2024 Acura ZDX: What We Know So Far
Acura's first EV touts a 325-mile range estimate in its thriftiest form.
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With the 2024 Acura ZDX, the Japanese luxury brand finally enters the EV market touting as much as 500 horsepower and a price tag that comes in tens of thousands lower than current luxury electric SUVs.
The ZDX's name may be a nod to Acura's past, but the new model looks to nudge the automaker toward an all-electric future.
Read on for what we know so far about the 2024 Acura ZDX.
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2024 Acura ZDX Offers up to 500 Horsepower or a 325-Mile Range
Acura will offer three versions of the ZDX at launch: one in a single-motor rear-wheel-drive configuration and two configurations that add a second motor for all-wheel drive. All versions use a 102-kWh battery to feed those motors.
The base rear-drive version called the ZDX A-Spec will be rated at 340 horsepower, according to Acura's early estimates. That version offers the highest estimated range on a full charge: 325 miles, according to Acura's internal testing ahead of planned certification by the EPA. Hooked up to a Level 3 DC fast charger, Acura says that the A-Spec with rear-wheel drive can add as much as 81 miles of range in 10 minutes.
An all-wheel-drive version of the ZDX A-Spec, with a second motor powering the front wheels, will see a slight decrease in its range estimate to 315 miles.
Topping the lineup is the 2024 Acura ZDX Type S, which pairs a 500-hp power estimate with a height-adjustable air suspension, adaptive dampers, and upsized 15.6-inch brakes with yellow-painted Brembo six-piston calipers hiding behind big 22-inch alloy wheels with either a machine finish or gloss-black paint. The ZDX Type S adds a Sport drive mode said to improve acceleration and response. All that power means a drop in its range estimate to 288 miles, though. No matter the version, Acura says the ZDX can tow up to 3,500 pounds.
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Sharp Styling Outside, Google Tech Inside
Stretching nearly 198 inches long and 77 inches wide, the ZDX is roughly the same size as the automaker's MDX three-row SUV. The two share little more than an approximate footprint, though, as the ZDX rides on dedicated electric vehicle underpinnings co-developed with General Motors.
It also has its own styling cues. The brand's signature shield-like grille design comes color-matched on the ZDX, and it's outlined with a thin line of LEDs that light up at night. The ZDX's low roof tapers slightly rearward, where it intersects a shelf-like rear fender line. A strip of brightwork along the roofline arches sharply rearward aft of the rear seats, which is something of a nod to the angular, coupe-esque profile of the first model to wear the ZDX badge. (That model had a brief run from 2010 to 2013.)
The 2024 Acura ZDX brings with it some high-tech changes inside, too. All versions come with an 18-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system, which stands in contrast to the ELS setups the automaker has long relied on.
Additionally, the ZDX's 11.0-inch instrument cluster and 11.3-inch touchscreen interfaces will make use of Google built-in, which includes a desktop-like Google Maps interface and access to the Google Play app store. Unlike the 2024 Cadillac Escalade IQ, which also uses Google built-in, the Acura ZDX retains wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
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2024 Acura ZDX Pricing and Availability
The 2024 Acura ZDX is anticipated to start reaching customers in early 2024, with the least expensive versions starting around $60,000. Acura says to figure about $10,000 more for the ZDX Type S, putting that version at $70,000 or more. Those prices significantly undercut the Mercedes-Benz EQE, BMW iX, and Tesla Model X.
The automaker says it will open up ordering books later in 2023.
