Acura solely revealed its Precision EV Idea on Thursday morning and now we all know what the automobile it spawns will probably be known as. Acura’s first electrical SUV will revive the ZDX title, and a efficiency model known as ZDX Sort S will probably be provided as properly, Honda’s premium model introduced Thursday evening at Monterey Automobile Week.

The ZDX returns for the primary time since 2013, when it adorned a coupe-like model of the mid-size MDX crossover. Whereas that unique ZDX was trying SUV, its tiny rear seat gave it treasured little utility and result in its demise. It was the primary automobile designed at Acura Design Studio that opened in Los Angeles in 2007. The brand new Precision EV Idea comes from the identical studio, and so will the ZDX’s last design.

Together with the announcement that its electrical SUV will probably be known as ZDX, Acura reiterated the automobile will arrive in 2024. The automobile’s styling is previewed by the Precision EV Idea Acura revealed earlier within the day, and that look will seemingly permeate the model thereafter. The look was impressed by boats, and encompasses a prow-like entrance finish with a backlit face that performs off the diamond-pentagon grille of gas-powered Acuras. The perimeters sport a clean, flowing, clear design, whereas the greenhouse is blacked out and has floating D-pillar chrome trim.

The ZDX’s engineering will come through a partnership with Common Motors, as it should use elements from GM’s Ultium battery and powertrain toolset, and certain trip GM’s BEV3 platform that serves as the idea for the Cadillac Lyriq and Chevrolet Blazer EV.

“The Acura ZDX represents the begin to what will probably be an accelerated path towards electrification by the top of the last decade and the important thing function the Acura model will play in our firm’s international aim to attain carbon neutrality in 2050,” stated Emile Korkor, assistant vice chairman of Acura Nationwide Gross sales. In 2021, Honda international CEO Toshihiro Mibe introduced Honda’s plan to go carbon impartial with its merchandise and company actions by 2050 and to promote solely battery-electric and gas cell electrical automobiles by 2040.

After the ZDX, Acura will launch new EVs starting in 2026 primarily based by itself international e:Structure.