Acura ZDX Will Be Reborn As The Brand’s First-Ever EV

The original Acura ZDX was one of the first “real” crossovers. It joined the likes of the BMW X6 in the budding crossover segment more than a decade ago. However, in 2013, just a few short years after the car’s ’09 introduction, Acura binned the ZDX due to poor sales. Leaving the Acura RDX to be the only small sporty crossover, until now.

Acura announced today that the brand’s first fully-electric SUV will revive the ZDX name. On top of that, to “demonstrate its commitment to performance in the electrified era,” Acura will also launch the new ZDX with a Type S variant. Acura says the new SUV will look a lot like the Precision EV Concept we saw this morning, but told us that it is not the same as the concept. Instead, it will “translate several elements of design from it.”

Acura is co-developing the new ZDX with GM, using the brand’s flexible global EV platform. Acura has also shared that GM’s Ultium batteries will power the ZDX. However, after 2026, Acura will launch more EVs built upon its own global e:Architecture.

“The Acura ZDX represents the start to what will be an accelerated path toward electrification by the end of the decade and the key role the Acura brand will play in our company’s global goal to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050,” said Emile Korkor, Assistant Vice President of Acura National Sales. “Acura will remain focused on performance in the electrified era and Type S will continue to represent the pinnacle of this direction.”