Acura has opened reservations for its first totally electrical car (EV). Beginning immediately, you may order the Acura ZDX at round $60,000 for a baseline mannequin with a single-motor (rear-wheel-drive) powertrain. The primary deliveries of the “efficiency SUV” are anticipated in early 2024.
The automaker mentioned earlier this 12 months it could shift to online-only gross sales of Acura EVs beginning in 2024, and ZDX preorders seem to mirror that. The corporate mentioned the EV is obtainable by “a brand new, omni-channel digital gross sales course of,” which consumers can use themselves at residence, or obtain help in utilizing at Acura sellers (though the EVs will not be obtainable on the dealership itself.)
The ZDX is available in two fashions. The usual ($60,000 and up) A-Spec variant ships with a 325-mile vary, 340 horsepower, a rear-wheel-drive single motor and 20-inch wheels. In the meantime, the all-wheel-drive ZDX Kind S has a shorter 288-mile vary however a stronger 500 horsepower, 22-inch wheels and a beginning value of round $70,000. Dad or mum firm Honda describes the pricier Kind S as “essentially the most highly effective and greatest performing Acura SUV ever.”
The EV has Android Auto, built-in Google apps and Apple CarPlay integration. It consists of an 11-inch driver-side touchscreen, an 11.3-inch middle show and a Bang & Olufsen audio system, which is commonplace. Its security options embody a rear pedestrian alert and blind zone steering help. It even has hands-free cruise driver help.
The ZDX helps DC Quick Charging (and may add 81 miles by a 10-minute top-off). As well as, Honda has teamed with six different automakers on a mission to construct a community of 30,000 stations throughout North America. That initiative is predicted to start within the US by the summer time of 2024.
You possibly can order your ZDX in both mannequin in Acura’s on-line reservations portal. Honda notes pre-orders will embody a bonus Acura Vitality Key Card, which might unlock “unique advantages,” together with “reductions to Acura leisure companions and particular occasions.”
