in design priorities for Honda's luxury brand as it enters its own electric and automated-driving era.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

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The Fastest Acura SUV Ever Built The all-new 2024 ZDX is the first electric Acura and, as Quincy Tam, Acura product planner, says, it is “for their customers that are ready to take that next step into electrification.” GM underneath, but Acura throughout The ZDX comes in a base A-Spec and a performance model called Type S.

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Acura confirms NSX-like EV sportscar for production in ’27-28

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Acura will make an “NSX-type” electric sportscar, expecting to bring it to market in 2027 or 2028, says Acura Global Executive VP Shinji Aoyama. Then, Acura brought the NSX back in 2016, this time with a 500+hp hybrid powertrain. Acura has already shown an NSX-like concept before. That model ended production in 2022.

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