Acura has opened reservations for its first absolutely electrical car (EV). Beginning in the present day, 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 stated earlier this yr it will shift to online-only gross sales of Acura EVs beginning in 2024, and ZDX preorders seem to replicate that. The corporate stated the EV is accessible by means of “a brand new, omni-channel digital gross sales course of,” which consumers can use themselves at house, or obtain help in utilizing at Acura sellers (though the EVs will not be out there 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. Father or mother firm Honda describes the pricier Kind S as “probably the most highly effective and greatest performing Acura SUV ever.”
The EV has Android Auto, built-in Google apps and Apple CarPlay integration. It contains an 11-inch driver-side touchscreen, an 11.3-inch heart 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 might add 81 miles by means of a 10-minute top-off). As well as, Honda has teamed with six different automakers on a undertaking to construct a community of 30,000 stations throughout North America. That initiative is anticipated to start within the US by the summer time of 2024.
You may 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 may unlock “unique advantages,” together with “reductions to Acura leisure companions and particular occasions.”
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