Acura Shows First Glimpse of the 2024 ZDX Type S, a GM-Based EV

The 2024 ZDX is Acura’s first EV, and it’s slated to launch sometime in 2023.The ZDX will have a Type S performance variant, likely with extra horsepower.This model is part of Honda’s collaboration with General Motors, and it will use GM’s Ultium battery platform.

Acura’s new electric SUV is starting to take shape, thanks to these new photos of a 2024 ZDX Type S prototype released by the automaker. Though the S-patterned camouflaged obscures the details, we can see the overall profile of this new EV model, which will be a mid-size SUV and a more luxurious counterpart to the upcoming Honda Prologue.

Both the Honda and the Acura are part of a collaboration with GM, meaning they will ride on GM’s Ultium battery platform. The ZDX is rumored to be built alongside the Cadillac Lyriq in Tennessee, while the Prologue may share its production line with the Chevy Blazer EV in Mexico.

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Acura previewed the ZDX’s design language with its Precision EV concept car earlier this year, and this prototype shows similar proportions. The hood is long and low, but the greenhouse has a relatively conventional squareback shape, meaning this won’t be a spiritual successor to the previous ZDX, a daringly styled crossover that was an early adopter of the “coupe-SUV” sloped roofline craze.

If the ZDX shares mechanical components with the Cadillac Lyriq, we might expect a base model with a 340-horsepower electric motor powering the rear wheels. The Type S, then, could adopt the Lyriq’s all-wheel-drive dual-motor setup with over 500 horsepower. The Lyriq’s battery pack, a 102.0-kWh lithium-ion unit providing an EPA-rated driving range of 312 miles, may also indicate the ZDX’s potential offering.

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We’ll have to wait a bit longer to learn more about the 2024 ZDX, as Acura says it will reveal the new electric crossover in 2023.

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